Sputnik - Women from Saudi Arabia will be able to drive cars and cross into neighboring Bahrain by car without men on June 24, when the permission to drive cars for Saudi women officially comes into force, Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain Abdullah bin Abdulmalik Al-Sheikh said. "Saudi women have the right toindependently cross bycar intoBahrain ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) Saudi authorities are reassessing a controversial ban on the right for women to drive in the ultra conservative kingdom. The issue is being discussed, and expect a good outcome," Prince Mohammed bin Nayef said, according to Aziza al-Yusef who met him along with fellow activist Hala al-Dosari. Yusef said the meeting took ...

Activists in Saudi Arabia have begun a new campaign against the government ban on driving by females, calling on women to observe a day of defiance next month against the restriction. The October 26 Driving campaign said on Monday that it had gathered 8,700 signatures for its online petition published on September 21, Reuters reported. The campaign ...