First female train driver in Dubai

30 January 2012 Last updated at 11:24 ET Help

Mariam Al Safar, a 28 year-old UAE woman, has become the first female train driver in the United Arab Emirates and the Middle East.

It is part of a government drive to encourage locals to work for the Dubai Metro system.

Ghada Nassef reports.

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