Riyadh Oct 1 (IANS) A university in Saudi Arabia has said it will open a driving school for women the first time in the country after a ban on women driving was lifted reports said on Sunday.
"Princess Nourah University is preparing to set up a driving school in cooperation with the relevant authorities " the women s university said.
"This is the first such announcement following this week s order by King Salman to allow women to drive " it said.
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said it would allow driving permits for women under a royal decree to take effect next June Xinhua news agency reported.
Princess Nourah University says it has more than 60 000 female students in Riyadh and other cities.
Tuesday s decision is expected to push women into the workforce and boost car sales especially in the coming months before a scheduled imposition of a government value-added tax in January 2018.
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