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Duke Who Organised Queen's Funeral Banned From Driving
The British aristocrat who organised Queen Elizabeth II's funeral was banned from driving on Monday, despite arguing that he needed his car to arrange King Charles III's coronation.
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David Beckham Receives A 6 Month Driving Ban For Using Mobile Phone Behind The Wheel
English footballer David Beckham has been handed a six-month driving ban for using his mobile when he was behind the wheel. The former England captain pleaded guilty to the charge after he was photographed by a member of the public holding a phone as he drove his Bentley in "slow moving" traffic in London on November 21, last year. Beckham was at B...
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David Beckham Gets 6-Month Ban For Using Phone While Driving
Former England footballer David Beckham was on Thursday disqualified from driving for six months after using his phone while behind the wheel.
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After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women Now Head To Race Tracks
Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of dust billowing from the back.
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"Look, A Woman Driver!": After Lifting Ban, Saudis Tackle Sexist Backlash
Long relegated to the back seat, Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time this week in a much-awaited rite of passage, but one crucial hurdle remains -- the attitude of men.
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Viral: As Saudi Women Got Behind The Wheel, Cops Welcomed Them With Roses
Among those who cheered the end of ban on women drivers were some Saudi police officers who handed out roses to the new drivers. Images of the uniformed officers handing out flowers to women drivers began circulating on social media shortly after the ban was lifted.
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Meet The Saudi Women Who Fought For Right To Drive And Are Paying Dearly
"Were our efforts the reason the ban was lifted? Or was it a decision that had been made regardless of our struggles?"
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Saudi Women Gear Up For New Freedom As Driving Ban Ends Tomorrow
Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom.
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Why Some Saudi Women Will Keep Their Driving Licences a Secret
Saudi Arabia's monarch may have opened the door for Saudi women like Shahd to start driving, but she still needs to sneak out of the house to take lessons.
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Saudi Women Rev Up Motorbikes As End To Driving Ban Nears
Many women fear they are still easy prey for conservatives in a nation where male "guardians" -- their fathers, husbands or other relatives -- can exercise arbitrary authority to make decisions on their behalf. "Expect more accidents" because of women is a common refrain in an avalanche of sexist comments on Twitter.
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Saudi Arrests Drive Home The Message That Change Comes From The Top
Saudi Arabia this week branded its most iconic women's rights advocates as "traitors", sending what analysts and activists say is an unmistakeable message: future change comes only from the throne.
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Saudi Arabia Said To Detain Women's Rights Advocates Who Challenged Driving Ban
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have detained at least five prominent human-rights activists, including women who for years campaigned to win Saudi women the right to drive, according to people with knowledge of the arrests.
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Driving Not Be All Of Women's Rights, Saudi Working On Deeper Issues: Top Female Official
Saudi Arabia is working to address deeper issues on the path to women's rights after allowing them to drive and attend soccer matches, one of the kingdom's top female officials said Wednesday.
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Paris Enforces Day-Long Partial Driving Ban; 50 Per Cent Cars to Go Off Roads
Only vehicles with number plates ending in an odd number will be allowed to drive, though exceptions exist for vehicles like taxis, electric cars and ambulances.
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Saudi writer who opposed ban on women driving held
Human Rights Watch says a Saudi schoolteacher who supported ending his country's ban on women driving has been detained.
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Duke Who Organised Queen's Funeral Banned From Driving
The British aristocrat who organised Queen Elizabeth II's funeral was banned from driving on Monday, despite arguing that he needed his car to arrange King Charles III's coronation.
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David Beckham Receives A 6 Month Driving Ban For Using Mobile Phone Behind The Wheel
English footballer David Beckham has been handed a six-month driving ban for using his mobile when he was behind the wheel. The former England captain pleaded guilty to the charge after he was photographed by a member of the public holding a phone as he drove his Bentley in "slow moving" traffic in London on November 21, last year. Beckham was at B...
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David Beckham Gets 6-Month Ban For Using Phone While Driving
Former England footballer David Beckham was on Thursday disqualified from driving for six months after using his phone while behind the wheel.
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After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women Now Head To Race Tracks
Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of dust billowing from the back.
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"Look, A Woman Driver!": After Lifting Ban, Saudis Tackle Sexist Backlash
Long relegated to the back seat, Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time this week in a much-awaited rite of passage, but one crucial hurdle remains -- the attitude of men.
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Viral: As Saudi Women Got Behind The Wheel, Cops Welcomed Them With Roses
Among those who cheered the end of ban on women drivers were some Saudi police officers who handed out roses to the new drivers. Images of the uniformed officers handing out flowers to women drivers began circulating on social media shortly after the ban was lifted.
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Meet The Saudi Women Who Fought For Right To Drive And Are Paying Dearly
"Were our efforts the reason the ban was lifted? Or was it a decision that had been made regardless of our struggles?"
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Saudi Women Gear Up For New Freedom As Driving Ban Ends Tomorrow
Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom.
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Why Some Saudi Women Will Keep Their Driving Licences a Secret
Saudi Arabia's monarch may have opened the door for Saudi women like Shahd to start driving, but she still needs to sneak out of the house to take lessons.
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Saudi Women Rev Up Motorbikes As End To Driving Ban Nears
Many women fear they are still easy prey for conservatives in a nation where male "guardians" -- their fathers, husbands or other relatives -- can exercise arbitrary authority to make decisions on their behalf. "Expect more accidents" because of women is a common refrain in an avalanche of sexist comments on Twitter.
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Saudi Arrests Drive Home The Message That Change Comes From The Top
Saudi Arabia this week branded its most iconic women's rights advocates as "traitors", sending what analysts and activists say is an unmistakeable message: future change comes only from the throne.
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Saudi Arabia Said To Detain Women's Rights Advocates Who Challenged Driving Ban
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have detained at least five prominent human-rights activists, including women who for years campaigned to win Saudi women the right to drive, according to people with knowledge of the arrests.
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Driving Not Be All Of Women's Rights, Saudi Working On Deeper Issues: Top Female Official
Saudi Arabia is working to address deeper issues on the path to women's rights after allowing them to drive and attend soccer matches, one of the kingdom's top female officials said Wednesday.
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Paris Enforces Day-Long Partial Driving Ban; 50 Per Cent Cars to Go Off Roads
Only vehicles with number plates ending in an odd number will be allowed to drive, though exceptions exist for vehicles like taxis, electric cars and ambulances.
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Saudi writer who opposed ban on women driving held
Human Rights Watch says a Saudi schoolteacher who supported ending his country's ban on women driving has been detained.
