YEAR ACADEMIC CALENDAR, EFFECTIVE THE FORTHCOMING 1428-1429 CALENDAR, THE CABINET APPROVED THE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO WHICH AN ACADEMIC YEAR IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SEMESTERS, WITH EACH LASTING FOR NO LESS THAN 15 WEEKS IN ADDITION TO EXAMINATION PERIOD. THE CABINET APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF ABDULAZIZ BIN SAAD BIN SAFAR AL-GHAMDI AS DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY, AN AFFILIATE OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION; AHMED BIN ABDULLAH BIN IBRAIM AL-SAAD AS CONSULTANT AT THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR FOR COMBATING CRIME; AMJAD BIN HUSSEIN BIN ABDULHAMEED BIDAIWI AS MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY "A" AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, AND ABDULAZIZ BIN SULAIMAN BIN ABDULLAH AL-ISA AS GEOLOGICAL EXPERT AT THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES.