100 Saudi Women Appointed as Notaries Public

A hundred women have been appointed as notaries public in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
A hundred women have been appointed as notaries public in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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100 Saudi Women Appointed as Notaries Public

A hundred women have been appointed as notaries public in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
A hundred women have been appointed as notaries public in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

As part of Saudi Arabia’s drive to empower women in various fields, 100 women were appointed as notaries public in the Kingdom.

Justice Minister Dr. Walid al-Samaani made the announcement on Sunday.

The move is aimed at expanding the role of women in judicial practice.

The ministry had recently, and for the first time, named several women to posts in legal, legislative, social, administrative and technical fields.

The ministry said the new notaries public will officially begin their work on November 1. They will start off with a dedicated three-month training program.



Source: Trump to Make English Official US Language

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House, February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., US Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House, February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., US Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Source: Trump to Make English Official US Language

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House, February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., US Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House, February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., US Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order to make English the official US language, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
The source did not provide a timing for the signing of the order, first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The United States has never had an official language at the federal level but the issue has been problematic for certain states, Reuters reported.
The use of Spanish in public life has sparked controversy over the years, including in Texas, where a state senator in 2011 demanded that an immigrant rights activist speak English not his native Spanish at a legislative hearing.
That rekindled a decades-old debate over whether it is proper to speak Spanish in Texas, which was once a part of Mexico and, before that, a part of the Spanish Empire.
The issue has been painful for many older Mexican-American Texans who recall being punished for speaking Spanish in school in the 1950s.