Report: Saudi Man Divorces Wife on Wedding Night for Excessive Texting
JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi man reportedly divorced his wife on their wedding night after she was too preoccupied with her mobile phone.
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Saudi Arabia to Nationalize Economy at Expense of Foreign Workers
JAFFA, Israel – Saudi Arabia is planning to “nationalize” its economy due to the country’s mounting deficit, which is the result of plummeting oil prices, structural problems in the economy, and the Saudis’ ongoing involvement in the conflict in Yemen. Last year, Riyadh registered a $100
WATCH: Saudi Teacher Filmed Smacking Student Around Classroom; Praised and Panned on Arabic Social Media
TEL AVIV – A Saudi teacher who was filmed physically abusing a student has been suspended, winning both sympathy and condemnation on Arabic social media. In the video that went viral the teacher is seen addressing his class at Jeddah’s Alfaysaliya school for gifted children. A student named Hassan then asks a question, and the teacher becomes angry and starts slapping him on his head and pushing him into a corner.
Saudi Women Find Their Husband a Third Wife ‘Out of Love’
JAFFA, Israel – Two Saudi women married to the same man have reportedly asked a younger woman to be his third wife, in what they say was a gesture of love to their man. Awad Elzuweibi, who is in his
WATCH: Saudis Celebrate Conversion of French Resident to Islam
JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi-based French engineer’s conversion to Islam has been celebrated in the kingdom’s media. The 57-year-old engineer, known as Gilbert, has worked for one of Saudi Arabia’s biggest construction companies for the past 15 years. He joined
Saudi Bus Driver Sentenced to Jail, Flogging After Female Passengers Smoke, Sing, Dance on Board
JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi bus driver was reportedly sentenced to imprisonment and flogging for allowing women to smoke, sing and dance in his vehicle, the Saidi-based SABQ news site reported on Wednesday. The male driver, who drove female students from
WATCH: Man Arrested in Saudi Mall for Wearing Islamic Women’s Garb
JAFFA, Israel – A Saudi man was arrested in a shopping mall in the city of Taeef while dressed in a niqab, a traditional women’s garb. The man, who is in his twenties, aroused the suspicion of a passer-by. He
