(MENAFN - Daily News Egypt) German Chancellor Merkel has arrived in the Saudi port city of Jeddah to hold talks with the kingdom's authorities. Women's rights are high on her agenda following massive criticism of Riyadh's UN women's body role.German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in #SaudiArabia Sunday on a one-day official visit. The Arab country's human rights record, especially its treatment of women, is extremely poor. The wife of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose imprisonment and public lashing provoked an international outcry, has also called on Merkel to seek a pardon for her husband from Saudi authorities. Merkel needs to press Saudi authorities harder over women's rights.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 01, 2017 05:37 UTC