Saudi Arabia updates list of domestic labour jobs available to women
Saudi women driving
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Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports
Saudi women secure new right to allow their kids to travel
Saudi mothers will be able to apply for passports for children in their custody and approve travel abroad under new guidelines
Dammam
Female drivers help boost car sales in Saudi Arabia
Leading manufacturers report increased sales in Saudi Arabia since lifting of driving ban in 2018
driving ban
Saudi women use wedding contracts to assert right to drive
Wedding contracts have long been a safety net for brides in the deeply patriarchal society, used to guarantee demands
Ammal Farhat
Women’s car club launched in Saudi Arabia
Volkswagon club created one-year after driving ban in kingdom was lifted
Masaruky
How Uber is trying to attract more Saudi women drivers
Ride-hailing app reveals new feature which provides female drivers with option of connecting with women riders only
economic reforms
Saudi women driving ‘huge’ economic, social changes, says Princess Reem
Exclusive: Princess Dr Reem Bint Mansour Al Saud said that employers previously discriminated against women because they struggled to find transportation
driving schools
Saudi Arabia issued 70,000 driving licences to women since ban
Seven driving schools for women now open across the kingdom
Saudi economy
Over 40,000 licences issued to Saudi women drivers so far
Senior traffic official says Saudi Arabia plans to establish 14 driving schools for women across the country
Saudi Arabia family taxis
Saudi women can now drive family taxis
Female drivers are prohibited from taking on passengers in the absence of an adult Saudi woman, while men and young male children are not allowed to occupy front seats
Aranca
Saudi car sales set to rise 8% on back of new female market
New report says Saudi Arabia’s automotive sector is set for a rapid transformation in the coming years
Auto makers
Safety first for Saudi women as they get behind the wheel
New survey reveals what is most important for Saudi women as they drive cars for the first time in the kingdom
Car Racing
After driving ban ends, Saudi women taste thrill of speed
Women drivers in the conservative kingdom said they are awaiting an expected government decision that would permit them to obtain racing licences
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Video: Women and the Saudi revolution – what it means for females in the kingdom and around the world
Saudi Arabia is one of the most conservative countries in the world. But a social revolution has begun. The Economist’s editor, Zanny Minton Beddoes takes a road-trip around Riyadh to examine what a more moderate Saudi would mean for its women, and the rest of the world.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Steering a new course in Saudi Arabia
With the first female drivers taking to the roads in Saudi Arabia, Arabian Business looks at the range of opportunities that the law change will open up
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Opinion: What next after driving for Saudi women?
The only way is forward for Saudi women, but it is only through more male support that they can truly triumph over enduring restrictions
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Video: The millennial prince running Saudi Arabia
Known as Mr. Everything for his deep influence in all aspects of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is radically changing his country before he even takes his seat on the throne. Bloomberg’s Profiles takes a closer look the most powerful young man in the region.
