<span style="color: #222222;">In Saudi Arabia, a new regulation is set to stop Saudi women from not knowing about their own divorce.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Starting from today, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Local female lawyers suggest the measure will end what are known as secret divorces, wherein men end a marriage without telling their wives.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The directive would ensure women are fully aware of their marital status and can protect rights such as alimony.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Last year, a decades-old driving ban on women was lifted in Saudi Arabia.</span>