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Saudi Arabia to outlaw sexual harassment — and there's mixed reactions

Twitter users have responded to Saudi Arabia's new draft law criminalising sexual harassment

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Zuckerberg in Brussels, Italy PM's CV scandal and Saudi Arabia's femal

Find out the latest from Euronews' live daily morning show "Good Morning Europe"

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Saudi women mock ‘You can’t drive’ hashtag as they get ready to take to the roads

Female social media users have commandeered an Arabic Twitter hashtag that translates to "You can't drive".

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Pompeo visits Saudi leaders as part of three-day trip

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Saudi Arabia to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and his country's role in Syria.

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Qatar joins Gulf war games in apparent compromise

Qatari forces participated in joint military exercises that ended in Saudi Arabia this week, in an apparent sign of some compromise among U.S.-allied Arab states locked in a nearly year-long dispute.

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Cinema opens in Saudi Arabia, ending decades-old ban

The first commercial cinema will open in Saudi Arabia on Friday, putting an end to a 35-year-old ban, as the conservative Muslim Kingdom looks to open up culturally.

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Saudi Arabia cinema launch ends 35 year ban

Saudi Arabia opens first cinema complex in more than three decades in Riyadh.

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Yemeni artist Ahmed Jahaf

Artist Ahmed Jahaf lives in Sanaa and uses to his work to raise international awareness of the what is happening in his country

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First cinema in over 35 years to open in Saudi Arabia

AMC plans to open 40 cinemas across the country over the next five years. The cinemas will not be gender segregated

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"Iran has interest in keeping Yemen as a failed state."

Euronews speaks to Saudi General Ahmad Hassan Mohammad Asiri about the war in Yemen, relations with Iran and his country's future.

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Saudi general rejects UN claims of Yemen death toll

Euronews speaks with Saudi Arabia's Major General Ahmad Hassan Mohammad Asiri about the conflict in Yemen.

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French Senate forum: Where next in fight on Middle East terrorism?

After the fall of ISIL in Iraq, where is the fight against terrorism going? A roundtable at the French Senate discussed the war in Yemen, Hezbollah, and Syria.

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Food for thought: Literature and gastronomy festivals in Dubai

Inspire Middle East celebrates the region’s love for the written word at the 10th anniversary of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, by spotlighting some of the regional and international talents on the ground.

United Kingdom

Campaign welcoming Saudi crown prince's London visit slammed

Pictures of what users called 'propaganda trucks' and adverts in newspapers praising Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince ahead of his official visit to the UK were widely criticised on Twitter.

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Theresa May to press Saudi prince over human rights concerns

The 32-year-old crown prince is seen by some as a modernising force in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi women enjoy themselves at football match in Riyadh

Saudi women were only allowed into stadiums in January.

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Saudi Arabia hands back Belgian mosque

The Grand Mosque in Brussels is the largest mosque in Belgium and for almost 40 years it's been run by Saudi Arabia. Now that's coming to an end, over concerns that Riyadh's Salafist influence is breeding radicalism in the community.

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107,000 Saudi women apply for 140 jobs at passport office

The General Directorate of Passports had announced two weeks earlier it was looking for female applicants for roles at airports and the country's land borders.

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Banned for Botox: 12 camels disqualified from Saudi beauty pageant

The pursuit of the perfect pout got the camels disqualified.

Yemen

Yemen suffers deadly strikes as Russia calls for dialogue

Amid fresh violence in Yemen, Russia calls for dialogue to resolve what the UN says is currently 'the worst man-made humanitarian crisis'.