Shaima Jastaina

A Saudi government official says King Abdullah has overturned a court verdict that sentenced a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 times for defying the kingdom's ban on women driving. The official declined to elaborate. He spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.

A Saudi government official says King Abdullah has overturned a court verdict that sentenced a Saudi woman to be lashed 10 times for defying the kingdom's ban on women driving. The official declined to elaborate. He spoke Wednesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media.