Ikea apologises over removal of women from Saudi Arabia catalogue

Company says airbrushing women out of pictures showcasing company's products goes against its valuesIkea, the global furniture company, has apologised for deleting images of women from the version of its catalogue circulating in Saudi Arabia.The issue was highlighted on Monday by the free newspaper, Metro, which compared the Swedish and Saudi versions of the catalogue and showed that women had been airbrushed out of otherwise identical pictures showcasing the company's products.Ikea's Saudi cata...