Saudi women are facing a sex famine as almost 1, ditched their partners last year for poor performances between the sheets. Government statistics show that 1, Saudi wives filed for divorce in because their other half failed to satisfy them in bed. Meanwhile, only men applied for a split on the same grounds. The surprising figures have sparked fears that the desert Kingdom could be facing a severe sex drought. However, KSA sexpert Hani al-Ghamdi praised the Kingdom's women for refusing to put up with lack of imtimacy from their partners.

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