Saudi judiciary signs MoU on training of judges

Saudi Justice Minister Sheikh Dr. Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani and the Minister of Civil Services Sulaiman Al-Hamdan witness the signing of an MoU to train judges and assistant judges. (SPA)
Updated 15 March 2019
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Saudi judiciary signs MoU on training of judges

RIYADH: The Saudi Supreme Judicial Council and the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to train judges and assistant judges.
The MoU included an agreement to enroll judges and assistant judges for the new Legal Studies Diploma, provided by the IPA, and to form a joint team to study the findings of an annual report on how the training process might improve.
The diploma runs for six semesters over three years, featuring modules in administrative, criminal, international and business law. It was tailored by the IPA to raise the efficiency of the Kingdom’s judiciary.


Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

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Saudi envoy to Spain discusses tourism cooperation with UNWTO chief

Saudi Ambassador to Spain Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin met with Shaikha Nasser Al-Nowais, secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization, at the organization’s headquarters in Madrid, on a courtesy visit following her assumption of office.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on the sustainable development of tourism and ways to strengthen cooperation in this area, the Saudi Embassy in Spain wrote in a post on X.

Meanwhile, Abdulmajeed Al-Samary, undersecretary of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, received the credentials of Mohamed Amin Sheikh Osman, the newly appointed ambassador of Somalia to the Kingdom, the Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on X.