RIYADH: It's only for women over 30, who must be off the road by 8pm and cannot wear makeup behind the wheel. But it's still a startling shift. The Saudi king's advisory council has recommended that the government lift its ban on female drivers, a member of the council said on Friday.
Ovo je dio clanka objavljenog u novembru 2014. god.
Zadnja innformacija je da je KSA uvela pilot program obuke zena vozaca.
Da li se Saudijska Arabija mijenja? Dvojica princeva kako ih popularno zovu su voljni da pokrenu relativno krupne promjene.
Pored tabua zvanog zene-vozaci, izgradjen je impozantan trzno-zabavni centar sjeverno od grada Rabigh. Rabigh je inace prava rupa koja se u Evropi tesko moze nazvati gradom. Ali, spomenuti centar je nesto relativno novo sa KSA.
Procjene su da sa promjenama elita nece imati prevelike probleme u privikavanju s obzirom da preko vikenda u Bahreinu i Dubaiju traze ono sto ne mogu dobiti u svojoj zemlji, tako da bi im zabranjeno voce bilo na dohvat ruke.
Gojeni H wrote:
The political rise of Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdelaziz Al-Saud (MBS) has been exceptionally swift, propelled by his close relationship with his father, King Salman. He had already been gaining in power and influence before his father’s accession, particularly at the defence ministry, where he had no formal role but considerable influence; once his father became king, he not only took over the ministry, but was named chief of the Royal Court, president of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, special adviser to the king, and member of the Council of Political and Security Affairs.
To those he now adds deputy crown prince, second deputy premier, and president of the Supreme Council for Aramco; to counterbalance his gains, he is no longer chief of the Royal Court, though he will hardly want for access to his father. MBS is still very young.
He is generally thought to be in his early to mid-30s, though some say late 20s (the unusual absence of a birth date on his official biographies suggest he may not want the extent of his youth to be known). He is the eldest son of Salman’s second wife, Fahda Bint Falah Al-Hithlain; the Hithlain were supporters of the Al-Saud in the 20th century and married extensively into the family.
Married to Reema, a daughter of his uncle Mashour Bin Abdelaziz, since 2008, he has several full brothers and sisters, though none are prominent; the best known is Turki Bin Salman, formerly chairman of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group, which publishes Asharq Al-Awsat. King Salman’s other high-profile sons – Abdelaziz (deputy minister of oil), Sultan (chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities) and Faisal (governor of Medina) – were all born to a different mother, Sultana Al-Sudairi, who died in 2011.
MBS is seen as energetic, effective and willing to stand up to his father, though several sources have questioned his lack of education and integrity. His ambition is becoming increasingly clear, and his willingness to be seen as responsible for launching airstrikes on Yemen suggest a man of action rather than diplomacy.
Unlike Mohammed Bin Nayef, he has not yet built himself international networks, and it will be interesting to see if he attempts to do so now that he is second in line to the throne.
MBS, who like many of the younger princes has a lot of business interests, was secretary-general of the Riyadh Competitiveness Centre from around 2010, when his father was still governor of the province, and even then was actively seeking a more public profile. He was a special adviser to his father while the latter was governor and, in March 2013, by which time Salman was crown prince, he was named head of the Crown Prince’s Court and
special adviser (filling the position vacated when Prince Saud Bin Nayef became governor of Eastern Province). In April 2014, he was named a state minister and member of the cabinet. Despite not having a formal role at the defence ministry, there were rumours about his involvement in the removal of at least two deputy defence ministers.
