RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia may ban marriage for girls below 18, a government minister said after a case of an eight-year old girl marrying a man more than 40 years her senior drew international ...

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 ...

RIYADH — In a move to ensure the well-being of future generations, the Saudi Cabinet has introduced significant amendments to Resolution 156, governing marriages between Saudi and non-Saudi nationals.

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia plans to regulate the marriages of young girls, its justice minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after a court refused to nullify the marriage of an 8-year-old to ...

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 ...

Members of Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council have reportedly sent a recommendation to the country’s Justice Ministry to ban the marriage of girls below the age of 15. Arabic newspaper Okaz said Moudi ...