The huggin­g video goes viral with Twitte­r users claimi­ng she violat­ed the kingdo­m's values­A female judge on a Saudi Arabian talent show has sparked outrage after embracing the contest’s winner during the televised final in the country, Mail Online reported. Ahmad Gaseri was named the winner of ‘Najem Al Saudia’ (Star of Saudi Arabia) over the weekend. But Waed – a 41-year-old singer who is one of the pop idol-style show’s judges – were criticised on social media after she congratulated him with a hug. Egypt probes images of naked couple atop pyramidThe clip of Waed, whose real name is Hanan Baker Younis, embracing Gaseri and touching his cheek quickly lit up social media in the kingdom. وعد تحضن الفائز بـ نجم السعودية pic.twitter.com/Q17RvIOe9a — ٰ (@salemalshehri1) December 9, 2018The article originally appeared in Mail OnlineRead full story

Source: The Express Tribune December 12, 2018 15:31 UTC