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\nSaudi women are officially allowed to get behind the wheel, after a decades-old driving ban was lifted.
\nThe change was announced last September and Saudi Arabia issued the first licences to women earlier this month.
\nIt was the only country left in the world where women could not drive and families had to hire private chauffeurs for female relatives.
\n
\nSource : arabianbusiness.com
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