POUNDING on a cross-trainer in a Riyadh gym, Heelah Abdulaziz is one of many Saudi women hoping the licensing of female-only gyms from next month is another step toward improving the lives of women in the Kingdom.
In Saudi Arabia, women cannot (...)
RIYADH — In Saudi Arabia, a group of women are preparing an unusual event to mark International Women's Day — a campaign to highlight the changing role and economic potential of women in the Islamic kingdom.
Saudi Arabia is known as the world's most (...)
Online traders are racing to cash in on the Beijing Olympics by selling items related to gold medal winners, ranging from a $1 million price tag on the domain name “Phelpsean” to $4,000 for five pairs of basketballers' shoes.
US swimmer Michael (...)
From a set of jade mascots for $40,000 to a face cloth for 72 cents, up to 5,000 official Olympics souvenirs are on sale in Beijing and tourists hoping to snap up cheap fake copies are likely to be disappointed.
The Beijing government has licensed (...)
