The furore over the first Riyadh Comedy Festival has put the country’s human-rights record under fresh scrutiny, particularly for its treatment of women. Some of the world’s most high-profile comics, ...

The morning light falls softly over Riyadh as women from across the world gather under one roof. Voices rise. Ideas meet.

In an emotional and frequently teary in-conversation talk at the festival, the star gave an impassioned speech about female empowerment. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Sharon Stone was among the ...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 22: FIFA President, Gianni Infantino arrives for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Final Tournament Draw at Aotea Centre on October 22, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Archaeologists discovered roughly 345 standing stone circles in Saudi Arabia using aerial surveys. Experts believe the 7,000-year-old structures were once houses, complete with doorways and roofs. The ...

In May 2023, the Saudi biomedical engineer Rayyanah Barnawi became the first Arab woman to go to space when she joined a private company’s mission to the International Space Station. Saudi Arabia has ...

The women playing on the small field knew they were taking a risk. Their pitch had to be covered, players hidden so no one could look in, and the person renting it to them had to turn a blind eye.

Thousands of monumental structures built from walls of rock in Saudi Arabia are older than Egypt's pyramids and the ancient stone circles of Britain, researchers say – making them perhaps the earliest ...

Stars at Saudi Arabia’s second annual Red Sea International Film Festival have had to do more than their standard promotional duties. Special guests Sharon Stone and Guy Ritchie have both defended ...