Saudi Women Driving

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  Behind The Wheel, A Year On: Saudi Women Savour New Freedom

  Buckling up in a pearl-silver Lexus, Sabeeha al-Fakher takes the wheel and relegates her son to the passenger seat, a role reversal the 68-year-old Saudi widow never imagined would be possible in her lifetime.

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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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  'Because I Can': Ride-Hailing App Welcomes Saudi Women Drivers

  Reem Farahat waited for a ride request. Her phone pinged. "I've already cried twice," she said, heading out to work as one of Saudi Arabia's first female drivers for Careem.

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  As Saudi Ends Ban, Riyadh Erupts In Midnight Cheers For A Woman In A Car

  Every few metres someone -- a newlywed couple, a group of young girls with balloons -- stops Samar Almogren to cheer her on or flash her a thumbs-up.

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  First Saudi Women Get Driving Licenses

  Authorities started swapping international licenses for Saudi ones in multiple locations across the kingdom, with women applicants made to undergo a practical test.

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  In Harsh Saudi Crackdown, Famous Feminists Are Branded As 'Traitors'

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has cast himself as a reformer, advocating equality for women and granting them the right to drive.

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  'Your Mustang Awaits': Ford's Sweet Surprise For Saudi Woman Activist

  Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history.

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  Saudi Women To Be Allowed To Drive From Age 18, Same As Men

  Saudi women will be allowed to drive from the age of 18, a government spokesman said on Thursday, partially allaying speculation they could still face tighter controls than men when finally allowed behind the wheel.

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  Saudi Woman Who Fought For Right To Drive Eyes Next Battle

  A Saudi Arabian woman jailed for daring to get behind the wheel was overjoyed on Wednesday with the "historic" news that women will be free to drive cars in her conservative homeland, but said a male guardianship system is still repressing women.

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  Donald Trump Hails Saudi Arabia 'Positive Step' Allowing Women To Drive

  US President Donald Trump congratulated Saudi Arabia Tuesday for its decision to join the rest of the world in allowing women to drive, calling it a "positive step" for the ultra-conservative kingdom.

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  Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Says Women Must Drive

  An outspoken billionaire Saudi prince has called for an "urgent" end to his country's ban on women driving.

• Saudi women in new drive to get behind the wheel

  Saudi women activists have relaunched a campaign for the right to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, urging women to get behind the wheel on December 28.

• 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.

• US backs rights of women in ally Saudi to drive

  The United States said on Monday it supports the "universal rights" of women to drive in Saudi Arabia, after a weekend protest there saw several women defy the law by taking the steering wheel.

• Saudi 'no woman, no drive' mockery video goes viral

  A Saudi video mocking the kingdom's unique ban on female driving has gone viral, featuring a male performer singing "no woman, no drive", an adaptation of Bob Marley's famous song.