Saudi King Orders Appointment of Faisal bin Salman as Special Adviser, Salman bin Sultan as Governor of Madinah Region

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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Saudi King Orders Appointment of Faisal bin Salman as Special Adviser, Salman bin Sultan as Governor of Madinah Region

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, issued royal orders on Tuesday appointing Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Special Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques at the rank of minister, SPA said.
Also, Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed as the Governor of Madinah Region at the rank of minister.
Other royal orders were issued and include:
-Relieving Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud from his post as the Deputy Governor of Makkah Region and appointing Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Deputy Governor of Makkah Region at the excellent rank.
-Relieving Prince Ahmed bin Fahd bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud from his post as the Deputy Governor of the Eastern Region and appointing Prince Saud bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Deputy Governor of the Eastern Region at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Prince Khalid bin Saud bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Deputy Governor of the Tabuk Region at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Prince Khalid bin Sattam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Deputy Governor of the Asir Region at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Prince Mutaib bin Mishaal bin Badr bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Deputy Governor of Al-Jouf Region at the excellent rank.
-Relieving Prince Mansour bin Muhammad bin Saad Al-Thani Al Abdulrahman Al Saud from his post as Governor of Hafar Al-Batin and appointing Prince Abdulrahman bin Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki bin Farhan Al Saud as Governor of Hafar Al-Batin at the excellent rank.

- Appointing Dr. Hisham bin Abdulrahman bin Falih Al-Falih as Assistant Minister of Interior at the excellent rank.
- Appointing Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Battal as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Khalid bin Farid bin Abdulrahman Hadrawi as an advisor at the Royal Court, at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Eng. Khalil bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Salamah as Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Industry Affairs, at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Musaed bin Abdulaziz Al-Daood as Mayor of Makkah Region at the excellent rank.
- Appointing Eng. Abdullah bin Mahdi bin Ali Jali as Mayor of Asir region at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Dr. Abdullah bin Ahmed bin Abdullah Al-Maghlouth as Assistant Minister of Media at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Dr. Yousef bin Sayyah bin Nazzal Al-Biyali as Deputy Head of General Intelligence for Intelligence Affairs at the excellent rank.
-Appointing Zuhair bin Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Zouman as Assistant to the President of Human Rights Commission at the excellent rank.



Kuwait Revokes Record Number of 930 Citizenships in One Day

The Supreme Committee to Investigate the Kuwaiti Citizenship has decided to revoke and annul the Kuwaiti citizenship of 930 individuals. (KUNA)
The Supreme Committee to Investigate the Kuwaiti Citizenship has decided to revoke and annul the Kuwaiti citizenship of 930 individuals. (KUNA)
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Kuwait Revokes Record Number of 930 Citizenships in One Day

The Supreme Committee to Investigate the Kuwaiti Citizenship has decided to revoke and annul the Kuwaiti citizenship of 930 individuals. (KUNA)
The Supreme Committee to Investigate the Kuwaiti Citizenship has decided to revoke and annul the Kuwaiti citizenship of 930 individuals. (KUNA)

The Supreme Committee to Investigate the Kuwaiti Citizenship has taken a significant step by revoking and annulling the citizenship of 930 individuals, in preparation for presenting their cases to the Cabinet.
The Ministry of Interior announced that the Committee convened on Thursday and made the decision to revoke the Kuwaiti citizenship of 930 individuals. This action is subject to final approval and will be submitted to the Cabinet for further review.
On October 31, the committee revoked the citizenship of 489 individuals, setting a new record for the largest single nationality revocation, surpassing the previous record set on September 20, when 112 individuals had their citizenship annulled.
No official statistics are available on the total number of nationality revocations since the committee began its work in early March, when Kuwaiti authorities launched a campaign aimed at revoking citizenships for various reasons, primarily related to fraud. By the end of September, unofficial estimates suggested that over 2,000 individuals had lost their citizenship, with some cases still pending formal decrees.
Kuwait’s Interior Minister, Sheikh Fahad Yusuf, emphasized that the nationality revocations are aimed at individuals and their dependents who obtained citizenship without fulfilling the legal requirements, particularly those who never received an official decree. He pointed out that some members of previous governments had bypassed legal procedures by approving citizenship applications without awaiting the formal decree.
In a statement to a local newspaper, Sheikh Fahad Yusuf explained that those whose citizenships were revoked did not contest the committee’s decisions, as they were based on clear evidence and proper documentation. He emphasized that the process of nationality revocation would continue, stating: “We are still at the beginning,” and assured that revocations would proceed only after thorough examination and verification of all cases.