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Articles of the author Adnan Shabrawi
Court of Appeal upholds acquittal verdict, bringing down curtain on Makkah crane crash case
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Court of Appeal upheld on Wednesday the verdict of the Makkah Criminal Court to acquit all the defendants in the Grand Mosque crane crash case. The verdict is final, bringing down curtain a case that has been in the (...)

05 - 08 - 2021
Court dissolves marriage of septuagenarian woman
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Civil Status Court in Jeddah ordered the dissolution of the marriage (faskh) of a woman aged over 72 years. The court issued the verdict after admitting her lawsuit for faskh following her husband's neglect and (...)

04 - 07 - 2021
Al-Rajhi: Nitaqat to be implemented in seven CIT activities from March 14
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi issued a decision to regulate the Saudization of companies and establishments in the communications and information technology (CIT) (...)

25 - 02 - 2021
Courts refuse to accept lawsuit against NWC
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Three courts have refused to accept a lawsuit by a private establishment against National Water Company (NWC) on the ground that the case was not within their jurisdiction. The private company, which has not been named, (...)

15 - 12 - 2019
Adl cases reach an annual average of 750 in 3 years
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Cases of adl (male guardians refusing to let females under their custody marry), have reached an annual average of 750 in the past three years, according to a statistical report by the Justice Ministry. The ministry said (...)

08 - 12 - 2019
Fathers refuse to own up their children from Misyar marriage
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) is legally following up the case of three Saudi men who refused to recognize their children from Misyar (secret) marriages which were, obviously, not documented. The commission said it is (...)

01 - 12 - 2019
Property to be auctioned if no eligible heirs Rules for use of properties by Premium Residency holders in Makkah, Madinah set out
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Justice has issued a circular to approve the specific regulations for the mechanism for transactions of properties by holders of Premium Residency in Makkah and Madinah. The approval was made after special (...)

15 - 11 - 2019
An average of 819 weddings, 315 divorces occur daily in Saudi Arabia
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — More than 11,000 marriage contracts were conducted in September with an increase of about seven percent over their number the same month the previous year, according to the Justice Ministry. The ministry said the marriage (...)

10 - 11 - 2019
About 245 labor lawsuits filed daily
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Labor courts in the Kingdom have been directed to settle all labor lawsuits on an urgent basis, Okaz/Saudi Gazette sources have learned. Also, sources in the Ministry of Justice have revealed that a total of 2,931 (...)

12 - 10 - 2019
Departments directed to respond to any queries within 24 hours
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Directives have been issued by higher authorities to all state departments, including ministries and government authorities, on the necessity to respond to any questions or enquiries they receive within 24 hours. The (...)

05 - 10 - 2019
Crane crash: Binladen Group absolved of dereliction of duty
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — After nine months of hearings, the second circuit of the Criminal Court in Makkah has exonerated Binladen Group from the responsibility of the September 2015 crane crash in the Grand Mosque in the holy city. After (...)

08 - 09 - 2019
Illegal detention: Citizen gets SR750,000 in compensation
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Criminal Court in Jeddah has ordered compensation worth SR750,000 to a citizen for his detention in a criminal case in which he was absolved later. The citizen was detained for more than 12 months in connection with a (...)

04 - 09 - 2019
Humid weather, faulty ACs force court to defer hearing
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The weather was extremely hot at Jeddah General Court on Sunday as air-conditioners broke down compelling the judges to postpone hearing of cases. The litigants, who complained of unbearable heat, expressed uneasiness (...)

19 - 08 - 2019
More than 920 journalists and 151 radio and TV space channels to cover the Haj
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Media has granted 1,638 licenses for the journalists, radio and TV stations from various parts of the world to cover the Haj. The licenses were granted to 151 radio and TV space channels, 36 international (...)

08 - 08 - 2019
Installment system comes to an end 90 Saudi, expat women jailed for failing to pay installments on time
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As the system of installment sale ended on Sunday, about 90 Saudi and non-Saudi women in Jeddah were sentenced to imprisonment because of their failure to pay their installments on time. A royal decree prevented the (...)

28 - 07 - 2019
Tea and coffee banned in offices of court staff
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Justice Ministry, in a circular to all courts, has prevented serving tea, coffee and other refreshments at the offices of its employees. The ban also covers the offices of the notary publics. The ministry said (...)

16 - 07 - 2019
Saudi court jails woman for sending abusive messages to ex-husband
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Criminal Court in Jeddah has sentenced a Saudi divorcee to three days in prison after she was found guilty of abusing her ex-husband by sending him offensive messages via WhatsApp, Snapchat and the other social media (...)

10 - 07 - 2019
Foreign courts seek Saudi intervention to execute 192 verdicts
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia received a total of 192 requests seeking to execute court rulings issued in foreign countries during the current Hijri year. Courts in these countries have sought the intervention of Saudi execution courts to (...)

04 - 07 - 2019
Premium Residency holders can stay in Saudi Arabia for 60 days after PPR cancelation
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Holders of Permanent Premium Residency (PPR) cards can stay in the Kingdom for 60 days after the cancelation of the special residence permits. Their stay can be extended by the chief of the Premium Residency Center for a (...)

25 - 06 - 2019
Divorce cases on the rise in six regions
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Divorce cases attested by the Saudi courts during May have surpassed the marriage contracts in six regions which were Makkah, Riyadh, the Eastern Province, Qasim, Hail and Najran, according to the statistics issued by the (...)

17 - 06 - 2019
Old age saves the neck of a drug trafficker
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Criminal Court has spared a drug trafficker from getting under the sword because of his old age. Instead, the culprit was awarded seven years' imprisonment, a travel ban ban for the same period and a fine of (...)

11 - 06 - 2019
New rules for pilgrim service providers
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Some 85 years after issuance a number of regulations relating to Tawafa, Zamazima and Guides have repealed. The repealed regulations include the Mutawwifs General Regulation issued in 1367H, the Mutawwifs' Agents and Jawa (...)

08 - 06 - 2019
Justice Ministry starts issuing e-marriage contracts
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Justice announced the beginning of issuing online marriage contracts through its website. The ministry introduced this major reform to facilitate, simplify and speed up procedures of marriage, as well as (...)

23 - 05 - 2019
Saudi Oger's debts exceed SR40 billion, says court
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Executive Court in Riyadh has estimated the accumulated debts of now-liquidated construction giant Saudi Oger to be at more than SR40 billion. The amount includes SR22 billion owed to suppliers and SR2.6 billion owed (...)

22 - 05 - 2019
29 crimes not covered under Ramadan pardon
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The annual pardon in the holy month of Ramadan will not cover 29 categories of crimes stated in the principles and directives for annual pardon, according to sources. Among the most prominent offenses not covered under (...)

04 - 05 - 2019
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