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Saudi Arabia allows women to drive motorcycles and trucks

RIYADH - Muslimchronicle

The Saudi General Department of Traffic (GDT) announced, on Friday that women will be allowed to drive trucks once the required conditions and guidelines have been met; now in force for males only. Saudi women will also be allowed to drive motorcycles as per the royal decree announced in September, which comes into effect in June 2018. There would beRead more

Boom in entrepreneurs expected after ban on Saudi women driving lifted

Montenegro - Muslimchronicle

More local women are likely to become entrepreneurs after the ban on them driving is lifted in Saudi Arabia, according to a prominent Emirati fashion designer and businesswoman. Sara Al-Madani, an entrepreneur and board member of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), said: “I’m so happy about this, the women in Saudi (Arabia) are a huge wealth andRead more

Swiping your way toward peace of mind: The most helpful breast cancer apps

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide and, while incidence rates vary from region to region, global health authorities emphasize that early detection improves the chances of beating the cancer. In recent years, there has been a slew of new apps targeting breast cancer patients and their friends and families. The apps provide tips and information onRead more

Saudi women seize new business opportunities

London - Muslimchronicle

With a 130 percent increase in the number of women employed by the private sector in Saudi Arabia over the past four years, the Kingdom’s workforce is undergoing a transformation aimed at ushering in a new economic era. When Wafaa Al-Ashwali launched a startup in Saudi Arabia earlier this year, she tapped into a burgeoning community of established female entrepreneurs.Read more

N. Korea's Kim tours cosmetics plant with wife, sister

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

During a visit to the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory in the capital, Kim hailed its "world-level" products that realised "the dream of the women who want to be more beautiful", the official KCNA news agency reported. Kim was accompanied by Kim Yo-Jong, his younger sister and a senior member of the ruling Workers' Party, it said, with photos showing Kim's wifeRead more

Saudis to open sports stadiums to women in reform push

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday (Oct 29), in a landmark move opening up three previously male-only venues to families. The ultra-conservative kingdom, which has some of the world's tightest restrictions on women, has long barred women from sports arenas by strict rules on segregation of the sexesRead more

Saudi Arabia to open sports stadiums to women from 2018

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

Women’s empowerment will take another step forward at the beginning of 2018 when families are permitted inside stadiums and other sports facilities. It was one of a raft of decisions announced on Sunday by Turki Al-Asheikh, chairman of the General Sports Authority, aimed at supporting and stimulating the sports sector. The authority “will start rehabilitating the main stadiums in Riyadh,Read more

Saudis to allow women into sports stadiums from 2018

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Arabia will allow women into three sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move that would open up the previously male-only venues to families. "Starting the preparation of three stadiums in Riyadh, Jeddah and Damman to be ready to accommodate families from early 2018," the General Sports Authority said on Twitter.Read more

Riyadh calls on UNSC to address challenges affecting women, society

New York - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Arabia has called on the UN Security Council and UN agencies supervising Women, Peace and Security plans, to address the challenges that hinder the development of women and society as a whole, including ending all kinds of occupation, combating anti-Muslim extremist speech and practices, and achieving comprehensive development for all people. The Kingdom made this call during its speechRead more

In Communist China, it's a man's world at the top

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

When Xi Jinping warned against "pleasure seeking" in a stern message to the Communist Party congress last week, the audience included few women and some notable absentees -- officials ousted by graft scandals involving illicit affairs. The scene was a reminder that China's leadership remains a man's world, where women have been excluded from the highest echelons of power andRead more