Riyadh sets date to begin fencing off border with Iraq
15th Nov 2006, 11:32 GMT
Saudi Arabia will next year start work on a planned security fence stretching 900 kilometers along its border with Iraq to prevent Islamic militants from entering Saudi Arabia, the Saudi interior minister said Tuesday. In an interview with the Kuwaiti Al-Anbaa daily, Prince Nayef also put a damper on hopes that Saudi women might soon be allowed to drive in the Islamic.
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