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.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...