For the first time ever, women in Saudi Arabia are voting in their country's local elections and have stood as candidates. From what I've been able to gather, this is only the third time the kingdom has held elections.
Read more at Sky News, The Telegraph, BBC News, The Jerusalem Post and NBC News (who list Reuters as their source).
In a related development reported by The Jerusalem Post, Uber is offering women (who in Saudi Arabia still aren't allowed to drive) free rides to polling places.
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