Saudis arrest 14 women for driving
Monday, October 28, 2013
Saudi authorities arrested 14 women for driving in the conservative kingdom, al-Madina newspaper reported on Sunday.
The women were detained in the capital Riyadh, the western cities of Jeddah and Mecca as well as the Eastern Province, the report added.
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