JEDDAH: Nearly 3,500 books have been registered in the Kingdom so far this year, as part of a service developed by the Ministry of Culture and Information to issue licenses to release and print books and publications.
Via the service, electronic publishing can be processed, observations and modifications made if necessary, and other electronic procedures allowed until the issuance of print permission.
The ministry’s efforts regarding e-services have sped up the print-permission process. Statistics showed that this year, the system of permitting books and publications was able to release 52 percent of books awaiting permission in less than a week.
There are 2,400 registered authors and more than 1,000 registered publishers in electronic form. Print permission for a book currently takes on average about a week.
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Over 3,500 books registered in Saudi Arabia this year
Over 3,500 books registered in Saudi Arabia this year
Saudi ambassador meets Yemen detainee negotiating delegation
- During meeting in Riyadh, ambassador commended the significant efforts by the negotiating team, which recently culminated in an agreement
RIYADH: Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber met with a negotiating delegation concerned with detainees in the country on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
During the meeting in Riyadh, the ambassador commended the significant efforts by the negotiating team, which recently culminated in an agreement.
He also reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s continued support for the complete release of all detainees, abductees and forcibly disappeared persons from all parties.
During the meeting, he emphasized the importance of completing implementation procedures, exchanging lists and records, and expediting the execution of the agreed mechanism for the exchange process.
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