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New rules for divorce, custody to take effect on Feb. 26

January 6, 2013

Divorce_ruleJeddah, Jan 6: New personal status regulations for divorce, custody and alimony cases will come into effect Feb. 26, Al-Watan daily reported Saturday quoting Ministry of Justice sources.

The regulations will be enforced by all courts in the Kingdom and will help grant families more security and independence, sources said, adding that they will also reduce the negative effects of divorce on children.

In the new regulations, a husband who refuses to pay alimony to his divorced wife for three months will be ordered by the court to pay it.

If he still refuses to pay it, the judge will order that it be deducted from his salary. The regulations will organize child visits for divorced parents and stipulate new mechanisms for alimony.

The regulations will not force a woman to return to her husband’s house even if the court orders her to do so under the provision of Bayt Al-Taah (obedience to husband).

The provision allows a husband to file a case against his estranged wife in the court. The husband, whose wife does not want to return home, can under this provision request the judge to order her to return and live with him.

Under the new regulations, women will not be required to return to their husbands’ houses if they do not want to. These regulations seek to grant women more rights.

Meanwhile, Al-Watan obtained a copy of an official report showing the number of divorce, marriage annulment and similar cases that the general courts around the Kingdom looked into over the past 24 days of this Hijri month.

Riyadh General Court reviewed 14 divorce cases, 102 marriage annulment cases, 28 child visit cases, 91 custody cases, 93 alimony cases, and 36 Bayt Al-Taah cases.

Makkah General Court looked into 12 divorce cases, 66 marriage annulment cases, 11 child visit cases, 33 custody cases, 30 alimony cases, and 25 Bayt Al-Taah cases.

Jeddah General Court looked into 20 divorce cases, 91 marriage annulment cases, 41 child visit cases, 47 custody cases, 76 alimony cases, and 40 Bayt Al-Taah cases.

Dammam General Court looked into six divorce cases, 16 marriage annulment cases, four child visit cases, nine custody cases, 13 alimony cases, and nine Bayt Al-Taah cases.

Taif General Court looked into six divorce cases, 17 marriage annulment cases, three child visit cases, six custody cases, 14 alimony cases, and five Bayt Al-Taah cases.

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March 23,2020

Dubai, Mar 23: All inbound, outbound and transit passenger flights to and from the United Arab Emirates – home to one of the world’s busiest hubs – are to be suspended for two weeks.

The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) and General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that passenger flights to, from and through the country will be suspended from 25 March for a period of two weeks, in order to “curb the spread of the Covid-19”.

Freight and emergency evacuation flights will still be permitted to operate.

The suspension affects major global hubs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dubai-based Emirates has already announced that it will suspend most of its passenger flights from 25 March.

“Additional examination and isolation arrangements will be taken later should flights resume, in order to ensure the safety of passengers, air crews and airport personnel and their protection from infection risks,” state the NCEMA and the GCAA.

Dubai International Airport was the third-busiest airport in the world in 2018, handling 89 million passengers.

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April 29,2020

Dubai, Apr 29: Saudi Arabia reported 1,325 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 21,402, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (April 28).

Meanwhile, the ministry reported 169 recoveries today, with total recoveries in the kingdom at 2,953. There are 125 cases in intensive care.

The ministry also confirmed 5 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 157.

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April 26,2020

Riyadh, Apr 26: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has issued an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the Kingdom, to become from 9am to 5pm, starting Sunday through Wednesday May 13, while keeping a 24-hour curfew in the holy city of Makkah and in previously isolated neighbourhoods, state news agency (SPA) said early on Sunday.

The order also allowed the opening of some economic and commercial activities, which include wholesale and retail shops in addition to malls.

They can operate for two weeks, beginning on April 29 (Wednesday) until May 13 (Ramadan 6-20), however, certain shops within malls like beauty clinics, barber salons, gyms, cinemas, and restaurants will continue to be restricted from reopening.

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