{"id":1467,"date":"2018-02-27T05:59:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T05:59:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-02-27T05:59:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T05:59:08","slug":"women-in-saudi-arabia-are-now-allowed-join-the-military-and-serve-the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/news\/announcements\/women-in-saudi-arabia-are-now-allowed-join-the-military-and-serve-the-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Saudi Arabia Are Now Allowed To Join The Military And Serve The Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kingdom seems to become more liberal day by day, especially with this ground-breaking news – Saudi women can now serve their country and enroll themselves in the military.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saudi Arabia has opened up applications for women to apply for soldier positions in the army around the cities of Riyadh, Mecca, al-Qassim and Medina. The application deadline is until Thursday<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The positions for women in the army do not include combat for now, but will instead give women the opportunity to practice security.<\/p>\n

Interested women must also meet 12 requirements to be eligible;\u00a0<\/p>\n