London, March 21, SPA -- Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Laila Freivalds resigned today in the aftermath of the controversy over the blasphemous caricatures mocking Prophet Mohammad, BBC reported. According to BBC, Freivalds was severely criticized by the Swedish Press after she decided to close an electronic website of a right wing party that intends to republish the sacrilegious cartoons. It is worth mentioning that Freivalds' resignation comes six months before Swedish elections in which the ruling Democratic Social Party faces a strong rise by the opposition. --SPA 15 22 Local Time 12 22 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/347326