JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia's bid to employ its booming female workforce.
Raneem Azzouz drives a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on Jan. 22, 2023. AFP PHOTO
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia's bid to employ its booming female workforce.