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Saudi Man Divorces Wife—by Phone Text

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2009 5:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – This was probably inevitable: The world's first known divorce via phone text is on the books. A Saudi man informed his wife of the split by text, then called two relatives to let them know, the Telegraph reports. This apparently jibes with the practice under...   Read full story »

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