Implement Arab League plan, Damascus urged RIYADH – Saudi jobseekers who have already submitted their applications and found eligible will start getting allowance from Nov. 27 (beginning of 1433H), the Cabinet decided Monday. It also approved several measures on the mechanism to disburse the allowance to the Saudi youth as per the Royal Order issued in March this year. The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, approved the measures including organizing benefits for Saudi jobseekers according to the specified formula. The measures stressed implementation of the decisions and directives issued on women's work and the controls related to them as well as activating the powers of the Minister of Labor decided by the regulations. The Permanent Committee for the Supreme Economic Council (SEC) — with cooperation from Ministry of Social Affairs — shall supervise the jobseekers' benefits program and its smooth implementation including a mechanism to increase the charges for hiring expatriate workers so as to enable Saudi youth to get suitable job opportunities. The Cabinet asked the Syrian government to implement an Arab League plan to end its deadly violence against protesters. The Cabinet urged Damascus to “hold fully to its commitments” in accepting a League plan to end the crisis, and hailed the pan-Arab bloc's efforts to do so. It underlined “the importance of ensuring the protection of Syrian civilians and stopping the killings and acts of violence.” At the start of the meeting, Prince Naif welcomed Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Defense to the Council and on behalf of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Council thanked Allah for enabling the pilgrims to perform Haj with ease, security and peace of mind, Dr. Abdul Aziz Khoja, Minister of Culture and Information, said. Dr. Khoja said the Council welcomed the UN General Assembly resolution condemning terrorist attacks on diplomats and diplomatic missions. He said the approval of the resolution formulated by the Kingdom and the sponsoring countries, with a majority of 106 countries, indicates the well-established compliance to boost international cooperation to prevent and combat all forms of terrorism. It also indicates the Kingdom's status in the international arena and its compliance with international conventions and norms and confirms its well-known stance in countering terror and condemning the parties that patronize it. The Council of Ministers approved amendments to articles 2 and 15 of the Commercial Mortgage Regulation issued according to the Royal Decree No.75/M dated 17/1/2004 to read as follows: Article Two: The mortgaged property should be saleable. This should be specified in a contract or an appended contract. It is not allowed to mortgage money received. Article Fifteen: When it is due, the mortgaged property can be dispensed with according to the consent of the creditor and debtor. If that is not possible and he does not pay back the debt on the due date, then after the passage of three days the creditor can submit an official request to the pertinent court to issue him an order to sell the whole property or part of it. A Royal Decree has been prepared in this regard. The Council approved the amendment of Royal Decree M/14 dated 18/7/2000 concerning the arrangement for repayment of preferred debt in the case of bankruptcy, so as to read as follows: “Not to violate what is stipulated by the mortgage rules under the Islamic Shariah. The arrangements for repayment of preferred debts in case of bankruptcy include debts arising from liquidation as per the Companies' Law, the workers' or employees' dues to be paid according to the rules of the Labor Law, subscriptions and additional amounts imposed due to delay in payment of dues of the General Organization for Social Insurance as mentioned in the Social Insurance Regulation, and (demurrage on goods available in the Customs Zone to be paid as per the Customs Regulation. A Royal Decree has been prepared in this regard.
