A Saudi Interior Ministry employee stands in front of a screen displaying the Absher mobile app logo at the ministry in Riyadh on February 19, 2019. A Saudi Interior Ministry employee stands in ...

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 ...

On Monday, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, and said hosting the app, called Absher, "flies in the face of the type of society you both claim to support and defend." ...

Absher, an app owned and operated by the kingdom’s interior ministry, will continue to be available to buy despite it coming under mounting scrutiny. An investigation found the app, which gives ...

Saudi Arabia defended a mobile app that allows men in the kingdom to track female relatives after rights groups and a US lawmaker criticised tech giants for offering it. The Absher app provides ...

SPA file Dubai: Saudi Arabia has introduced a new service allowing employers to update the passport information of their expatriate workers through the Absher platform, eliminating the need for in ...

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 ...