PICTURES: Young Saudi asylum-seeker gets refuge in Canada; arrives to official welcome

On Wednesday, Canada signaled that it would be open to accepting Qunun, who had asked Canada for help via Twitter. Previously, several countries including Canada and Australia were in talks with the UN refugee agency in Bangkok on accepting Qunun. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

The young Saudi woman who has been granted asylum after fleeing from her reported abusive family arrived in Canada's Toronto on Saturday morning. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18-year-old, was welcomed by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, CTV said. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

She then barricaded herself in an airport hotel room and launched a social media campaign through her Twitter account that drew global attention to her case. She said her father physically abused her and tried to force her into an arranged marriage. Her father has denied both allegations. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

Qunun reportedly fled her family while visiting Kuwait and flew to Bangkok, where she was stopped at a Bangkok airport on last Saturday by Thai immigration police, who denied her entry and seized her passport, reports Xinhua news agency. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

Qunun arrived in Toronto from Seoul, South Korea, a day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would accept her as a refugee.Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)