Today, Saudi women drove without risking jail time for the first time. At the stroke of midnight Sunday, women in Saudi Arabia got behind the wheels of their cars and drove in the streets of the ...

It's rare that we have enough foresight to determine which moments in time will prove to be historical turning points for societal change. But when the kingdom of Saudi Arabia allowed women to begin ...

In Saudi Women’s Driving School, her new one-hour documentary premiering on HBO tonight, director Erica Gornall explores a world she’s aware that most audiences here are unfamiliar with, that of the ...

Saudi women drivers took to the roads legally Sunday for the first time in the kingdom's history, as its decades-old ban on women driving finally lifted. The end of the controversial ban brings the ...

Since a late 1950s royal decree, women have not been allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. It’s a part of the larger guardianship system in the country, where even grown women have to clear just about ...

Reporting from Beirut — From the very first day 31-year-old Salma Barakati got behind the wheel of her car after Saudi Arabia lifted the ban on women driving, the men in her village near Mecca would ...

Norma Adrianzen has her foot on the gas pedal of history. With the decades-long ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia now lifted, the Newport Beach-based driving instructor is one of just three women ...

Reporting from Beirut — It was late Saturday when Maha Aqeel joined 14 other women at a friend’s place in their hometown of Jidda, Saudi Arabia. A bit before midnight, they piled into five cars, ...

Just touched down in Saudi Arabia and eager to get behind the wheel? Whether you're planning to navigate Riyadh's busy streets or take a leisurely drive through Jeddah, your first step is to figure ...