Saudi authorities are reportedly investigating a television presenter after she was seen in a short news clip wearing "indecent clothing."
The UAE-based presenter - who works for Al Aan TV - has since been identified as Shireen Al-Rifai. She appeared in the footage wearing a white abaya (floor length garment) and a loose head veil.
Her report, which was on Saudi women driving, stirred up controversy on Saudi Twitter, with many criticizing her "revealing" outfit and accusing her of violating the kingdom's rules.
The country's General Commission for Audiovisual Media later announced that it will be investigating her. In a tweet they posted on their official Twitter page, the commission wrote:
"We have referred a TV presenter to investigation after a video capturing her reporting on women driving in the kingdom went viral. In it, she appeared wearing immodest clothes, which violates the kingdom's rules."
This is the outfit that led authorities to take action...
The clip sparked outrage online, with critics using the Arabic hashtag "naked_woman_driver_in_Riyadh" to criticize the TV presenter.
It caused quite the stir on Saudi Twitter...
Some Saudis were outraged over the matter...
"Why just investigate her, she should be referred to public prosecution. They don't even need evidence against her, she appeared like this on video, disregarding the country's rules."
And relieved over the decision to investigate Al-Rifai...
"She deserves it"
Not everyone was against Al Rifai though...
"The woman is wearing a white abaya and this is fashionable at the moment. It's similar to what a lot of Khaleeji women wear. Until when are you going to just exaggerate and overcomplicate things?"
Many defended her...
"It's as if it's the first time you see a woman wearing jeans."
But they didn't really need to because...
"What do you have to do with whether her outfit is modest or not?"
The presenter has since left the kingdom...
Just hours before she was set to be investigated, Al Rifai took to Snapchat, telling her followers she's leaving the kingdom.
Speaking to Ajel news site in the wake of the controversy, the TV presenter said she had done absolutely nothing wrong.
"I did my national duty, reporting on the historic day women drove in the kingdom," she explained.
"The outfit I was wearing is modest, I was wearing my abaya and God willing justice will prevail and it'll become clear that what people said about me isn't true," she added.