The death sentence was confirmed on Wednesday for Ali al-Taweel, and the sentence to life imprisonment for Ali Shamlo.

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Last year, his wife, Princess Ameerah al-Taweel, made headlines on the same issue when she spoke out, saying driving laws there should be reformed.

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On hand for the ceremony was Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, wife of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and co-chair of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.

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