Saudi women are making major contributions to the Kingdom’s economy, future and society
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AFGHANISTAN
UAE condemns Taliban ban on foreign aid workers
Senior UAE diplomat says Taliban decision will exacerbate humanitarian suffering in Afghanistan
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Crown Prince calls new Personal Status Bylaw a “major qualitative leap” for women’s empowerment, human rights, family stability
Going into effect 90 days after its publication in the official gazette, the law will ‘address all problems that families and women were suffering from’
Arab women
Video: Imperative to include women in global peace process, says UAE ambassador
Including women in the global peace process is both the right and smart thing to do, Lana Nusseibeh, UAE ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, tells CNBC’s Hadley Gamble and Dan Murphy at the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai.
Arab women
Video: Women’s political participation in the Middle East at crossroads, says minister
Rania Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, discusses gender equality in the Middle East at the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai.
Male guardianship system
Saudi Arabia starts to lift travel restrictions on women
Passport department reveals applications from women over the age of 21
Adel al-Jubeir
Saudi Arabia seeks to silence foreign critics as Canada row erupts
Analysts say diplomatic rupture with Canada underscores the kingdom’s newly combative foreign policy to tame international criticism after a crackdown on domestic critics
Arab League
UAE, Arab League voice support for Saudi Arabia in Canada dispute
A number of regional organisations have condemned what they have termed as Canadian “interference” in Saudi Arabia’s domestic affairs.
burqas ban
In pictures: First Muslim women in Denmark fined for wearing full-face Islamic veil
The law – which comes into effect on August 1, wearing a burqa, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab, which only shows the eyes, in public carries – will fine violators 1,000 Kroner ($156) for the first three violations. Those who violate the regulation a fourth time will be fined 10,000 Kroner ($1,577).
burqas ban
Denmark issues first fine to woman for wearing full-face veil
As of August 1, wearing a burqa in Denmark, which covers a person’s entire face, or the niqab, which only shows the eyes, in public carries a fine of $155
burqas ban
Be wary of Danish niqab ban, UAE embassy warns
Repeat offenders of Denmark’s new ban against face coverings can be fined over $1,500
activists
Saudi Arabia says 17 detained in sweeping crackdown
Nine suspects, including four women, remain in custody after they ‘confessed’ to a slew of charges such as suspicious contact with ‘hostile’ organisations and recruiting people in sensitive government positions
equal pay
Middle East should follow UAE’s lead on women’s empowerment, says Sheikh Abdullah
Conditions for women across the region are improving, according to the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
SAPRAC
Saudi arrests ‘nothing to do’ with views on women’s rights, says SAPRAC
SAPRAC says the arrests of women activists are due to coordinated hostile activities against the state
Citizen Account
Saudi women paid up to 56% less
Unemployment among Saudi women is the highest in the world, getting the least wages compared to woman in other Gulf countries