ADVERTISEMENTA royal decree allowing women in Saudi Arabia to drive for the first time has been welcomed by rights groups.
The order issued by King Salman is to be implemented by June next year.
In the decree, King Salman spoke of the “negative consequences of not allowing women to drive” and “the positive aspects of allowing it”.
The kingdom has long been the only state in the world where women are prohibited from driving, and the ban has been the subject of extensive protests in and…
