Saudi Women Driving Ban
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Saudi Women Use Wedding Contracts To Assert Right To Drive
- Monday June 24, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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
- Friday September 14, 2018
- World News | ANI
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
- Tuesday August 28, 2018
- AFP
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.
- www.carandbike.com
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After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women Now Head To Race Tracks
- Tuesday August 28, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of dust billowing from the back.
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After Driving Reform, Saudi Women To Become Notaries For The First Time
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Women in Saudi Arabia have for the first time been allowed to become notaries, with 12 granted permission to start working in the profession, the justice ministry said Monday.
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"Look, A Woman Driver!": After Lifting Ban, Saudis Tackle Sexist Backlash
- Tuesday June 26, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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 Arabia's $90 Billion Reason To Allow Women Driving
- Monday June 25, 2018
- World News | Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg
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
- Monday June 25, 2018
- Offbeat | Written By Meghna Nijhawan
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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'Because I Can': Ride-Hailing App Welcomes Saudi Women Drivers
- Monday June 25, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem.
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"Magical": A Saudi Arabian Woman Drives A Formula One Car As Ban Ends
- Monday June 25, 2018
- World News | Cindy Boren, The Washington Post
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
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- Tanya Rudra
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
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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As Saudi Ends Ban, Riyadh Erupts In Midnight Cheers For A Woman In A Car
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meet The Saudi Women Who Fought For Right To Drive And Are Paying Dearly
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post
"Were our efforts the reason the ban was lifted? Or was it a decision that had been made regardless of our struggles?"
- www.ndtv.com
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"We No Longer Need A Man": Saudi Women Driving Ban Ends
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Saudi Women Use Wedding Contracts To Assert Right To Drive
- Monday June 24, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Airline Seeks Saudi Women Pilots, Flight Attendants. Nearly 1,000 Apply
- Friday September 14, 2018
- World News | ANI
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women Taste Thrill Of Speed
- Tuesday August 28, 2018
- AFP
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.
- www.carandbike.com
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After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women Now Head To Race Tracks
- Tuesday August 28, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of dust billowing from the back.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Driving Reform, Saudi Women To Become Notaries For The First Time
- Tuesday July 10, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Women in Saudi Arabia have for the first time been allowed to become notaries, with 12 granted permission to start working in the profession, the justice ministry said Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Look, A Woman Driver!": After Lifting Ban, Saudis Tackle Sexist Backlash
- Tuesday June 26, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Saudi Arabia's $90 Billion Reason To Allow Women Driving
- Monday June 25, 2018
- World News | Zainab Fattah, Bloomberg
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Viral: As Saudi Women Got Behind The Wheel, Cops Welcomed Them With Roses
- Monday June 25, 2018
- Offbeat | Written By Meghna Nijhawan
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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'Because I Can': Ride-Hailing App Welcomes Saudi Women Drivers
- Monday June 25, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Magical": A Saudi Arabian Woman Drives A Formula One Car As Ban Ends
- Monday June 25, 2018
- World News | Cindy Boren, The Washington Post
From the streets of Saudi Arabia to a French track, women are taking the wheel.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Saudi Arabian Woman Marks End Of Driving Ban By Getting Behind The Wheel Of Formula One Car
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- Tanya Rudra
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.
- sports.ndtv.com
-
"Feel Like A Bird": Saudi Arabia Woman Shares First Drive Experience
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
As Saudi Ends Ban, Riyadh Erupts In Midnight Cheers For A Woman In A Car
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Meet The Saudi Women Who Fought For Right To Drive And Are Paying Dearly
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Kareem Fahim, The Washington Post
"Were our efforts the reason the ban was lifted? Or was it a decision that had been made regardless of our struggles?"
- www.ndtv.com
-
"We No Longer Need A Man": Saudi Women Driving Ban Ends
- Sunday June 24, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com