After Saudi Arabia's Lift On Ban, A University Promises To Open A Driving School For Women

Princess Nourah University in Saudi Arabia has said that it will open a driving school for women. The good news comes after the conservative nation lifted the ban on women driving.

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On Saturday, the women's university?said, "Princess Nourah University is preparing to set up a driving school in cooperation with the relevant authorities. This is the first such announcement following this week's order by King Salman to allow women to drive."

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The Gulf nation was the only country in the world that prohibited women from driving. Because the ban had become a global symbol of women repression, it came as a huge surprise for activists who had long fought the ban.?

Saudi Arabia lifted the ban on Tuesday claiming that it would allow driving permits for women under a royal decree that will come into effect in June.?