Saudi Arabia to introduce marriage training program

Saudi Arabia is set to introduce a mandatory marriage training program to reduce the rising levels of divorce in the kingdom, London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Friday.

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Justice revealed plans to introduce the training and rehabilitation program across all cities in the kingdom.

“No one can deny the importance of training for married life, and its impact on reducing the rates of divorce cases,” Fouad al-Jugaiman, coordinator for the pre-marriage rehabilitation program told the newspaper.