CANCUN, MEXICO - OCTOBER 30: Storm Hunter of Australia and Elise Mertens of Belgium during a match against Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara of Japan in the women's doubles on Day 2 of the WTA Finals ...

At the time, FIFA was reportedly nearing a deal to have Visit Saudi Arabia, a program from the Saudi Tourism Authority, sponsor this summer’s competition. Backlash to the news was swift. “For FIFA to ...

The women playing on the small field knew they were taking a risk. Their pitch had to be covered, players hidden so no one could look in, and the person renting it to them had to turn a blind eye.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 22: FIFA President, Gianni Infantino arrives for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Final Tournament Draw at Aotea Centre on October 22, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Saudi Arabia is on the sponsorship board for the upcoming Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The country’s tourism board, Visit Saudi, is a sponsor for the tournament, says David Ornstein ...

In May 2023, the Saudi biomedical engineer Rayyanah Barnawi became the first Arab woman to go to space when she joined a private company’s mission to the International Space Station. Saudi Arabia has ...

Saudi Arabia will chair a United Nations commission on women, bringing condemnation from human rights groups, which said the kingdom still has an “abysmal” record on women’s rights. By Vivian Nereim ...

Human rights abuses are still an issue there, but getting women involved in motorsport shows that its citizens want a different future. Emme Hall Former editor for CNET Cars I love two-seater, RWD ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Backlash as Saudi Arabia Leads Mission on Gender Equality Saudi Arabia has become ...

FIFA’s decision to award Saudi Arabia’s state tourism authority sponsorship of the 2023 Women’s World Cup shows shocking disregard for suffering and repression of Saudi’s courageous women’s rights ...