A group of women in Saudi Arabia is for the first time to lobby the kingdom's government for the right to drive cars.
The current driving ban applies to all women in Saudi Arabia, whatever their nationality.
It was originally unofficial, but became law after an incident in 1990, when 47 women challenged the authorities by taking their families' cars out for a drive.
King Abdullah has in the past said that he thought a day would eventually come when Saudi women were allowed drive.
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