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.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...