Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's why Apple and Google are under fire over a Saudi government app Absher, a government-backed mobile app in Saudi Arabia, has ...

The sisters, who fled Saudi Arabia, say the app 'gives men control over women' Two Saudi sisters who fled their country called Wednesday for U.S. tech giants to remove an app which allows men in the ...

Saudi Arabia is reportedly ending laws which require women to get permission from a man before leaving the country. It follows a global backlash to reporting by INSIDER on the government app Absher, ...

UPDATE: On August 2, 2019, the Saudi government changed its policy. It said that women over the age of 21 will no longer require permission from their male guardians to travel. Saudi Arabia has ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Google has said it will not remove the controversial Saudi government ...

Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Procedures to obtain a multiple exit-reentry visa and to transfer sponsorship will become much easier with Passport Department (Jawazat) announcing that they ...

RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior electronic platform, Absher, processed 48,854,788 digital transactions during June through its Absher Individuals and Absher Business platforms.The Absher Individuals ...

TBILISI, Georgia — For more than five years, Maha and Wafa al-Subaie planned their escape from Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Pressure is growing on Apple and Google to remove Absher, a controversial Saudi app which can be used by male family members to track the movements of women and even bar them from travelling. Some 14 ...

Absher, an app designed by the Saudi government, allows men to track women and deny them permission to travel. After investigating the app, Google told a Congresswoman that Absher does not violate its ...

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