Saudi female rider breaks stereotypes, wins T3 title
RIYADH: Saudi rider Dania Akeel has made history by becoming the first Arab woman to win the T3 title at the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Bajas event. Dania’s outstanding achievement and remarkable comeback from a serious injury suffered earlier this year prompted the Saudi sports minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al Faysal […]
Saudi women vote and get elected for the first time in country’s history
Saudi voters elected 20 women for local government seats, according to results released on Sunday by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country’s history. The 20 female candidates come from different parts of the country and they represent one percent of […]
Major news in Saudi Arabia on May 2
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Saudi Arabia on 14 Mar 2012 <Arab News>: Defense minister assesses armed forces’ preparedness
Wen Jia-bao Visits Saudi Arabia
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L, front) attends the welcome ceremony held by Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal (R, front) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 14, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xie Huanchi> news@theasian.asia
Saudi Hosts 32nd GCC Summit
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (L) and Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said enter the meeting room before the opening of the 32nd Summit of the GCC Supreme Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 19, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Bo> news@theasian.asia
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