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Could 2018 be a revolutionary year for women's rights in Saudi Arabia? (AFP/ File Photo)

March 8th, 2018 - 08:17 GMT

Opinion: Saudi Women Must Take a Stand

Times have changed in the Kingdom, and Saudi women are gaining more and more rights — something much of the world is still ignorant about.

The ad was shortly yanked by the company that apologized for the blunder amid people’s demands to boycott the food chain (Twitter)

October 24th, 2017 - 07:46 GMT

Saudi Pizza Hut Shares Offensive Tweet on International Stuttering Awareness Day

Homosexuality and cross-dressing are against the law in Kuwait (Shutterstock/File Photo)

October 3rd, 2017 - 11:54 GMT

Kuwait Orders Removal of Doors to Massage Parlors After Suspected Gay Activity

Foreign laborers working in road construction in Oman. (AFP)

May 22nd, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Oman to Ease Work Permits for Expats

Saudi Arabia has announced that no income tax will be imposed on Saudi citizens under the economic reforms being introduced in the oil-rich kingdom. (AFP/Fayez Nureldine)

April 10th, 2017 - 12:04 GMT

Saudi Arabia announces tax-free income for Saudi citizens

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry suspects up to 60 percent of mobile phone shops are cover-up businesses for expatriates. (AFP/File)

March 21st, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Go Saudi or go to jail: Warning for violators of new Saudization law

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March 30th, 2015 - 02:51 GMT

Frozen: Arab Spring economies barely trading with one another

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February 23rd, 2015 - 07:44 GMT

The case for a minimum wage for expats in Saudi Arabia

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January 28th, 2014 - 06:42 GMT

Riyadh raids turn up 1,350 illegal expatriate arrests

Many saleswomen have been unable to familiarize themselves with the job function to execute their job efficiently and professionally.

October 7th, 2013 - 09:57 GMT

Saudi women like lingerie, but certainly not selling it

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, greets guests during the inauguration of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) on September 23, 2009 in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

May 7th, 2013 - 09:55 GMT

Executive calls for supporting Saudization even if it 'impacts businesses negatively'

No more foul play play in Saudi as the price of chicken is set to drop

October 9th, 2012 - 08:12 GMT

Chicken Coup: Prices set to drop in Saudi after Twitter storm

Economist Hajjaj Bukhadour thinks that increasing the amount of subsidized foods or increasing salaries of locals is a temporary fix to a long-term problem

May 1st, 2012 - 12:03 GMT

Kuwait's food prices: When saving money harms you