FILE PHOTO: Majdooleen, who is among the first Saudi women allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, drives her mother to work in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 24, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser - RC1B6CAFB000/File Photo
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Feb 16 defended a mobile app that allows men in the kingdom to track female relatives after rights groups and a US lawmaker criticised tech giants for offering it.
The Absher app provides services for “all members of the society... including women, the elderly, and people with special needs”, the interior ministry said.
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