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 Trump laid a 'trap' for Democrats, and GOP aims to pounce. Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founder hears his fate. Men's, women's hockey players stick together after Trump joke. Christina Applegate pulls back the curtain on her real life. Report an error