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BRITINJAPAN4
I am not sure these days but it could be an issue a man and woman who are not married staying in the same room in KSA, might be worth checking,
Even with their male guardianship rules — rules which have gotten increasingly relaxed this year and already had somewhat relaxed enforcement last year — adult sons and adult brothers could meet that role for their mothers and sisters. No requirement to share the same family name as long as they were or had been members of the same nuclear family household.