11 December 2015

Saudi women allowed to vote for first time

On Saturday 12 December people in Saudi Arabia go to the polls.

This is a rare event in itself, but on this occasion women in the country will be voting and standing for office for the first time in history.

Voting for the municipal elections take place across Saudi Arabia, but we managed to speak to the first women to register to vote in the capital Riyadh. [BBC] Read more