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Saudi women get taste of behind-the-wheel thrills

Riyadh - Emiratesvoice

Donning a helmet, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park in a pearl silver sports sedan, its engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of dust billowing from the back. For Saudi women, such adrenalin rushes were unimaginable just weeks ago. Speed-crazed women drivers are bound to turn heads now in the country, which overturned the world’s only banRead more

Saudi university to open driving school for women

Kuwait - Emiratesvoice

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said it would allow driving permits for women under a royal decree to take effect in June. Princess Nourah University in Saudi Arabia has said it will open a driving school for women, in a first for the ultra-conservative country after a ban on women driving was lifted. A university in Saudi Arabia has said itRead more

Saudi-led coalition announces $1.5bn

london - Emiratesvoice

The Saudi-led military coalition, which is currently fighting Houthi militias in Yemen, on Monday announced a $1.5 billion aid package for Yemen, Al Arabia News reported. "The coalition will provide $1.5 billion in humanitarian assistance," said the coalition in a statement. The coalition promised to keep all ports open, including the Hodeidah port, to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aidRead more

Saudi King meets Iraqi delegation

Riyadh - Emiratesvoice

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud received, at Yamama Palace, Iraqi Acting Minister of Planning and Commerce, Chairman of the Iraqi side at Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council Dr. Salman Al-Jumaili and his accompanying delegation.. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said that the meeting focused on bilateral relations, highlighting the important role of the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council inRead more

Saudi Arabia announces $2 bn bailout

Riyadh - Emiratesvoice

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it would transfer $2 billion to Yemen's central bank, following desperate calls for a financial rescue from the beleaguered government it has supported militarily for nearly three years. The bailout aims to curb the fall in value of the Yemeni riyal, which has plummeted as the war between the Saudi-backed government and Huthi Shiite rebelsRead more

Saudi Arabia condemns Baghdad twin attacks

Riyadh - Emiratesvoice

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the twin suicide attacks today in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, which left dozens of causalities. A Saudi Foreign Ministry’s official reiterated the Saudi supportive-stance to Iraq against terrorism and extremism.Read more

US-purchased cranes arrive at Yemen rebel-held port

United Nations - Emiratesvoice

Four mobile cranes purchased by the United States arrived Monday at a rebel-held port in Yemen, the United Nations said, after months of delays imposed by the Saudi-led coalition. The cranes will boost the capacity of the Huthi-controlled Hodeida port to receive food, fuel and medical supplies as Yemen remains on the brink of famine after nearly three years ofRead more