(JTA) — A U.S. government delegation tasked with monitoring religious freedom around the world cut a visit to Saudi Arabia short after Saudi officials demanded that a prominent rabbi on the trip ...

Al-Shehab was arbitrarily detained in 2021 and unfairly sentenced to 34 years in prison for her social media activity.

"Her full freedom must now be granted, including the right to travel to complete her studies at Leeds University," it added. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler ...

and allegations of torture and abuse by police and prison officials are commonplace," said Brian Tronic at Freedom House.

The group said her “full freedom must now be granted, including the right to travel to complete her studies”. Saudi Arabia has not officially acknowledged her release and did not immediately ...

Human Rights Watch accuses the United Nations of censoring criticism of Saudi Arabia during an internet summit in Riyadh. The ...

Shehab, a Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University, was released after her 34-year sentence for Twitter activity was reduced. She had been targeted during a Saudi crackdown on dissent under Crown ...

A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain, who was sentenced to 34 years in prison over her Twitter activity, ...

The Associated Press Tiger Woods joined PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and player director Adam Scott in a second White ...

Luxury rail travel is in the midst of a renaissance, and Saudi Arabia is the latest to embrace it. As the Middle Eastern ...

"The daily lives of Saudi women and the people are totally different." she told AFP. Saudi Arabia "is still a police state ...