Saudi women take victory lap as driving ban ends
By Stephen Kalin and Sarah DadouchRIYADH (Reuters) - Women in Saudi Arabia hit the roads on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom."Yesterday we sat there," she added, pointing to the back. The ban's end, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his powerful son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a bid to transform the eco
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