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Carnegie Mellon Open Inaugural Women in Leadership Conference

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, opened this evening the "Women in Leadership" conference. The three-day conference will focus on equipping women for leadership in higher education. It is t..
Saudi women to drive high-speed train by 2022 end

Saudi women will drive a high-speed train in the kingdom by the end of the current year, a Saudi rail official has said. “Saudi female drivers are being trained and groomed for steering the Haramaim train,” Rayan Al Harbi, the deputy c..
Qatar affirms support for enhancing Afghan women's participation in peace-making process

The State of Qatar affirmed its keenness to support the efforts aimed at enhancing the participation of Afghan women in the peacemaking and peacebuilding process, and its aspiration to ensure their right to education and equal employment opportunitie..
QFFD Collaborating with UN Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan to Support Basic Human Needs

The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has announced a contribution of $5 million towards the UN Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan to support the UNDP-led, Area-Based Approach for Development Emergency Initiatives (ABADEI) in Afghanistan to restore a..
Iran sentences two women to death for 'corruption on earth'

Two women have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of "corruption on earth" and human trafficking over the last few days, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. Advocates and rights groups took to social media to..
'Women in Pink' campaign to Raise Awareness in Gulf and Qatar on Breast Cancer

It has been said that Novartis, one of the most successful drug companies in the world, will soon start a marketing campaign called "Women in Pink." Because of this program, the breast cancer death rate will decrease in the Gulf region. ..
A year after Taliban's return, some women fight for lost freedoms

Monesa Mubarez is not going to give up the rights she and other Afghan women won during 20 years of Western-backed rule easily. Before the hardline Islamist Taliban movement swept back to power a year ago, the 31-year-old served as a director of p..
31 Saudi women start driving high-speed train between Makkah and Madinah

Thirty one Saudi women, who began their training earlier this year to become Saudi Arabia’s first female train drivers, have embarked on their cab apprenticeship on the Haramain High Speed Train that operate between Makkah and Madinah via Jedda..
Saudi Arabia looks to host 2026 women's Asian Cup

The rights of Saudi women are severely restricted, and women weren't allowed to attend football fixtures in stadiums until 2017. Saudi Arabia, Australia, Jordan and Uzbekistan have submitted Expressions of Interest to host the 2026 W..

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