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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
