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Saudi Women Use Wedding Contracts To Assert Right To Drive
Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law -- her right to drive.
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Airline Seeks Saudi Women Pilots, Flight Attendants. Nearly 1,000 Apply
In June, Saudi Arabia ended a long-standing ban on women driving cars as Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman seeks to improve women's participation in the workforce.
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After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women Taste Thrill Of Speed
Speed-crazed women drivers are bound to turn heads in the deeply conservative desert kingdom, which overturned the world's only ban on female motorists in June as part of a much-hyped liberalisation drive led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Saudi Arabia's $90 Billion Reason To Allow Women Driving
Allowing Saudi women to drive could help the kingdom reap as much income as selling shares in Saudi Aramco. The move, which went into effect on Sunday, could add as much as $90 billion to economic output by 2030, with the benefits extending beyond that date, according to Bloomberg Economics.
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Viral: As Saudi Women Got Behind The Wheel, Cops Welcomed Them With Roses
Among those who cheered the end of ban on women drivers were some Saudi police officers who handed out roses to the new drivers. Images of the uniformed officers handing out flowers to women drivers began circulating on social media shortly after the ban was lifted.
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"Feel Like A Bird": Saudi Arabia Woman Shares First Drive Experience
Saudi Arabia ended its longstanding ban on women driving on Sunday -- and the second the clock struck midnight, women across the country started their engines.
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As Saudi Ends Ban, Riyadh Erupts In Midnight Cheers For A Woman In A Car
Every few metres someone -- a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons -- stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her a thumbs-up.
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"We No Longer Need A Man": Saudi Women Driving Ban Ends
Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive from Sunday, overturning the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform that is expected to usher in a new era of social mobility.
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Saudi Women Gear Up For New Freedom As Driving Ban Ends Tomorrow
Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom.
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Two More Women Activists Arrested In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has arrested two more women's rights activists, in an "unrelenting crackdown" just days before the kingdom ends a decades-long ban on female motorists, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
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Saudi Women Rev Up Motorbikes As End To Driving Ban Nears
Overturning the world's only ban on female drivers, long a symbol of repression against women, is the most striking reform yet launched by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Saudi Women Rev Up Motorbikes As End To Driving Ban Nears
Many women fear they are still easy prey for conservatives in a nation where male "guardians" -- their fathers, husbands or other relatives -- can exercise arbitrary authority to make decisions on their behalf. "Expect more accidents" because of women is a common refrain in an avalanche of sexist comments on Twitter.
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Ten Women Got Saudi Driver's Licenses. Those Who Campaigned Are In Jail
Ten women in Saudi Arabia were issued driver's licenses this week, the first women in decades to be given the paperwork that will allow them to legally drive in the kingdom. The women already had valid licenses from other countries, which allowed them to qualify for Saudi licenses ahead of June 24, when a countrywide ban on women driving will be re...
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Saudi Arabia Frees 4 Women's Rights Activists, Associates Say
Saudi Arabia has released four women's rights activists who were among a group arrested last week, a month before a ban on women driving is set to end, fellow activists and Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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Driving Not Be All Of Women's Rights, Saudi Working On Deeper Issues: Top Female Official
Saudi Arabia is working to address deeper issues on the path to women's rights after allowing them to drive and attend soccer matches, one of the kingdom's top female officials said Wednesday.
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Saudi Women Use Wedding Contracts To Assert Right To Drive
Saudi salesman Majd had just begun his wedding preparations when his fiancee sought to enshrine in their marriage contract a condition already guaranteed by law -- her right to drive.
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Airline Seeks Saudi Women Pilots, Flight Attendants. Nearly 1,000 Apply
In June, Saudi Arabia ended a long-standing ban on women driving cars as Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman seeks to improve women's participation in the workforce.
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After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women Taste Thrill Of Speed
Speed-crazed women drivers are bound to turn heads in the deeply conservative desert kingdom, which overturned the world's only ban on female motorists in June as part of a much-hyped liberalisation drive led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
-
Saudi Arabia's $90 Billion Reason To Allow Women Driving
Allowing Saudi women to drive could help the kingdom reap as much income as selling shares in Saudi Aramco. The move, which went into effect on Sunday, could add as much as $90 billion to economic output by 2030, with the benefits extending beyond that date, according to Bloomberg Economics.
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Viral: As Saudi Women Got Behind The Wheel, Cops Welcomed Them With Roses
Among those who cheered the end of ban on women drivers were some Saudi police officers who handed out roses to the new drivers. Images of the uniformed officers handing out flowers to women drivers began circulating on social media shortly after the ban was lifted.
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"Feel Like A Bird": Saudi Arabia Woman Shares First Drive Experience
Saudi Arabia ended its longstanding ban on women driving on Sunday -- and the second the clock struck midnight, women across the country started their engines.
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As Saudi Ends Ban, Riyadh Erupts In Midnight Cheers For A Woman In A Car
Every few metres someone -- a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons -- stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her a thumbs-up.
-
"We No Longer Need A Man": Saudi Women Driving Ban Ends
Saudi Arabia allowed women to drive from Sunday, overturning the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform that is expected to usher in a new era of social mobility.
-
Saudi Women Gear Up For New Freedom As Driving Ban Ends Tomorrow
Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom.
-
Two More Women Activists Arrested In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has arrested two more women's rights activists, in an "unrelenting crackdown" just days before the kingdom ends a decades-long ban on female motorists, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
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Saudi Women Rev Up Motorbikes As End To Driving Ban Nears
Overturning the world's only ban on female drivers, long a symbol of repression against women, is the most striking reform yet launched by powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Saudi Women Rev Up Motorbikes As End To Driving Ban Nears
Many women fear they are still easy prey for conservatives in a nation where male "guardians" -- their fathers, husbands or other relatives -- can exercise arbitrary authority to make decisions on their behalf. "Expect more accidents" because of women is a common refrain in an avalanche of sexist comments on Twitter.
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Ten Women Got Saudi Driver's Licenses. Those Who Campaigned Are In Jail
Ten women in Saudi Arabia were issued driver's licenses this week, the first women in decades to be given the paperwork that will allow them to legally drive in the kingdom. The women already had valid licenses from other countries, which allowed them to qualify for Saudi licenses ahead of June 24, when a countrywide ban on women driving will be re...
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Saudi Arabia Frees 4 Women's Rights Activists, Associates Say
Saudi Arabia has released four women's rights activists who were among a group arrested last week, a month before a ban on women driving is set to end, fellow activists and Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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Driving Not Be All Of Women's Rights, Saudi Working On Deeper Issues: Top Female Official
Saudi Arabia is working to address deeper issues on the path to women's rights after allowing them to drive and attend soccer matches, one of the kingdom's top female officials said Wednesday.
