NEWS FLASH

Saudi Women Drivers Reiterate Call for Hillary Clinton’s Support | After dozens of Saudi Arabian women got behind their steering wheels on Saturday in defiance of the country’s ban on women drivers, an activist organization sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling on her to seize the opportunity and release a supportive statement. “[A]s we launch the largest women’s rights movement in Saudi history, where are you when we need you most?” wrote the group, asking her to speak up “this week.” While the letter claimed the U.S. government has been silent, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said last week that the U.S. “stand[s] with all women around the world who want to live and have the same opportunities that men have,” though Clinton herself has not spoken out on the issue.