Saudi female voter turnout nearly 80% in places
Overall turnout in Saturday`s municipal polls throughout the Gulf kingdom was 47.4 percent, with a total of 702,542 voters, Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Abdullatif bin Abdulmalik al-Shaikh said.
Dec 14, 2015, 01:30 AM IST
Uber offers free lifts to women voting for first time in a Saudi election
Saudi Arabian women are both running for election and voting for the first time in local elections in what is viewed as a pigeon step towards gender equality in the autocratic nation.
Dec 12, 2015, 15:37 PM IST
Saudi Arabia holds first ever election open to female voters, candidates
Voting began on Saturday in Saudi Arabia`s first elections open to female voters and candidates.
Dec 12, 2015, 11:27 AM IST
