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Another small win for Saudi women: <\/strong>Nearly a month<\/a>after the kingdom said it would grant (one day) women the right to drive, the Saudi crown has decided to lift a ban that had prohibited women from entering stadiums and attending public sporting events,Al Arabiya reports<\/a>. Three stadiums \u2014 one each in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam \u2014 will open to women in early 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another small win for Saudi women: Nearly a monthafter the kingdom said it would grant (one day) women the right to drive, the Saudi crown has decided to lift a ban that had prohibited women from entering stadiums and attending public sporting events,Al Arabiya reports. 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