Saudi prince: Hey, maybe it's time to let women drive

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a nephew of King Abdullah and advocate of his reforms, said the kingdom could send some 750,000 foreign drivers home if women could drive.

“A lot of Saudi women want to drive their car in line with strict regulations and wearing a headscarf. But now they need a driver … This is an additional burden on households,” he said.

“The Saudi society wants fewer foreign labourers … so why the hesitation, why this hesitation (with women driving cars)? I want answers,” he said.