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One year on, Saudi women say driving has steered their lives for the better
“I felt very independent, it was empowering- I felt free.” This is how 30 year-old Riyadh resident Maha Althuwaini described her first ... Features -
Many Saudi women begin driving their children to schools
Ten weeks after a ban on women driving was lifted, many Saudi women made history by driving their children to school on Sunday, the first day of the ... Features -
First Women’s Car Exhibition and Forum launched in Jeddah
Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Faisal, president of the Saudi Federation of Motor Sports and Motorcycles, called on Saudi women to invest in the great ... Variety -
Syrian singer reveals secrets of Beatles cover dedicated to Saudi women drivers
Students at the Berklee College of Music in Boston dedicated a Beatles song to Saudi women to commemorate the end of the driving ban in Saudi Arabia, ... Features -
Saudi women could drive further boost to GCC tourism and business
Car dealership showrooms inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shouldn’t be the only sector gearing up to capture the new business opportunity ... Economy -
WATCH: ‘Drive My Car!’ US students dedicate Beatles song to Saudi women
Students at the Berklee College of Music in Boston dedicated a Beatles song to Saudi women to commemorate the end of the driving ban in Saudi Arabia, ... Variety -
What does women driving mean for Saudi Arabia?
A friend asked me why we were celebrating the decision lifting the ban on women’s driving in the Saudi kingdom when it’s a normal issue ... Middle East -
Saudi princess says Shura Council working towards ending guardianship system
Saudi Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud said Monday the kingdom’s Shura Council has plans to end the male guardianship system, but women being ... Gulf -
The country of million drivers
The number is not far from the truth and if we count the domestic workers, the number exceeds 1.5 million. Most of these domestic drivers work for ... Middle East -
WATCH: Saudi women launch all-female ambulance to allow for greater privacy
Saudi female doctors have launched an ambulance service with all female staff to serve women and grant them more privacy. A team of female doctors at ... Features -
More than 120,000 women in Saudi Arabia have applied for driving licenses
More than 120,000 women have applied for licenses and the demand is very high, Ministry of Interior spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said in ... Gulf -
Finally, the Saudi woman drives her car!
At midnight on June 24, Saudi women drove their cars in Riyadh, Jeddah and other Saudi cities bringing an end to one of the strangest controversial ... Middle East -
Bloomberg: Saudi women driving could add $90 bln to economic output by 2030
A Bloomberg Economics report has suggested that the recent historic decree allowing women to drive in Saudi Arabia could add up to $90 bln to the ... Economy -
VIDEO: An inside look at Saudi Aramco’s driving school for women
In conjunction with Saudi Arabia’s historic decision to lift the ban against women drivers, which came into effect on June 24, Saudi Aramco ... Features -
WATCH: Bahraini, Saudi women filmed crossing borders after driving ban lifted
A group of Bahraini women could not hold their excitement at being the “first” to drive into Saudi Arabia since the kingdom lifted its ban ... Gulf -
Our newfound freedom is not just about being able to drive
I was sitting in my university dorm room one Tuesday afternoon when the swarm of text messages came rushing in.“I can’t believe it,” ... Blogs -
WATCH: ‘Now, my wife is driving me to work,’ tweets proud Saudi husband
After years of driving his wife to work, one Saudi man has proudly announced that it was the other way around on Sunday. The lifting of a decades-long ... Variety -
IN PICTURES: Saudi police hand out roses to kingdom’s first women drivers
Pictures circulating on social media have shown Saudi traffic police handing out roses to female drivers as they sat behind the wheel for the first ... Variety -
Saudi woman drives F1 car ahead of French Grand Prix
Aseel Al-Hamad drove a Formula One car around the French Grand Prix circuit in front of thousands of fans on Sunday and declared the start of a new ... Variety -
Women’s driving set to transform Saudi job market
The employment landscape in Saudi Arabia will be transformed by the historic start to women’s driving, according to the latest research by ... Economy -
WATCH: ‘It’s liberating!’ Saudi women take first journeys behind the wheel
Women across Saudi Arabia today woke up to a new country, one in which they could drive freely after the lifting of a decades-old ban on women driving ... Gulf -
Mohammed bin Salman and the end of a 70-year ban
The ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia could have continued for another ten years, or even 20, if it wasn’t for Crown Prince Mohammed bin ... Middle East -
Historic day as Saudi women get behind the wheel to drive
Saudi women were officially able to drive at the stroke of midnight on June 24 as a royal decree granting them the right to drivers’ licenses ... Gulf -
Saudi woman takes son on first drive, says ‘having a driver was never a luxury’
A Saudi woman chose to take her son with her during the first journey she took as driver in the kingdom, as a nationwide ban on women driving ended on ... Features -
WATCH: Saudi woman talks empowerment as she takes the driver’s seat
A few hours remain until women will finally able to legally drive in Saudi Arabia. The decision will be enforced on June 24, which will be marked as a ... Features -
An A-Z guide on how Saudi women can obtain their driver’s license
Riyadh - Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of a decades-old ban on female drivers. The decision will be enforced on ... Features -
VIDEO: ‘Trust in God and Drive’ campaigns prepare Saudi women drivers
Riyadh - Hours separate Saudi women from the historic day when they will officially be able to drive their own cars. In the lead up to June 24, ... Features -
VIDEO: Saudi women in drivers’ seats not only in cars, but motorcycles as well
A scene that no one could have imagined several months ago could have even expected to happen: Saudi women training to ride motorcycles in ... Features -
VOX POPS: Saudi women speak on how driving will help in their daily lives
Dammam – Several Saudi women told Al Arabiya English that the decree to grant women driving licenses will help in their daily lives in multiple ... Gulf -
Final countdown as Saudi women prepare to officially get in driver’s seat
Saudi women will officially be in the driver’s seat tomorrow, June 24, when the kingdom lifts its decades-old driving ban. Traffic departments ... Features