Stories Related to In Notable Expansion Of Rights, Saudi Arabia To Let Women Drive

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Women will be allowed to drive for the first time next summer in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom announced Tuesday, marking a significant expansion of women’s rights in the only the country that barred them from getting behind the wheel. While women in other Muslim countries drove freely, the kingdom’s blanket ban attracted negative publicity for years.

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    12/11/2024 - 3:33 pm | View Link
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