Saudi Women Can Join Military in Latest Widening of Rights

Saudi army officers walk past F-15 fighter jets, GBU bombs and missiles displayed during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the King Faisal Air Academy at King Salman airbase in Riyadh on January 25, 2017. — Saudi army officers walk past F-15 fighter jets, GBU bombs and missiles displayed during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the King Faisal Air Academy at King Salman airbase in Riyadh on January 25, 2017.Photographer: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images

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By Sylvia Westall

February 21, 2021 at 3:37 AM EST

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Women in Saudi Arabia can now take up arms and enter the military, the latest profession in the kingdom to open up to female recruits.

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