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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robyn Vinter and Pete Carvill

Mother of Cheshire boy, 7, kidnapped by father says Saudi lawyers ‘too scared’ to help

Seven-year-old Ibrahim Faraj and his mother Ranem Elkhalidi
Ranem Elkhalidi with her son Ibrahim Faraj who was taken to Saudi Arabia by his father. Photograph: Supplied

A woman whose seven-year-old son was kidnapped by his father and taken to Saudi Arabia has said lawyers in the country are too afraid to get involved with her case, as she prepares for a meeting with the Foreign Office this week.

Ranem Elkhalidi has vowed to keep fighting for the safe return of her Cheshire-born son Ibrahim, who was taken from his primary school six months ago by her estranged husband, Hamzah Faraj, a Saudi national, in breach of a court order.

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