A Saudi husband-to-be refused to get married unless his ailing father, currently in a coma, was allowed to attend the wedding.
Despite the fact that his father is on life-support machines in a hospital in Dammam, Abdullah al-Hayyas told doctors he could not get married without his father present.
Although extremely concerned about the impact it would have on the man's health, in the end doctors gave in and arranged for the groom's father to be transported to the wedding ceremony, with the necessary medical equipment and support staff on site.
"Doctors had no choice but to agree to his demand," reported local newspaper Alyaum Daily. “Although the father is in coma, he was brought to the wedding under medical supervision and the wedding went ahead as planned."
