Saudi Arabia enlists women in military for first time
53AM [Updated: Fri Oct 4, 2019 09:59AM ]/ File photo showing veiled Saudi women taking photos of their children during a ceremony celebrating Saudi Arabia's Independence Day in Riyadh in September 23, 2009. (Photo by Reuters)/ The Saudi Defense Ministry has allowed women to be enlisted in its armed forces for the first time in a bid to "empower women" as part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's "Saudi Vision 2030" development plan. The Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported on Thursday that the measure permitted women to ...
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