Saudi Arabia issues its first driver's licenses to women

Saudi Arabia’s controversial ban on women drivers will lift on June 24, and 10 women have already picked their licenses up.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), women holding kingdom-approved international licenses Monday started trading them in for national ones from the General Traffic Directorate (GDT).

“The exchange process is taking place on various spots around the kingdom to lay the ground for women sitting behind the wheels on the roads — a turning point set to be actualised on June 24,” read an SPA statement.

Arab News shared a video of one of the first licenses issued in Riyadh, in which a woman receives her Saudi license from GDT officials. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Saudi Arabia issues its first driver's licenses to women