Saudi women are seen arriving at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, August 21, 2019. /VCG Photo

The conservative Islamic kingdom has begun to implement its new law allowing women to travel without the permission of a male “guardian”, the state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday. / VCG Photo

The new amendment was approved by the Saudi Cabinet earlier this month and will allow all Saudi women to apply for passports and for women aged 21 and above to travel independently. / VCG Photo

Saudi authorities have steadily chipped away at those restrictions in recent years. In a decree issued in September 2017, King Salman ordered an end to the ban on women drivers by June 2018. / VCG Photo