Divorce over soaring phone bill

ABHA, 21 February — A Saudi man in the southern city of Jizan decided to divorce his wife after their phone bill soared to a record SR90,000. His wife admitted that she used to call the special number to take part in the one million riyal contest, with the hope of winning the prize. Prominent personalities in the region tried to convince the man to change his mind but he rejected all offers, including the one made by the woman’s brother to pay up the phone bill. The man’s insistence on divorce will break up the family.