RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Shops employing men and women must build separation walls to enforce segregation, Saudi Arabian Labor Minister Adel Faqih ordered.
The new rule requires a separation barrier no shorter than 5.2 feet to be built in workplaces that employ members of both sexes, al-Arabiya reported Tuesday. Abdullatif al-Sheikh, head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtues and Prevention of Vice, clarified the decision, the pan-Arab network said.