'Because I can': ride-hailing app welcomes Saudi women drivers

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  • The Dubai-based ride-hailing app, along with global behemoth Uber, reacted to Saudi King Salman's September announcement of an end to the kingdom's ban on female motorists by saying it would hire women in the conservative kingdom.

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