JEDDAH: The Ministry of Interior has issued a directive to change the name of the Saher system to “The Advanced Traffic Safety Project”, local media reported Thursday, quoting a source.
The new operating company has now issued instructions to all its employees to refrain from using the term Saher in external or internal reports, the source at the Saudi Company for Comprehensive Technical and Safety Control, Ltd. was quoted as saying.
The new operator also met with the staff of the project’s three operating companies before the contracts and services were transferred to it.
The new company will work under the umbrella of the Ministry of Interior. It has set dates to meet with all employees to sign contracts, as per the guidelines of the head of each department about the number of employees and the appropriate time.
The new company began transferring nearly 4,000 employees of the previous three operating companies on Nov. 1.
Goodbye Saher, welcome ‘Advanced Traffic Safety’
Goodbye Saher, welcome ‘Advanced Traffic Safety’
Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine
- Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has expressed regret over damages sustained by the building of Qatar’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital during a Russian attack.
Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed.
The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement shared on X that the kingdom “expresses its profound regret over the damage sustained by the embassy building of the fraternal State of Qatar due to shelling in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.”
Saudi Arabia also “renews its supporting position for diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means,” it added.
The ministry also affirmed the need to provide protection for members of diplomatic missions, and their premises, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
#بيان | تعرب وزارة الخارجية عن بالغ أسف المملكة العربية السعودية لما تعرض له مبنى سفارة دولة قطر الشقيقة من أضرار نتيجة القصف في العاصمة الأوكرانية كييف. pic.twitter.com/xw6Ct3bPbb
— وزارة الخارجية (@KSAMOFA) January 9, 2026
