Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council, which advises the cabinet, has turned down a proposal to study the issue of women’s driving, a Shura member told AFP on Wednesday. The kingdom has some of the world’s tightest restrictions on women, and is the only country where they are not allowed to drive. ...
Saudi Arabia has congratulated Lebanon’s new President Michel Aoun on his election, the official Saudi Press Agency reported late Tuesday. King Salman telephoned Aoun to wish him success, “stressing the kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s support for Lebanon and its unity”, according to SPA. Lebanese lawmakers elected the 81-year-old former army ...
