Rome, Rabi'I 13, 1437, December 24, 2015, SPA -- Italy's capital, gripped by dangerously high pollution levels, reversed a decision Thursday to ban car traffic after the Christmas holidays hours after its rulers announced the decision, dpa reported. Prefect Francesco Paolo Tronca, a caretaker administrator for Rome, said there would be a restriction rather than a blanket ban Monday and Tuesday to better balance people's right to movement with environmental protection needs. In a scheme familiar to motorists in Rome and other Italian cities, traffic was to be limited according to the last digit of car number plates: odd numbers were to be allowed on the road one day, and even ones on the next. --SPA 00:30 LOCAL TIME 21:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w