World | Saudi Arabia Saudi Child Bride's Marriage Annulled Wedding to middle-aged man sparked global controversy By Matt Cantor Posted Apr 30, 2009 7:27 AM CDT Copied A Saudi man, right, buys a wedding dress at a shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. (AP Photo) The marriage of an eight-year-old Saudi girl to a man in his 50s that drew worldwide attention has been annulled in an out-of-court settlement, the BBC reports. A judge had twice denied the girl—reportedly married off by her father to pay a debt—a divorce. The case has led Saudi officials to say they’d start regulating young girls’ "arbitrary" marriages. Read These Next Mass market paperbacks near the end. Obama-era protections for Atlantic have now been reversed by Trump. Chicken banana, chicken banana, chicken banana. Hegseth breaks DOD ties with what he calls a 'woke' Harvard. Report an error