DUBAI: US presidential daughter Ivanka Trump has congratulated 抖阴短视频n women after King Salman issued an order allowing them to get behind the wheel.
鈥淭oday was a historic day for women in 抖阴短视频 as a decree was announced to lift the ban on women drivers. #SaudiArabia,鈥� Ivanka, who has 4.62 million followers, posted on Twitter.
King Salman鈥檚 decree orders the formation of a ministerial body to advise on the practicalities of the edict within 30 days and to ensure the full implementation of the order by June 2018.
The prohibition, long-considered as a social issue in the Kingdom, has been the center of extensive debate in government, media and social circles.
鈥淭his important step in the right direction! #SaudiArabia,鈥� Ivanka tweeted.
Ivanka describes herself as an 鈥渁dvocate for the education & empowerment of women & girls鈥� in her Twitter account.
UN-Secretary General Antonio Guterres, on his official Twitter account, also chimed in, and described the Kingdom鈥檚 decision to allow women as an 鈥渋mportant step in the right direction.鈥�