Riyadh: A Saudi man divorced his wife after three months of marriage as she reportedly blocked him on WhatsApp following a dispute, local media reported on Tuesday.
According to Arabic daily Okaz, at the time of their wedding, the Saudi man had given the woman 50,000 Saudi riyals and some gold as part of his religious obligation.
A dispute arose between the couple that was scheduled to hold a wedding party in the next few days. As matters escalated, the woman blocked the man and he was unable to communicate with her. Following this, the man gave her an ultimatum, to either come back home or return the dowry and gold he gave her.
The woman’s father alleged that the man’s behaviour made his daughter hate him and that she wanted to finish her education before moving to his house, however, the man denied all the accusations.
After hearing arguments from both sides, the court decided to end the marriage and ordered the woman to return the dowry and gold she got from her husband.
According to the General Authority for Statistics, seven cases of divorce are reported every hour in Saudi Arabia.
More than 57,500 divorces were registered in the last few months of 2020, an increase of 12.7 percent compared to 2019.
