World

Turbo women: cyclists show their endurance in BikingMan Oman

Cyclists from across the world have come to compete in an unsupported ultra-cycling race taking place along Oman’s rugged terrain.

08/03/2019

World News

Watch: What Euronews' female staff want on International Women's Day

We asked our multinational female staff what they think is most important for them in the fight for gender equality as they celebrate International Women's Day.

08/03/2019

World News

Watch: celebrating the women behind Euronews

To mark International Women's Day, we are shining a light on the female influence behind Euronews.

08/03/2019

World News

How is Europe marking International Women's Day?

Join us for coverage and a round-up of events taking place to mark International Women's Day.

08/03/2019

World News

How International Women’s Day is being marked across Europe

This year's official theme is #BalanceforBetter - but there are many unofficial events taking place too.

07/03/2019

World News

Only 6 countries in the world grant women equal rights, report says

Denmark, France, Latvia, Luxembourg and Sweden were the only countries which scored 100 in the World Bank index, meaning they gave women and men equal legal rights.

03/03/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Nuclear fears and Eurovision tension

Watch Thursday's episode of Raw Politics.

28/02/2019

World

Is 'strongman' politics harming women's rights? | Raw Politics

A recently published letter has sparked a debate over whether "macho" politics is hindering women's rights.

28/02/2019

Germany

Bundestag backs 'painful compromise' on controversial abortion law

The measure has been decried by pro-choice campaigners and opposition parties as not going far enough.

22/02/2019

Saudi Arabia

Human rights campaigners call for tech firms to act over Saudi app

The calls came after it emerged that both platforms have hosted a Saudi Arabian government app that allowed men to track women’s activity.

14/02/2019

Saudi Arabia

Euroviews. The world has not forgotten about Saudi women behind bars ǀ View

The European Parliament agreed a resolution condemning the detention and torture of women activists in Saudi Arabia. Now is the time for action. The world should not turn its back on wrongfully imprisoned women like Eman Al Nafjan.

14/02/2019

World News

Can the world eradicate female genital mutilation?

There are more than three million girls worldwide at risk for FGM annually, 180,000 in Europe.

06/02/2019

Germany

Germany celebrates 100 years of women's suffrage

A hundred years ago, on January 19, 2019, German women were allowed to vote and be elected for the first time in history on a national level. As many as 37 of them even won seats at the national assembly.

17/01/2019

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women to be notified of divorce via text, called a 'technical measure' by activists

On Sunday, the Saudi government announced they would start notifying women if their husbands filed for divorce via text message, which activists call "technological progress" rather than real progress.

08/01/2019

France

50-year-old French author says women his age too old to love

Yann Moix, an award-winning French author made the comments in an interview with Marie Claire magazine.

07/01/2019

Afghanistan

Watch: Afghan women's football in crisis amid allegations of abuse

"We're being harassed on our way to the stadium" — Euronews speaks to past and present members of Afghanistan's football team to find out more about allegations of physical and sexual abuse.

10/12/2018

Qatar

Qatar 'has modified' controversial labour laws after World Cup outcry

Qatar's kefala system was widely criticised by human rights NGOs after several foreign workers died on construction sites in the country.

05/12/2018

India

India: woman set on fire after 'police fail to respond to attack compl

A woman in India was set on fire by the same men who tried to molest her just days earlier, authorities say.

03/12/2018

Belgium

Top EU official smears lipstick on face to denounce domestic violence

Antonio Tajani made the gesture to mark the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

26/11/2018

World News

Women in Rome & Paris march against male violence

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women two European capitals saw big marches calling for change.

24/11/2018