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Saudi Arabia: woman driver's lashing 'overturned by king'

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Saudi Arabia: woman driver's lashing 'overturned by king'

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a woman to 10 lashes for breaking a ban on female drivers, reports say.

The ruling, although not officially confirmed, was tweeted by a Saudi princess and reported by AP news agency citing an unnamed official.

Rad the whole story on BBC News, reported 29. Sept

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a woman to 10 lashes for breaking a ban on female drivers, reports say.

The ruling, although not officially confirmed, was tweeted by a Saudi princess and reported by AP news agency citing an unnamed official.

Rad the whole story on BBC News, reported 29. Sept

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