Lashes For Saudi Man

A 32-year-old woman will receive 70 lashes and will have to pay USD 5,332 fine for defaming a Saudi man on an instant messaging application.

A Saudi news website says a judge in the city of Mecca ordered a man to be lashed 20 times for accusing his spouse of not being a virgin when they married.

A Saudi man who slapped his wife has earned himself a flogging and jail sentence, in a rare ruling in the Gulf kingdom that imposes stiff restrictions on women, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.

An official Saudi newspaper says a man convicted of raping his daughter has been sentenced to receive 2,080 lashes over the course of a 13-year prison term. The court in the holy city of Mecca found the man guilty of raping his teenage daughter for seven years while under the influence of drugs.

Australian officials say an Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in a Saudi Arabian jail after being convicted of blasphemy. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Wednesday that Australia's ambassador in Saudi Arabia has contacted Saudi authorities in a bid for leniency.

A female journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a television show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex.

A 32-year-old woman will receive 70 lashes and will have to pay USD 5,332 fine for defaming a Saudi man on an instant messaging application.

A Saudi news website says a judge in the city of Mecca ordered a man to be lashed 20 times for accusing his spouse of not being a virgin when they married.

A Saudi man who slapped his wife has earned himself a flogging and jail sentence, in a rare ruling in the Gulf kingdom that imposes stiff restrictions on women, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.

An official Saudi newspaper says a man convicted of raping his daughter has been sentenced to receive 2,080 lashes over the course of a 13-year prison term. The court in the holy city of Mecca found the man guilty of raping his teenage daughter for seven years while under the influence of drugs.

Australian officials say an Australian man has been sentenced to 500 lashes and a year in a Saudi Arabian jail after being convicted of blasphemy. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Wednesday that Australia's ambassador in Saudi Arabia has contacted Saudi authorities in a bid for leniency.

A female journalist has been sentenced to 60 lashes for her involvement in a television show in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex.