Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, BBC reports.
Saudi Arabia to Allow Women Drive for the First Time
STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 27, ARTSAKHPRESS: The Gulf kingdom is the only country in the world that bans women from driving.
Campaigner Sahar Nassif told the BBC from Jeddah that she was "very, very excited - jumping up and down and laughing".
"I'm going to buy my dream car, a convertible Mustang, and it's going to be black and yellow!"
The country's US ambassador, Prince Khaled bin Salman, confirmed that women would not have to get male permission to take driving lessons, and would be able to drive anywhere they liked.
