Saudi Arabia takes another historic decision

Saudi Arabia takes another historic decision

Saudi Arabia’s has introduced major reforms in the country in the past year, including allowing women to drive later this year and attending football matches at stadiums, but the country’s recent announcement has made headlines all over.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia has announced military job opportunities for women.

All Saudi women, who meet the requirements, are allowed to apply for vacancies, involving mainly security roles until Thursday, the report says.

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Their service would be located in the provinces of Riyadh, Makkah, Al-Qassim and Madinah.

The 12-point criterion list includes Saudi citizens aged between 25 and 35, have a high-school diploma.

The requirements also include that women and their male guardians, who could be their husband, father, brother or son, must also have a place of residence in the same province where the job is.

Earlier this year, Saudi Ministry of Justice introduced a reform in the divorce law that halted the issuance of verdicts that force the wife to return to her husband’s home. All cases under the bracket “house of obedience” have been cancelled, as reported in Okaz.