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, ...

Alice Morrison has just completed her epic crossing of Saudi Arabia from north to south - Alice Morrison This morning, I became the first documented person to walk from north to south across Saudi ...

The 27-year-old, studying for her master's degree at Georgetown University in Washington and hoping to someday become Saudi Arabia's first female labor minister, is part of a growing number of Saudi ...