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Saudi women step into the game

Saudi women step into the game

  • From football to padel, growing access to sports is giving female athletes long-term ambitions
By Hajar AlQusayer ·
Special Sophie Ibbotson plays with children in Sarhad, in the mountains of the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2025.

Women travelers defy mass media narratives, reshape image of Afghanistan

By Fazelminallah Qazizai ·
UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women in its offices

UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women in its offices

By AFP ·
UNIDO adopts April 21 as International Day of Women in Industry at Riyadh conference

UNIDO adopts April 21 as International Day of Women in Industry at Riyadh conference

By Arab News ·
South Africa accepts huge rate of violence against women is national disaster

South Africa accepts huge rate of violence against women is national disaster

By AFP ·
The ICC on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity. video

ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women

By AFP ·
‘I want to be the best’: Kuwait’s Eman Almudhaf eyes debut success at PFL MENA in Jeddah

‘I want to be the best’: Kuwait’s Eman Almudhaf eyes debut success at PFL MENA in Jeddah

By Arab News ·
Saudi professional esports team Falcons Vega wins UK women’s tournament Red Bull Instalock

Saudi professional esports team Falcons Vega wins UK women’s tournament Red Bull Instalock

By Arab News ·
KSrelief, UN Women empower displaced Yemenis

KSrelief, UN Women empower displaced Yemenis

By Arab News ·
Women are ‘agents of change’ driving societal shifts: Saudi UN envoy

Women are ‘agents of change’ driving societal shifts: Saudi UN envoy

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Some 200 detained after Istanbul Women’s Day march: organizers

Some 200 detained after Istanbul Women’s Day march: organizers

By AFP ·
A resort entirely staffed and run by women in Sri Lanka seeks to break gender barriers

A resort entirely staffed and run by women in Sri Lanka seeks to break gender barriers

By AP ·
A Yemeni woman cooks on an outdoor clay stove at a makeshift camp in the northern Hajjah province. (File/AFP)

Yemeni women, girls facing ‘perfect storm’ of hunger, violence, UN officials tell Security Council

By Ephrem Kossaify ·

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