- RIYADH: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on Wednesday that lifting the ban on women’s driving would be a quick first step to reduce the Kingdom's dependence on millions of foreign workers.
Prince Alwaleed said the Kingdom could send some 750,000 foreign drivers home if women could drive.
"A lot of Saudi women want to drive their car in line with strict regulations and wearing a headscarf. But now they need a driver ... This is an additional burden on households," he said.
"The Saudi society wants fewer foreign laborers ... so why the hesitation, why this hesitation (with women driving cars)?" he said.
The ban could only be lifted by the government in consultation with the country's top Islamic scholars.
