2010 in Saudi Arabia explained

The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Saudi Arabia.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Abdullah

• Crown Prince

Sultan

Events

• In February, the Saudi government allowed female lawyers to represent women in family court.^[1]
• In April, a new form of ID card was released that allowed women to travel to countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council without needing male permission to apply for it. However, permission was still required for them to travel abroad.^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: 2010-02-21 . Saudi women to win court access . en-GB . 2022-07-20.
2. News: 3 April 2010 . Saudi women to get new ID cards for GCC travel . Arabian Business . 19 July 2022.