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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi awaits for the arrival of EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on February 13, 2015, at the Carthage Palace in Tunis. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID

Tunisia: Clerics Oppose Equal Inheritance Rights

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis- Clerics in Tunisia on Thursday voiced opposition to President Beji Caid Essebsi’s plan to introduce legislation granting equal inheritance rights to women, considering it contradictory to Islamic precepts. Essebsi has announced the formation of a...

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Women rest after casting their votes at a polling station during municipal elections, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 12, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Royal Decree Allows Saudi Women Access to Public Services without Guardianship Consent

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 5, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Thursday issued a directive relieving women from the prerequisite of obtaining the consent of guardians in order to receive public services, “unless there is a legal basis for this request in accordance with the provisions of...

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Flowers are seen during a visit by human rights activists to a community hall that was struck by an air strike during a funeral in Sana’a, Yemen. (Reuters)

Yemen’s Insurgency Recruited 5,000 Children Last Year

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Mar 8, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – Houthi and Saleh coup militias in Yemen recruited over 4,960 children, mostly in the northern governorates, according to a recent rights report. The Yemeni Coalition to Monitor Violations of Human Rights said in its second annual report that the country...

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Opinion: Saudi Women – Between Passports and Sport

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 2, 2016 | Opinion

Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud has been officially appointed as the Vice President for Women’s Affairs of the General Sports Authority – an institution that has always been monopolised by men. This is a positive step and provides a dose of optimism in relation to...

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Iran Sentences French-Iranian Who Returned to Visit her Sick Mother

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2016 | Middle East

A French-Iranian citizen, who was bound to leave Iran in 2009 after being convicted with espionage charges, has been sentenced to six years in prison following her return to the country to visit her critically ill mother, an opposition website reported. Upon arrival...