Absher, a government-backed mobile app in Saudi Arabia, has come under sharp criticism amid claims that it reinforces the country’s system of male guardianship — which requires women to seek approval ...

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 ...

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 ...

RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior's electronic platform Absher has carried out a total of 42,334,007 electronic transactions for beneficiaries during the last month of October. A total of 39,771,834 ...

Saudi Arabia is updating its Absher app to allow citizens and residents to pay for King Fahd Causeway crossings in advance. The General Directorate of Passports, in partnership with the Saudi ...

Google has joined Apple in promising to investigate a Saudi app that lets men control women's travel, as pressure from rights groups and international lawmakers builds on the tech giants. Google will ...

MAKKAH — Under the patronage of Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif, Acting Deputy Minister of Interior for Civil Status Lt. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Yahya launched four new electronic ...

Riyadh: The Ministry of Interior’s "Absher" electronic platform stressed the necessity of not responding to any message or communication claiming to facilitate services for beneficiaries, whether ...