Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas. Al-Yaum newspaper reported in its editorial that for many decades, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has provided unlimited support to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. In this regard, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Saleh bin Hamad Al-Suhaibani, during the extraordinary open-ended meeting of the OIC Executive Committee at the level of Permanent Representatives on the situation in Afghanistan, which was held on Sunday at the invitation of Saudi Arabia, current Chair of the Islamic Summit, conveyed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's call on the international community to intensify and accelerate emergency assistance to the Afghani people and support all efforts seeking peace and prosperity to the country. He also reiterated the Kingdom's unaltered position on the conflict in Afghanistan which advocates a comprehensive political solution that can put an end to the ongoing crisis, vowing Riyadh's full support for all efforts which can help the Afghani people achieve peace and security in their war-torn country. Dr. Al-Suhaibani called on the brotherly Afghani people to invest in their country's sectarian and ethnic mosaic and engage in constructive dialogue that seeks a better future for Afghanistan. In another context, Al-Bilad newspaper said in its editorial that the underground economy, which is based on concealment, represents a great danger to the national economy. These damages caused by this form of commercial activities were tackled by the anti-concealment law. The newspaper added that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is keen on preserving the strength of the national economy. Therefore, the Cabinet issued a decision to extend the grace period offered to the violators of the anti-concealment law for an additional six months, starting from August 23, 2021, until February 16, 2022. The Minister of Commerce, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the National Anti-Concealment Program, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, said, "the Cabinet's decision reflects the state's keenness to provide an opportunity to those in violation of the relevant regulations to rectify their status and encourage them to apply for correction requests to benefit from the offered incentives." The minister revealed that several large and medium-sized enterprises, whose annual revenues exceeded more than SAR6 billion, benefited from the corrective period in its first phase The newspaper further said that the program renewed its call on all those wishing to correct their status, to take advantage of this opportunity in order to ensure the sustainability of their business activity and to avoid the stipulated penalties.
