Days after a Saudi judge upheld the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a man 39 years her senior and blocked a divorce, the kingdom's justice minister said he plans to enact a law that will protect ...
Got married without official approval? Saudi courts are now stepping in. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice has rolled out a new system that allows courts to review and validate marriages between ...
Riyadh, January 19, 2026: In a new directive aimed at reinforcing traditional family values, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance has instructed all mosque preachers across ...
On Sunday, Saudi Arabian human rights groups issued a statement opposing child marriages as a breach of Rights of the Child Charter and the International Women’s Rights Treaty (both of which Saudi ...