While change is happening, institutionalizing it may take longer. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- I was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the second time in six months and could feel the change between my visits ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. -- The "Cities of Possibility: The Evolution of Quality of Life in Saudi Arabia" report reveals how a focus on quality ...

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, ...

Freedom House ranks Saudi Arabia as 10th worst on political and civil rights. — -- While President Trump is busy today in Saudi Arabia with bilateral meetings and summit events, first lady ...

A few years ago, I read a memoir that has stayed with me. It tells the story of Rahaf Mohammed, a young Saudi woman who, in 2019, made headlines for escaping state-endorsed family abuse in Saudi ...

Saudi Arabian television news anchors aren’t supposed to smile too broadly. After all, the news is serious business in this country. But when presenter Fouz Auwadh al-Khmali delivered the morning news ...

Former Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has said progress has been made in the area of women's rights in Saudi Arabia and that he doesn't support boycotts of countries accused of ...