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Saudi women driving ban lifted

In-depth reporting and analysis from a global perspective. Reaction from a long-time campaigner for Saudi women's right to drive.

The King of Saudi Arabia has issued an order allowing women to drive for the first time. We hear reaction and ask if the move is the beginning of wider change in the Kingdom.
The French president presents his vision for European reform, but will Europeans rally behind it? An FDP MP tells us her party is not in favour of more European integration.
Britain's EU Commissioner talks to us about safety and security in Europe after Brexit.
And we hear why for some Italians, the cult of Mussolini is back.

(Picture: Saudi activist Manal Al Sharif Credit: Getty Images/Marwan Naamani).

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  • Tue 26 Sep 2017 22:00

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