Court Calls On All Muslims To Look For Crescent Moon Signalling Ramadan
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court called on all Muslims to look for the crescent moon signalling the start of Ramadan on Tuesday and to inform the nearest court of those who see it with the naked eye...
May 13, 20181521Category: Legal
Saudi Shoura Council Approves New Law Against Harassment
A new draft legislation outlawing harassment was approved on Monday by the Saudi Shoura Council.
Anyone convicted under the new law faces up to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to SR30...
May 29, 20181385Category: Legal
Saudi Cabinet Approves Measure Criminalizing Sexual Harassment
The Saudi government approved a measure on Tuesday criminalizing sexual harassment in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Cabinet, chaired by King Salman in Jeddah, backed the legisla...
May 30, 20181404Category: Legal
Shura Council Debating On Food Wastage Bill
A draft law penalising excessive food waste and protecting resources could see the light in Saudi Arabia.
The Shura Council is debating a draft proposal to reduce reckless food waste and rationaliz...
June 23, 20181409Category: Legal
Substantial Fall In Court Cases During Ramadan
The number of cases received by courts across the Kingdom during the fasting month of Ramadan was much less compared to the monthly average in the past eight Hijri months.
While the courts all over...
July 01, 2018908Category: Legal
Health Affairs Investigates Case Of Woman Who Gave Birth In Car
The Health Affairs Directorate in Jazan is investigating the case of a pregnant woman who had to give birth in her husband's car because three hospitals in the city refused to admit her.
Hadi M...
July 03, 2018899Category: Legal
Courts To Dispatch Divorce Documents Through SMS
The Ministry of Justice has announced that divorced women will receive divorce documents from the courts through SMS. The announcement followed complaints by a number of women about not receiving thei...
July 24, 2018934Category: Legal
Draft Law For Pharmacies Presented By SFDA
Three Saudi female legal consultants have contributed to the new draft law for pharmacies presented by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA).
Saleh Al-Atawi, executive director for legal affairs...
August 02, 2018561Category: Legal
Personal Status Courts End 255,000 Lawsuits Filed This Year
The Personal Status Courts across the Kingdom have sorted out around 255,000 lawsuits that were filed during this year, according to recent figures by the Saudi Ministry of justice.
Makkah region t...
August 29, 2018427Category: Legal
General Court In Jeddah Goes Paperless From Nov
The General Court in Jeddah, under the chairmanship of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Odaibi, will quit the traditional methods of litigation and will go completely paperless from November, according to informed ...
September 10, 2018447Category: Legal
Courts Order Divorced Fathers To Pay SR180m To Children
Enforcement courts have ordered more than 7,000 divorced fathers to pay around SR180 million ($48 million) to their children in the past 12 months. Courts have also warned those who delay or avoid pay...
September 12, 2018412Category: Legal
Courts Across Saudi Arabia Have Reduced The Time Taken To Deal With Cases
As part of a digital initiative launched by the Justice Ministry, recently established commercial courts across Saudi Arabia have reduced the time taken to deal with cases from two months to only 72 h...
September 15, 2018439Category: Legal
Shoura Votes Down Proposal To Appoint Women In Judiciary
The lack of majority votes has obstructed the Shoura Council from approving three proposals to appoint women in the judiciary, secure their financial rights after divorce, and to stop accusing them of...
September 27, 2018431Category: Legal
Homicide Ruled Out In Student’s Drowning
The Public Prosecution has stated that the death of the student who drowned in the school’s swimming pool was accidental but the father of the student has the right to sue the school for neglige...
September 30, 2018975Category: Legal
About 60 Pc Of All Family Disputes Are Resolved In Single Court Sessions
About 60 percent of all family disputes are resolved in single court sessions at the personal status courts, according to the Ministry of Justice.
The ministry, in its statistical report for 2017 c...
October 01, 2018545Category: Legal
Draft Resolutions On Yemen Submitted To Arab Parliament
Arab Parliament Speaker Dr. Mishaal Al-Salami submitted two draft resolutions on Yemen to its legislative, legal and human rights committee at its meeting on Tuesday in Cairo. The drafts will be submi...
October 03, 2018423Category: Legal
Saudi Arabia To Provide Specialist Centers To Aid Child Custody Laws
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Justice has ordered the provision of specialized centers to help implement child custody and visitation laws in Saudi Arabia.
Waleed Al-Samaani said the ministry sign...
October 03, 2018427Category: Legal