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Western countries raise concerns over Saudi rights record
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Western countries raise concerns over Saudi rights record

GENEVA (Reuters) – Two dozen mainly European countries voiced concern on Monday at alleged torture, unlawful detentions and unfair trials…
‘Rebel’ Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe
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‘Rebel’ Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe

Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through…
Saudi festival showcases green mountains, flower crowns
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Saudi festival showcases green mountains, flower crowns

AL-SOUDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Atop a string of green mountains in Saudi Arabia, a monthlong festival drew a medley…
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family
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Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family

RIYADH (Reuters) – Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has rejected a proposal to secure her release from prison…
Saudi rallies around exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden
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Saudi rallies around exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden

ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia threw its weight behind Yemen’s exiled president, as UAE-backed southern separatists who took over the…
Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom
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Saudi Arabia women’s rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi officials have hailed as “historic” new rights granted to women in Saudi Arabia that further dismantle…
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval

Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male “guardian”, the government said Thursday, ending a…
Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?
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Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?

The Saudi government is reportedly planning this year to lift a restriction on women traveling without the consent of male…
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
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Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release

French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
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Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

GENEVA (AP) — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor,…
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