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King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia waves to members of the Saudi Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah granted women seats on the Shura Council, the country’s top advisory council, for the first time on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)


Saudi women granted seats on advisory council

Saudi women granted seats on advisory council

by | Jan 12, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, issued a historical decree on Friday allowing women to become members of the Kingdom’s previous all-male Shura Council for the first time. The King’s decree amended two articles...