Saudi Arabia just officially licensed its first female drivers
Saudi Arabia on Monday issued its first-ever driving licenses to women, granting 10 Saudi women with Kingdom-approved licenses. The cards, doled out by Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Traffic, will allow women to drive in the Kingdom.
The women were already in possession of foreign driving licenses, Arab News explains, and those foreign licenses will be replaced by Saudi ones. The women were subject to a practical driving test before eventually receiving their new licenses Monday.
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