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Saudi Woman's Car Set On Fire After Driving Ban Lifted
Saudi police are hunting for arsonists who torched a woman's car, only a week after the kingdom lifted a decades-long ban on female motorists.
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Saudi Reporter Probed For "Indecent Clothes", Leaves Country Amid Outrage
Saudi authorities have launched a probe after a female TV presenter wore "indecent" clothes while reporting on the end of a decades-long woman driving ban, triggering outrage on social media.
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"Look, A Woman Driver!": After Lifting Ban, Saudis Tackle Sexist Backlash
Long relegated to the back seat, Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time this week in a much-awaited rite of passage, but one crucial hurdle remains -- the attitude of men.
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Saudi Businesswoman Aseel Al-Hamad Drives An F1 Car As The Country Lifts Ban On Female Drivers
She was then trained by the Renault Sport Formula One Team engineers and technicians who helped Aseel in getting accustomed to the demanding circuit in a Renault road car before switching to a Formula Renault car and the E20 Formula 1 car in the later part of the day.
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"Magical": A Saudi Arabian Woman Drives A Formula One Car As Ban Ends
From the streets of Saudi Arabia to a French track, women are taking the wheel.
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Saudi Arabian Woman Marks End Of Driving Ban By Getting Behind The Wheel Of Formula One Car
Al-Hamad drove a 2012 car, in which Kimi Raikkonen won that year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as part of a parade of the French manufacturer's cars to mark the return of the race after a 10-year absence.
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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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Who Is Behind The Wheel In A Changing Saudi Arabia?
On Sunday, women will finally be allowed to drive in the kingdom, but it's unclear how much progress is really being made.
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Women In The Driving Seat At Saudi Arabia Car Show
A car show in the Saudi capital is drawing in many women, who from next month will be allowed to drive in the kingdom as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's modernisation plans.
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Saudi Women Will Drive But Face Bumpy Road To Empowerment
Mervat Bukhari, a force of nature draped head-to-toe in Islamic niqab, braved insults and taunts to become the first Saudi woman to work at a gas station, something unimaginable not long ago.
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Saudi Woman Booked For Driving Before Lifting Of Ban
Saudi police have penalised a woman filmed driving a car, a spokesman said on Monday, warning against violations of a ban on female drivers set to be lifted next June.
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'Your Mustang Awaits': Ford's Sweet Surprise For Saudi Woman Activist
Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history.
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Saudi Woman Who Fought For Right To Drive Eyes Next Battle
A Saudi Arabian woman jailed for daring to get behind the wheel was overjoyed on Wednesday with the "historic" news that women will be free to drive cars in her conservative homeland, but said a male guardianship system is still repressing women.
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Saudi Woman's Car Set On Fire After Driving Ban Lifted
Saudi police are hunting for arsonists who torched a woman's car, only a week after the kingdom lifted a decades-long ban on female motorists.
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Saudi Reporter Probed For "Indecent Clothes", Leaves Country Amid Outrage
Saudi authorities have launched a probe after a female TV presenter wore "indecent" clothes while reporting on the end of a decades-long woman driving ban, triggering outrage on social media.
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"Look, A Woman Driver!": After Lifting Ban, Saudis Tackle Sexist Backlash
Long relegated to the back seat, Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time this week in a much-awaited rite of passage, but one crucial hurdle remains -- the attitude of men.
-
Saudi Businesswoman Aseel Al-Hamad Drives An F1 Car As The Country Lifts Ban On Female Drivers
She was then trained by the Renault Sport Formula One Team engineers and technicians who helped Aseel in getting accustomed to the demanding circuit in a Renault road car before switching to a Formula Renault car and the E20 Formula 1 car in the later part of the day.
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"Magical": A Saudi Arabian Woman Drives A Formula One Car As Ban Ends
From the streets of Saudi Arabia to a French track, women are taking the wheel.
-
Saudi Arabian Woman Marks End Of Driving Ban By Getting Behind The Wheel Of Formula One Car
Al-Hamad drove a 2012 car, in which Kimi Raikkonen won that year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as part of a parade of the French manufacturer's cars to mark the return of the race after a 10-year absence.
-
"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.
-
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.
-
Who Is Behind The Wheel In A Changing Saudi Arabia?
On Sunday, women will finally be allowed to drive in the kingdom, but it's unclear how much progress is really being made.
-
Women In The Driving Seat At Saudi Arabia Car Show
A car show in the Saudi capital is drawing in many women, who from next month will be allowed to drive in the kingdom as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's modernisation plans.
-
Saudi Women Will Drive But Face Bumpy Road To Empowerment
Mervat Bukhari, a force of nature draped head-to-toe in Islamic niqab, braved insults and taunts to become the first Saudi woman to work at a gas station, something unimaginable not long ago.
-
Saudi Woman Booked For Driving Before Lifting Of Ban
Saudi police have penalised a woman filmed driving a car, a spokesman said on Monday, warning against violations of a ban on female drivers set to be lifted next June.
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'Your Mustang Awaits': Ford's Sweet Surprise For Saudi Woman Activist
Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history.
-
Saudi Woman Who Fought For Right To Drive Eyes Next Battle
A Saudi Arabian woman jailed for daring to get behind the wheel was overjoyed on Wednesday with the "historic" news that women will be free to drive cars in her conservative homeland, but said a male guardianship system is still repressing women.
