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FINALLY: Saudi Arabia Says Women Will Be Allowed To Get Drivers Licenses

Emily Zanotti

In a shocking turn of events that surprised even foreign policy experts, Saudi Arabia says it will change it’s rules and allow women to obtain drivers’ licenses and to drive.

Saudi Arabia was, until Tuesday, the only country in the world that actively prohibited women from getting behind the wheel. There are many countries where women’s rights are severely curtailed, but Saudi Arabia was the only remaining nation that restricted freedom of movement completely.

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