Saudi king pardons 60 lashes journalist...

Saudi Arabia's king has pardoned a woman journalist sentenced to 60 lashes for her role in a television programme in which a Saudi man spoke about his sexual exploits, a government official said on Monday.

Like many Muslim countries, Saudi Arabia prohibits sexual content on television, newspapers, magazines and books.

A court sentenced Rosana Alyami, 22, on Saturday for helping produce a Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) show in which Mazen Abdul-Jawad spoke about his sexual adventures in the conservative kingdom. More...

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