On Thursday night, Mariah Carey will perform on stage in Saudi Arabia. This concert is a pathetic attempt to show that the country is becoming more tolerant toward women, writes Walid al-Hathloul.

BEIRUT — After 1,001 days in prison, Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Hathloul was released Wednesday, members of her family said, ending a detention that had become a public relations ...

A Saudi court has sentenced three men for peaceful activism to extended prison terms since October 13, 2015, in separate trials, Human Rights Watch said today. Two of the men, Abd al-Kareem al ...

Saudi Arabia is expected to release women's rights activist Loujain Alhathloul from prison this week, but she will likely continue to be under tight government control.

I have not seen or spoken to my brother in more than four years. Several weeks ago, he spent his 39th birthday behind bars in Saudi Arabia. It was the fifth birthday that my family and I have ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A fire broke out in a prison in the Saudi capital Monday, killing 67 inmates, a prison official said. The official Saudi Press Agency (search), quoting the head of the ...

World Saudi Arabia sentences woman to 34 years in prison for social media posts promoting women's rights: report The Saudi woman also received a 34-year travel ban that takes effect after her sentence ...

One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded ...

Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after 7 years in prison; activists say it was over his tweets. Al-Jasser ran a personal blog from 2013 to 2015 and was well-known for his articles on the Arab ...

Saudi Arabia executes a journalist after 7 years in prison; activists say it was over his tweets. Al-Jasser ran a personal blog from 2013 to 2015 and was well-known for his articles on the Arab ...