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Saudi Arabia Heads Executive Office of Arab Council for Population and Development

Part of the Arab Council for Population and Development meetings hosted by Riyadh in December - Asharq Al-Awsat
Part of the Arab Council for Population and Development meetings hosted by Riyadh in December - Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia Heads Executive Office of Arab Council for Population and Development

Part of the Arab Council for Population and Development meetings hosted by Riyadh in December - Asharq Al-Awsat
Part of the Arab Council for Population and Development meetings hosted by Riyadh in December - Asharq Al-Awsat

The fourth session of the Arab Council for Population and Development announced electing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the President of the Executive Office of the Arab Council for Population and Development for a two-year term.

The Executive Office of the Arab Council for Population and Development offers and follows up on policy proposals and recommendations made in the Council’s sessions.

The Arab Council for Population and Development was launched in Amman, Jordan in 2019. The Council seeks to unify Arab efforts in supporting population and development issues.

It offers technical assistance to member states to remain aware of regional and international developments, and helps Arab national councils to draw population strategies in line with their national needs.

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Saudi Arabia Receives Internationally Wanted Citizen in Corruption Cases from Russia

The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)
The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)
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Saudi Arabia Receives Internationally Wanted Citizen in Corruption Cases from Russia

The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)
The headquarters of the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) in Riyadh. (Nazaha)

Saudi Arabia received from Russia on Friday an internationally wanted citizen, Abdullah bin Awadh Aidah Al-Harthy, for committing financial and administrative corruption crimes.

The move was possible in light of the memorandum of understanding signed between the Kingdom’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) and Russia’s Public Prosecution in the field of combating cross-border corruption crimes.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office had responded to a formal request made by the Nazaha regarding the extradition of a wanted citizen for trial, said an official source at Nazaha.

The response underscores the commitment of both states to upholding the rule of law, strengthening international cooperation, and addressing cross-border corruption crimes, thereby ensuring that corrupt actors are not granted impunity.

Nazaha also acknowledged the GlobE Network's and INTERPOL's roles in pursuing persons involved in corruption crimes and denying them safe havens.

The authority reiterated its commitment to prosecuting those responsible for corruption crimes, both domestically and internationally. It vowed to ensure accountability in line with legal and regulatory frameworks and work to recover any assets and proceeds from committing such crimes to the state's treasury.