Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women driving

Bà Aziza Yousef lái xe ở Riyadh, Saudi Arabia năm 2014 để phản đối lệnh cấm lái xe

Bà Aziza Yousef lái xe ở Riyadh, Saudi Arabia năm 2014 để phản đối lệnh cấm lái xe Source: AAP

Saudi Arabia is to allow women to drive from next June in an historic decision. The ban on women driving has been widely seen as a symbol of repression of women in the ultra-conservative Kingdom, the last country in the world to permit women behind the wheel.


The ban on women driving has been widely seen as a symbol of repression of women in the ultra-conservative Kingdom, which is the last country in the world to permit women behind the wheel.


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