Overturning Ban, Saudi Arabia Finally Allows Women to Drive
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Saudi Arabia will finally allow women to drive from next June, state media said Tuesday, in a decision that makes the Gulf kingdom the last country in the world to permit women to get behind the wheel.
The announcement comes after a years-long resistance from women's rights activists, some of whom were jailed for defying the ban on female driving.
The decision risks riling religious conservatives and is part of the government's major reform drive, conceived by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
"The royal decree will implement the provisions of traffic regulations, including the issuance of driving licenses for men and women alike," the Saudi Press Agency said.
It added that authorities are aiming to have the necessary arrangements in place by June 2018.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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