Saudi Arabia’s religious police stripped of authority to arrest Sharia violators
The unprecedented Saudi move came as a result of growing local criticism of the police and the way it performs its role as the defender of Sharia law in the state.
Saudi women journalists raise their hands to ask questions at a press conference held by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir at King Salman Regional Air Base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month(photo credit: REUTERS)ByMAAYAN GROISMANUpdated: