Women-only Saudi village bans ‘indecently-clad’ and ‘tomboyish’ women from premises
 By Al Arabiya - An all-female village in Saudi banned women who are not dressed conservatively or dressed like men from entering the village grounds in an attempt to combat “alien” phenomena that violate social traditions and spread negative practices.
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Divorce, Saudi style: Man splits with ‘disobedient’ wife during live broadcast
 RT - Ever travelled to a nearby city on your own? In Saudi Arabia, this could be grounds for divorce. A Saudi man broke up with his wife because she “disobeyed” him by going on a business trip without his consent.
The man phoned a radio program dealing with marital problems to complain about his wife to host Sheikh Ghazi al-Shammari, a prominent Islamic scholar. The unnamed man said his wife “offended his manhood” by traveling from the Saudi port city of Jeddah to the capital Riyadh for a business conference, alone and without his approval.
Traffickers use kids to smuggle drugs
 Saudi Gazette - RIYADH – Pictures of drug smugglers and traffickers published Saturday by a local daily revealed the new methods they are adopting to smuggle narcotics into the Kingdom.
According to business daily Al-Eqtisadiah, the smugglers are exploiting wives and children to deliver drugs to various regions and towns. It said some are even using people with disabilities or dressing up in Abayas to avoid suspicion of their illegal operations.
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Hospitals compromise healthcare for money
 Saudi Gazette - ABHA – Some private hospitals in the Kingdom care more about money than patient welfare. This is the only way one can explain their recruitment practices. Not only do they turn a blind eye to the experience and qualifications of the doctors they choose to employ but they actively prefer doctors who accept small salaries. These doctors invariably are fresh graduates who want to learn and gain experience – not seasoned professionals who would demand better packages.
Saudi plans minimum age for marriage
 Head of Justice Ministry says lawmakers support ‘unified regulations' -
Gulf News - Reuters - Jeddah Saudi Arabia is edging closer to setting a minimum age for marriage, a Justice Ministry official was quoted as saying yesterday, following international criticism of cases of child brides.
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