The woman, 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, refused to meet with her father, who arrived in the Thai capital on Tuesday. Police Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn said the father is a governor in Saudi Arabia and has 10 children. The daughter arrived in Bangkok from Kuwait late Saturday, but was stopped from proceeding to her planned destination, Australia. Australia’s Home Affairs Department confirmed Wednesday that the office of the U.N. High Commissioner had referred 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun to the country for resettlement consideration. ——1:10 p.m.Thai police say a Saudi woman who fled her family to seek asylum abroad has refused to meet with her father in Thailand.

Source: National Post January 09, 2019 06:33 UTC