Saudi princesses 'seek Obama's help for freedom'

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http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VxdhO8AzDWm6_cix5M1e.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/de01258f5305a7d0c2f4310bb6b80c27252c4429.jpg (http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/saudi-princesses-seek-obamas-help-freedom-163156270.html)A former wife of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah appealed to US President Barack Obama on Thursday for help in the case of four daughters she says are being held in a royal palace. Her comments come ahead of Obama's visit to the kingdom on Friday, during which US lawmakers have urged him to address rights violations in Saudi Arabia. "They need to be saved and released immediately." She added: "Mr Obama should take this opportunity to address these grave violations committed against my daughters." AlFayez, who married the Saudi king when she was only 15, said her daughters had recently had their twice-monthly trips to buy food, water and medicine for themselves and their pets stopped.




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