Super Eagles player Ahmed Musa has signed a 4-year contract with a Saudi Arabian football club, Al Nassr. As confirmation, Al Nassr took to their social media platforms to officially welcomed Ahmed to the club. رسمياً .. أنهت إدارة نادي #النصر إجراءات انتقال نجم المنتخب النيجيري ونادي ليستر سيتي الإنجليزي أحمد موسى حيث تم التوقيع […]
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#WorldCup 2018: Saudi Arabia 2 – 1 Egypt
Egypt lost to Saudi Arabia in their final group game at the 2018 World Cup.
Women in Saudi Arabia now legally allowed to Drive from Today
Women in Saudi Arabia are now legally allowed to drive from today, June 24, 2018, as Saudi Arabia lifts its ban on women driving, which had been in place since 1957. The Saudi government, under Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, is phasing in an ongoing series of reforms to both diversify the Saudi economy and […]
World Cup 2018: Uruguay 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia lost their second game (to Uruguay) at the ongoing World Cup in Russia.
Saudi Arabia issues first set of Driving Licenses to Women
Saudi Arabia has started issuing its first driving licenses to women, Al Jazeera reports. The country had announced in September 2017 that it would begin to allow women to drive, a move that indicated the country’s willingness to return to a “moderate Islam,” according to the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Ten Saudi women have so […]
Saudi Arabia holds First Ever Arab Fashion Week – with No Photographers or Men Allowed
Saudi Arabia is holding its first ever fashion week this week in Riyadh, Khaleejtimes reports. Jean Paul Gaultier and Roberto Cavalli are in Saudi Arabia – headlining the event that opened on Tuesday. The Saudi Arabian edition of Arab Fashion Week joins designers from Europe and the Arab world over the course of four days […]
Saudi Arabia’s 35-year Cinema Ban to end with “Black Panther”
“Black Panther” will open the first movie theatre in Saudi Arabia since the kingdom lifted a 35-year old ban on public cinemas. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie will be given a gala premiere on April 18 in Riyadh at the first AMC-branded cinema, a 620-seater theatre located in the King Abdullah Financial District. Black Panther […]
Saudi Arabia working on Equal Pay for Men & Women, says Crown Prince bin Salman
The crown prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has announced that his country is working to ensure equal pay for men and women. He said this in an interview on CBS News program “60 Minutes.” Asked if women are equal, the prince said: “Absolutely. We are all human beings and there is no difference.” He […]
Tamadur bint Youssef al-Ramah becomes First Woman Appointed to Top Government Post in Saudi Arabia
A woman, Tamadur bint Youssef al-Ramah, has been appointed to a high-level government post for the first time, Punch reports. The appointment comes amidst a reshuffling of military and ministry heads. The military Chief of Staff, Air Defence and land forces heads and senior defence and interior ministry officials were removed in the reshuffling. Youssef al-Ramah was appointed deputy […]
Suspected Child Traffickers enroute to Saudi Arabia busted following Tipoff
In what is reportedly a common occurrence, suspected child traffickers on their way to Saudi Arabia were apprehended by the police following a tipoff. Twitter user @survivor17 shared the story, telling how she arrived at the airport to pick up her laptop, but encountered the story of the 15 underaged girls instead. The girls were accompanied […]
Women attend Football Matches in Saudi Arabia for the First Time
Female football fans entered a stadium in Saudi Arabia’s western city of Jeddah on Friday, becoming the first women to attend a football match in the conservative kingdom. Women wearing green and white scarves to represent their team colours lined up to enter the stadium, images posted by Saudi newspaper Okaz on Twitter showed. Some […]
Saudi Arabia to allow Cinemas Re-Open, Ending 35-Year Ban
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom and the first cinemas were likely to open by March 2018. “As the industry regulator, the General Commission for Audiovisual Media has started the process for licensing cinemas in the Kingdom,” Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Alawwad said in […]
Saudi Arabia grants Citizenship to Robot named Sophia | WATCH
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted a non-human female robot named Sophia citizenship rights, becoming the first country to do so. Sophia was granted the honour while on stage at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, appearing, curiously, without covering her hair – a right (human) women in the country are not afforded. “I am […]
Crown Prince says Saudi Arabia returning to “a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions”
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammad bin Salman has said the country is returning to one that is open to all religions. He said this at the beginning of the landmark Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on Tuesday, The Independent reports, promising to return to a “moderate Islam.” He said: We are returning to what we were before – […]
Saudi Arabia to allow Women Drive
Women in Saudia Arabia have now been granted the right to drive. King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the change in a royal decree delivered on Tuesday night, requesting that drivers licences be issued to women. The order said it will be effective immediately but the rollout will take months. A high-level committee of ministers has […]
Saudi Arabian Singer arrested for dabbing at Music Concert
A TV personality in Saudi Arabia has been detained by the authorities for “dabbing” during a concert, as reported by Okaz News. Dabbing is a simple dance move or playful gesture, in which a person drops their head into the bent crook of a slanted arm while raising the opposite arm in a parallel direction but out straight; The actor […]
198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia arrive home
The Federal Government on Saturday received no fewer than 198 Nigerians illegally residing in Saudi Arabia at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport at about 10 AM. This number was out of the 1,800 Nigerians living illegally in Saudi Arabia, who were given amnesty to return to the country. NAN reports that the 198 persons […]
Controversy as Woman Wearing Mini Skirt gets Detained in Saudi Arabia after posting Snapchat Video
The police in Saudi Arabia have detained a woman who was featured in a Snapchat video that went viral because she was wearing a mini skirt and a crop-top as she strolled through a Saudi city. The incidence which has quickly raised a lot of controversies on social media has led both to people coming to her defence and people wanting her to […]
Saudi Arabia Bans Barcelona Shirts with Qatar Airways Logo
Saudi Arabia has banned the wearing of any Barcelona shirt with a Qatar Airways logo due to their continued ties with the company. A fine of up to £120,000 and a 15-year prison sentence has also been imposed on anyone found guilty according to Sky Italy. The ban comes amid a diplomatic row as Saudi Arabia blacklisted entities and […]
Saudi Arabia National Team Declines to Honour Minute’s Silence for London Attack
The Australian Football Federation (FFA) said Saudi Arabia declined to participate in a minute’s silence to honour the victims of last weekend’s London attack before their World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The 11 Australia players on the pitch lined up at the centre circle with arms on their teammates’ shoulders when the stadium announcer called for […]
