JEDDAH: The Shoura Council’s Islamic and Judicial Affairs Committee has studied the anti-racism draft regulation and is ready to submit to the Committee Affairs General Department soon, according to Abdul Aziz Issa, the head of the committee.
In a press conference, Issa said the committee was keen on putting the anti-racism draft regulation on top of the upcoming seventh session agenda.
It is therefore necessary to take into account the opinion of specialists with regards to the draft regulation’s articles.
He said: “After performing an in-depth study of the draft regulation in all its aspects, the committee, in its report, called upon the council to examine this regulation that, if adopted, could consolidate national stability and social security.”
The idea of the draft resolution, he said, emerged from a basic law according to which consolidating national unity is a duty and that the state shall forbid all activities that may lead to disorder, division, or partition.
In mid-August, the Office of the Public Prosecutor stated that it would take legal action against every individual who sows the seeds of hatred, sectarianism or ideological and religious-based discrimination, and those who attempt to mislead the public opinion to justice, based on its general mandate that allows it to undertake criminal proceedings against any criminal.
Shaikh Saud Al-Mujab, the Saudi public prosecutor said: “The Public Prosecution will immediately take legal action against any content that shall harm society, regardless of its used material, pretexts, or means of publication, whether media, social media, lectures, speeches, or books, inter alia, by virtue of its mandate, laws and regulations.”
Al Mujab stressed that the word is a powerful weapon. This is why the Public Prosecution will take the necessary measures whenever the freedom of expression is violated.
Anti-racism regulation draft on top of Saudi Shoura agendas
Anti-racism regulation draft on top of Saudi Shoura agendas
Crown prince speaks with regional, global leaders about Iranian aggression
- Calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles
- Also spoke with French president, Pakistani prime minister
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to several regional leaders on the phone on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The calls came as several Gulf Arab states were targeted by Iranian missiles after Tehran pledged to retaliate against strikes by the US and Israel that hit several cities in Iran in the early hours of Saturday.
The crown prince spoke with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and King Abdullah II of Jordan.
The crown prince affirmed the Kingdom’s full solidarity with, and support for, their nations and stressed “Saudi Arabia’s readiness to mobilize all its resources to assist them in responding to the brutal Iranian attacks they suffered, which undermine the region’s security and stability,” the SPA added.
He also received a call from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, SPA reported.
They reviewed the impact of the ongoing escalation, with the Egyptian leader affirming Egypt’s solidarity with the Kingdom and backing for the steps it has taken to defend its sovereignty and maintain regional stability.
Prince Mohammed also received a call from French President Emmanuel Macron, during which he reiterated Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the Iranian rocket attacks targeting the Kingdom and neighboring states, affirming that all necessary measures are being taken to defend its territory and support sisterly countries in safeguarding their sovereignty and security.
In a separate call, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his country’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia and support for the measures it is taking to protect its sovereignty, security and stability in response to the Iranian attacks, SPA added.
