First Saudi women get driving licences
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, state media reported.
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Monday began issuing its first driving licences to women in decades, state media reported.
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The move comes as Saudi Arabia, the only country in the world where women are not allowed drive, prepares to lift its decades-long ban on female drivers on June 24.
SPA said authorities started swapping international licences for Saudi ones in multiple locations across the kingdom, with women applicants made to undergo a "practical test".
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