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Saudi Woman Jailed For Using Twitter To "Challenge" King, Crown Prince
A Saudi woman recently jailed for 45 years was sentenced for using Twitter to "challenge" the country's king and crown prince, according to a court document seen Tuesday by AFP.
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First Saudi Woman Driver To Race Car In Kingdom
Sliding behind the wheel of a sleek electric SUV, Reema Juffali is set to blaze a trail in male-dominated motor sports as the first Saudi woman to race in the kingdom.
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Princess Rima Bint Bandar: Saudi's First Woman Ambassador
Princess Rima bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia's first woman ambassador, is a social campaigner on the front line of government efforts to boost the kingdom's battered international reputation despite never having worked as a diplomat.
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Australia To "Consider" Saudi Woman's Asylum Plea
Australia said Tuesday it will "carefully consider" the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse from her family and is now in the care of the UN in Bangkok, after she fended off deportation in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal.
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Could Take Several Days To Assess Saudi Woman's Asylum Case: UN Agency In Thailand
The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will take "several days" to assess, the UN's refugee agency in Bangkok said Tuesday.
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Saudi Woman Under Care Of United Nations Refugee Agency: Thai Official
An 18-year-old Saudi woman seeking asylum has left Bangkok airport "under the care" of the UN refugee agency, a Thai official said.
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Saudi Woman Will Not Be Forcibly Deported, Says Thailand Official
The Saudi woman who made a desperate plea for asylum after arriving at Bangkok airport will not be forcibly deported, a Thai immigration official said Monday.
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Video: Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum Barricades Herself In Thai Hotel Room
A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport will be sent back Monday, Thai authorities said, after she made a desperate plea for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her deportation.
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Saudi Woman Seeks To Disown Father, Stirs ''Guardianship'' Debate
A Saudi court has ruled in favour of a woman who challenged her father's decision to not let her have a passport, reports said Thursday, stirring an online debate on the contentious male guardianship system.
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Saudi Court Orders Man To Allow His Daughter A Passport
A Saudi court has ruled in favour of a woman whose father refused to allow her to have a passport, local media reported Thursday, sending ripples in the kingdom which has long held to its male guardianship system.
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Saudi Woman's Car Set On Fire After Driving Ban Lifted
Saudi police are hunting for arsonists who torched a woman's car, only a week after the kingdom lifted a decades-long ban on female motorists.
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"We No Longer Need A Man": Saudi Women Driving Ban Ends
Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive from Sunday, overturning the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform that is expected to usher in a new era of social mobility.
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Pulling No Punches: Saudi Woman Boxer Breaks Exercise Taboo
Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied to many women in the conservative kingdom -- the right to exercise.
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'Your Mustang Awaits': Ford's Sweet Surprise For Saudi Woman Activist
Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history.
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Saudi Woman's Fear 'They Will Kill Me'
Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in a case highlighting tight restrictions on women.
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Saudi Woman Jailed For Using Twitter To "Challenge" King, Crown Prince
A Saudi woman recently jailed for 45 years was sentenced for using Twitter to "challenge" the country's king and crown prince, according to a court document seen Tuesday by AFP.
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First Saudi Woman Driver To Race Car In Kingdom
Sliding behind the wheel of a sleek electric SUV, Reema Juffali is set to blaze a trail in male-dominated motor sports as the first Saudi woman to race in the kingdom.
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Princess Rima Bint Bandar: Saudi's First Woman Ambassador
Princess Rima bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia's first woman ambassador, is a social campaigner on the front line of government efforts to boost the kingdom's battered international reputation despite never having worked as a diplomat.
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Australia To "Consider" Saudi Woman's Asylum Plea
Australia said Tuesday it will "carefully consider" the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse from her family and is now in the care of the UN in Bangkok, after she fended off deportation in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal.
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Could Take Several Days To Assess Saudi Woman's Asylum Case: UN Agency In Thailand
The asylum claim of a young Saudi woman who resisted deportation from Thailand in a gripping, live-tweeted ordeal will take "several days" to assess, the UN's refugee agency in Bangkok said Tuesday.
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Saudi Woman Under Care Of United Nations Refugee Agency: Thai Official
An 18-year-old Saudi woman seeking asylum has left Bangkok airport "under the care" of the UN refugee agency, a Thai official said.
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Saudi Woman Will Not Be Forcibly Deported, Says Thailand Official
The Saudi woman who made a desperate plea for asylum after arriving at Bangkok airport will not be forcibly deported, a Thai immigration official said Monday.
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Video: Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum Barricades Herself In Thai Hotel Room
A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport will be sent back Monday, Thai authorities said, after she made a desperate plea for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her deportation.
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Saudi Woman Seeks To Disown Father, Stirs ''Guardianship'' Debate
A Saudi court has ruled in favour of a woman who challenged her father's decision to not let her have a passport, reports said Thursday, stirring an online debate on the contentious male guardianship system.
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Saudi Court Orders Man To Allow His Daughter A Passport
A Saudi court has ruled in favour of a woman whose father refused to allow her to have a passport, local media reported Thursday, sending ripples in the kingdom which has long held to its male guardianship system.
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Saudi Woman's Car Set On Fire After Driving Ban Lifted
Saudi police are hunting for arsonists who torched a woman's car, only a week after the kingdom lifted a decades-long ban on female motorists.
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"We No Longer Need A Man": Saudi Women Driving Ban Ends
Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive from Sunday, overturning the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform that is expected to usher in a new era of social mobility.
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Pulling No Punches: Saudi Woman Boxer Breaks Exercise Taboo
Throwing punches in a gym tucked away from prying eyes, a Saudi female boxing trainer asserts a right long denied to many women in the conservative kingdom -- the right to exercise.
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'Your Mustang Awaits': Ford's Sweet Surprise For Saudi Woman Activist
Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history.
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Saudi Woman's Fear 'They Will Kill Me'
Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in a case highlighting tight restrictions on women.
