05/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a statement issued on 5 December on behalf of the EU, the British Presidency welcomed the elections in Saudi Arabia on 29 November in which women were allowed to vote for the first time and were allowed to stand as candidates for the first time too. These were elections for the board of managers for the Djeddah Chamber of Commerce. The British Presidency comments that two women were elected and the Djeddah Chamber of Commerce is the first public body in Saudi...