While Saudi Arabia does not have a law laying out a dress code for women, they are expected to dress in accordance with Sharia law. Prince Salman made that clear in a March 19, 2018, interview ...

The Saudi Ministry of Education has implemented a new policy requiring teachers to wear the national dress, including the "thobe" and "ghutra" or "shemagh," from the time they arrive at school ...

Dress code: Women are not required to dress any more restrictively than what would be deemed “modest” while visiting Saudi Arabia. Writer Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey is pictured during a visit to ...

Dubai: The Saudi Ministry of Education has required teachers to wear the national dress, specifically “thobe and ghutra or shemagh,” from the moment they enter schools until they leave.

In 2018, women made up only 15% of Saudi Arabia’s total labour force. By 2024 strategy, that number had reached 34.5%, propelling the kingdom beyond the targets set in Vision 2030, said Arab News .

Dress code: Women are not required to dress any more restrictively than what would be deemed “modest” while visiting Saudi Arabia. Writer Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey is pictured during a visit to ...

By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s historic treasures were long hidden behind a practically insurmountable barrier to international visitors, especially women travelers. But ...