Name: Saudi Arabia allowing women to drive is a victory that needs to be celebrated
Uploaded: 2017-10-07T12:44:05+0000
Channel: Radhika Bhalla
Description: The move is part of a larger plan to reform and transform the Saudi economy by 2030.

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The move is part of a larger plan to reform and transform the Saudi economy by 2030.

&lt;p id='p_1'&gt;In a reversal of a long-standing rule, Saudi Arabia has announced that it will now allow women to drive. In a royal decree signed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the formation of a committee has been ordered to&amp;nbsp;oversee the implementation of this right,&amp;nbsp;which will be effective by June 24, 2018.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p id='p_2'&gt;People across the world have hailed this news as a step in the right direction, and it really is. Spearheaded by the 32-year-old Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, this move is part of a larger plan to reform and transform the Saudi economy by 2030.&lt;/p&gt;