Saudi Women Hit The Roads After Driving Ban Is Lifted

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Sun, 06/24/2018 - 1:27am

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi women steered their cars through busy streets for the first time on Sunday after the world's last remaining ban on women driving was lifted. It's a historic moment for women who have had to rely on their husbands, fathers, brothers and drivers to run basic errands, get to work, visit friends or even drop kids off at school.Read more on NewsOK.com

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