Saudi woman divorced over tweets

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  • Sunday, 30 December 2012 4:35 PM
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A Saudi man divorced his wife because she had a Twitter account without informing him, Arab News reported.

The man in his 30s asked his wife to cancel her account and then decided to divorce her after she refused to do so, the Jeddah-based newspaper reported. 

The wife went to her parents' home and efforts to reconcile her and her husband include an agreement where he will pay his wife to delete her account.

The wife is adamant about keeping her Twitter account. Efforts are still underway to reunite the couple, which could see the husband double the amount of money proposed in a family settlement, according to the newspaper.   

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Posted by: kashif sethi Monday, 31 December 2012 11:31 AM[UAE] - usa

she got divorce due to some hidden agenda that she did not want to disclosed to her husband even on offer of compansation.......it is dishonesty to her spouse.
media always seek headline instead of real matter.
the above story says just like that.

Posted by: gordon Wednesday, 2 January 2013 10:16 AM[UAE] - dubai

@kashif and @khalid
what would you say if your wives demanded that you cancel your email account?

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Posted by: Khalid Monday, 31 December 2012 11:29 AM[UAE] - fre4bgd

A woman who sells her husband for a twitter account is not worth a thing.

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