29/09/2011 11:42
Saudi King overturns woman driver's lashing
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah overturned a court ruling sentencing a woman to 10 lashes for breaking a ban on female drivers, BBC reported.
The ruling, although not officially confirmed, was tweeted by a Saudi princess and reported by AP news agency citing an unnamed official.
The woman, named as Shema, was found guilty of driving in Jeddah in July.
The sentence came two days after the king announced women would be allowed to vote for the first time in 2015.