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Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Divided families in Saudi Arabia: Tougher rules for Saudi men marrying foreign women

Source :Al-Arabiya

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2014/08/05/Tougher-rules-for-Saudi-men-marrying-foreign-women-.html

'Saudi men wishing to marry foreigners now face tougher regulations. A report in Makkah daily quoted Makkah Police Director Maj. Gen. Assaf al-Qurashi as saying that Saudi men wanting to marry foreign women should first obtain the consent of the government and submit marriage applications through official channels... The official said Saudi men have been prohibited from marrying expatriate women from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Myanmar.'

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