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New Regulation Controls Violations, Regulates Tourism in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Ministry of Tourism continues to organize the sector and prepare it to receive tourists and visitors (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Saudi Ministry of Tourism continues to organize the sector and prepare it to receive tourists and visitors (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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New Regulation Controls Violations, Regulates Tourism in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Ministry of Tourism continues to organize the sector and prepare it to receive tourists and visitors (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Saudi Ministry of Tourism continues to organize the sector and prepare it to receive tourists and visitors (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi government has recently enabled its Tourism Ministry to control relevant violations in the sanctions list for municipal violations.

Official information revealed that the Tourism Ministry and the Ministry of Municipal Rural Affairs and Housing had been granted the power to agree on specifying violations referred to in Article Three of the regulations - related to tourism - which are set according to what was stated in the third paragraph, and the imposition of the stipulated penalties.

This came upon the request of the Tourism Ministry to enable it to control violations in the sanctions list for municipal violations related to its jurisdiction.

Article Three - according to the regulation, a copy of which was reviewed by Asharq Al-Awsat - includes three paragraphs:

The first of them is that a schedule is issued by a decision of the minister in which the violations and the corresponding penalties stipulated in Article Two (related to penalties) of the regulations that are applied to each of them are determined, according to a clear governance mechanism in which the gradation is taken into account in determining the amount of the penalty for the violation, and its proportionality with its type, frequency and its impact.

The second paragraph of Article Three stipulates that the schedule shall specify the violations in which the two penalties stipulated in the first and second paragraphs of Article Two of the regulations may be doubled, in the event of a repeat violation by increasing their maximum limits, provided that they do not exceed the double.

The third paragraph of the article shows the obligation of the violator - within a specified period - to remove the violation, return the situation to what it was before its occurrence, and repair the damage resulting from it, at their expense, taking into account that in the event of the expiry of the specified period without doing what he was obligated to do, a new violation will be charged against them.

According to Article Two, whoever commits one or more violations shall be punished with a fine not exceeding 500,000 riyals ($133,000), and not exceeding 1 million riyals ($266,000) if it is serious.

The penalty may be doubled in case of repetition.

Article Two gives the power to close the shop or establishment for a period not exceeding two weeks, as well as double the penalty in case of repetition, cancel the license, and prevent them from practicing the activity for a period not exceeding two years if it is severe.

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Al-Moammar Receives First Work Order Under HUMAIN Agreement, Worth More Than 148% of 2025 Revenue

A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).
A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).
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Al-Moammar Receives First Work Order Under HUMAIN Agreement, Worth More Than 148% of 2025 Revenue

A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).
A sign identifying Al-Moammar Information Systems Company in Riyadh (company website).

Al-Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS) has received its first work order under its agreement with HUMAIN, with a total value exceeding 148 percent of the company's total revenue for 2025, including value-added tax.

In a statement on Saudi Exchange on Sunday, the company said Work Order No. 1, received on October 1, covers the scope of work related to a capacity of 50 megawatts. This was the scope previously announced as part of a project to design and build data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence technologies.

The company said the financial impact of the work order began in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026.

The work order was received under an agreement signed by Al-Moammar Information Systems with HUMAIN last September, with a value exceeding 689 percent of the company's total revenue for 2025, including value-added tax. The agreement includes an expansion of the project's scope from 50 megawatts to 250 megawatts.

When the agreement was announced, the company said the engineering, procurement, and construction works would be carried out through work orders issued by HUMAIN in accordance with the terms of the agreement. The company would announce each work order upon receipt, including its value, implementation period, and financial impact.

Al-Moammar Information Systems expects to receive additional work orders related to the further expansion of the project in the coming period and will announce any material developments in this regard when they occur.

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OPEC+ Agrees to Keep November Oil Output Targets Steady

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28 , 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28 , 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
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OPEC+ Agrees to Keep November Oil Output Targets Steady

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28 , 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, May 28 , 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

OPEC+ agreed to keep oil production targets steady for November at a meeting on Sunday, the producer group said, in line with expectations that further output policy adjustments are unlikely until next year.

Seven core members of the group comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia made the decision for November in a brief online meeting on Sunday. The core members are Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan and Oman.

Oil prices had dropped on Friday after European leaders agreed to US President Donald Trump's request to release diesel reserves. Even so, Brent crude remains above $100 a barrel, up from about $73 before the Iran war started in late February.

The Iran war has also delayed the group's output capacity review — crucial to determine members’ 2027 output quotas — because it has thrown estimates of future production potential into uncertainty, industry sources told Reuters last week.

OPEC+ has been raising output targets for much of 2026 after years of production cuts, but most of the increases stayed on paper because of the Middle East conflict.

The seven core OPEC+ members pumped 25 million barrels per day in August, up 630,000 bpd from July, yet still roughly 5 million bpd below prewar levels in February, OPEC data shows.

The seven hold their next meeting on November 1.

OPEC+ still has about 2 million bpd of output cuts in place covering most members. It needs the result of the capacity review to decide how to distribute increases and any changes to output are unlikely before 2027, sources have said.

A separate OPEC+ ministerial group called the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), which does not decide policy, also met on Sunday to review the market.

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Saudi Arabia Announces Results of Natural Gas Distribution Licensing Competition in Al-Kharj

A worker at one of Saudi Aramco's gas facilities.
A worker at one of Saudi Aramco's gas facilities.
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Saudi Arabia Announces Results of Natural Gas Distribution Licensing Competition in Al-Kharj

A worker at one of Saudi Aramco's gas facilities.
A worker at one of Saudi Aramco's gas facilities.

The Ministry of Energy today announced the results of a competition for a license to establish, own, and operate a natural gas distribution network in the industrial city of Al-Kharj in central Saudi Arabia.

The ministry had previously invited interested investors to participate in the competition to obtain the license and completed the procedures for qualifying bidders, launching the competition, and evaluating the bids.

As part of the competition, Natural Gas Distribution Company was awarded a license to establish, own, and operate the distribution network in the industrial city of Al-Kharj.

The competition will contribute to the objectives of the Liquid Fuel Displacement Program and the replacement of liquid fuels with natural gas, with the aim of maximizing the economic, environmental, and social benefits that the Kingdom derives from its petroleum resources as part of Vision 2030.

The launch of the competition is part of the ministry's efforts to strengthen the natural gas sector's infrastructure and stimulate investment in the sector by creating an attractive competitive environment that enables beneficiaries to access natural gas and improves the quality of services provided.