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We'd hardly call it a reason to celebrated, but earlier this week, many cautiously welcomed Saudi King Abdullah's decision to grant women some rights by allowing them to vote and run in the next municipal elections that are scheduled (but not ensured) for 2015 as a positive move forward for a country that remains an absolute and puritanical monarchy.
- Saudi Prince Allegedly Tweets He'll Give A Bentley To 100 Fighter Pilots Who Bombed Yemen
Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted on Tuesday that he would give a Bentley to each of the 100 Royal Saudi Air Force pilots who took part in the Saudi-led bombing operations over Yemen. Read more »...
- Saudi Women Bravely Planning Mass Driving Protest On October 26 [w/videos]
Women in Saudi Arabia are organizing a nationwide protest on October 26 against the de facto ban on female drivers. A group of women who want authorities to lift the ban on their driving have launched an online campaign urging female drivers to stage...
- Subaru In The Midst Of Saudi Women Driving Uproar
Last month, a 32-year old woman named Manal al-Sharif was arrested in Saudi Arabia for committing the crimes of… driving and posting a video on Youtube urging other women to drive too. This is strictly forbidden by the Wahhabi sect of Suni Islam...
- Saudi Arabia Signs $500 Million Deal With Korean Company To Build Cars
The King Saud University (KSU) on Sunday announced a $500 million deal with South Korea's Digm Automotive Technology to set up Saudi Arabia's first car manufacturing company. The Saudi university recently made headlines with the Mercedes G-Class-based...
- Saudi Arabia King Greenlights Gazal 1 For Production
Remember the Saudi Arabian SUV concept called the 'Gazal 1' from this year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show in March? Well, it's officially going into production. The announcement was made by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah himself...
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Saudi Woman Sentenced to 10 Whips for –wait for it- Driving her Car…
We'd hardly call it a reason to celebrated, but earlier this week, many cautiously welcomed Saudi King Abdullah's decision to grant women some rights by allowing them to vote and run in the next municipal elections that are scheduled (but not ensured) for 2015 as a positive move forward for a country that remains an absolute and puritanical monarchy.
Now, less than 48 hours after the King's announcement, a Jeddah court sentenced a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 times with a whip for disobeying the country's prohibition on women driving!
Read more »- Saudi Prince Allegedly Tweets He'll Give A Bentley To 100 Fighter Pilots Who Bombed Yemen
Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal tweeted on Tuesday that he would give a Bentley to each of the 100 Royal Saudi Air Force pilots who took part in the Saudi-led bombing operations over Yemen. Read more »...
- Saudi Women Bravely Planning Mass Driving Protest On October 26 [w/videos]
Women in Saudi Arabia are organizing a nationwide protest on October 26 against the de facto ban on female drivers. A group of women who want authorities to lift the ban on their driving have launched an online campaign urging female drivers to stage...
- Subaru In The Midst Of Saudi Women Driving Uproar
Last month, a 32-year old woman named Manal al-Sharif was arrested in Saudi Arabia for committing the crimes of… driving and posting a video on Youtube urging other women to drive too. This is strictly forbidden by the Wahhabi sect of Suni Islam...
- Saudi Arabia Signs $500 Million Deal With Korean Company To Build Cars
The King Saud University (KSU) on Sunday announced a $500 million deal with South Korea's Digm Automotive Technology to set up Saudi Arabia's first car manufacturing company. The Saudi university recently made headlines with the Mercedes G-Class-based...
- Saudi Arabia King Greenlights Gazal 1 For Production
Remember the Saudi Arabian SUV concept called the 'Gazal 1' from this year's edition of the Geneva Motor Show in March? Well, it's officially going into production. The announcement was made by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah himself...