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June 24th, 2018 - 07:49 GMT

Sally Shakkour

'June 24', Historical Day For Women Drivers in Saudi Arabia as Ban Lifted

Women throughout Saudi Arabia waited for the stroke of midnight, turned the keys in the ignition, fired up their engines — and hit the road to a bright new future.

Experts have found a number of obstacles facing the employment of 20,000 Saudi pharmacists in pharmacies across the Kingdom.
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February 19th, 2018 - 12:57 GMT

Long Working Hours, and Other Reasons Why Saudi Pharmacists Can't Find Jobs

The stigma following women in Saudi Arabia whose marriages have ended has been, for the most part, eradicated, and the divorce rate rose marginally in 2017 (Shutterstock/File)

January 30th, 2018 - 01:00 GMT

Divorce Celebrations: The New Rising Trend in Saudi Arabia

A team of Saudi inventors came up with an innovation that can generate electricity for NEOM, the new $500-billion megacity in the north of Saudi Arabia. (Courtesy of Saudi Gazette)

January 4th, 2018 - 09:06 GMT

Saudi Engineers Come up With Innovative Way to Power ‘Neom’

The professor passed out apparently due to acute bleeding in her brain (Shutterstock/File)

December 12th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Saudi Uni Professor Dies While Giving Speech at Ceremony Honoring Her

The color and smell of Red Sea water reflect the dangerous level of pollution (Shutterstock/File)

November 2nd, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Jeddah Corniche is 10 Times More Polluted Than the World Average

The highest administrative position for female academics at public colleges and universities was vice-dean. (Tu.edu.sa.)

March 2nd, 2017 - 07:43 GMT

Female Saudi doctor of medicine breaks through university glass ceiling

Detail of ancient arabic carving, La Alhambra, Granada, Spain. (Shutterstock)

January 31st, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Growing interest in Islamic finance at European business schools

The country’s Article 88 Labour Law allows firms to fire workers for poor financial performance, low revenue and a general economic slowdown. (AFP/Hassan Amar)

January 26th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Saudi layoffs 'lack creativity' in dealing with downturn: Experts

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. (AFP/File)

August 14th, 2016 - 08:52 GMT

Seventy-year-old Saudi tackles Mount Everest

Post-Ramadan sleep disruptions can have serious physical and mental effects. (Shutterstock)

August 4th, 2016 - 08:18 GMT

Ramadan repercussions: Saudis still struggling with sleep schedules

They don’t teach that in school (hopefully).

January 18th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

They don’t teach that in school: Saudi university paid $2M in bribes to boost rankings

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October 4th, 2015 - 04:25 GMT

'She stole my husband!' Saudi women contemplate why their husbands married their maids