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Driving lesson selfie causes Saudi uproar

A selfie of a smiling man teaching his wife to drive in an empty car park has caused a storm on social media. The reason? It was taken in Saudi Arabia - where it's still illegal for women to take the wheel. That will change next year though after a controversial decree issued by the king a few days ago. The man in the photo is Faisal BaDughaish. He told the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Emilio San Pedro that his family were making plans as soon as the news came through:

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