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Saudi Gazette
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Saudi Gazette
Saudi films earn SR100 million at box office in 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi films have generated over SR100 million in box office revenue since the beginning of 2025, reflecting the rapid growth of the Kingdom's film industry and growing audience trust in local content. According to the Saudi Film Commission, eight local productions captured 19% of total box office share this year. These included Shabab Al-Bomb 2, Hobal, Al-Zarfa, Is'af, Fakhr Al-Suwaidi, Leil Nahar, Saifi, and Tashwish. During the week of July 13–19, Saudi cinemas recorded SR26 million in total ticket sales. Leading the charts was the American film F1 The Movie with SR26.3 million, followed by the Saudi film Al-Zarfa with SR22.6 million. Superman ranked third with SR7.7 million, while the Egyptian film Ahmed and Ahmed came in fourth with SR3.5 million.
Gulf Insider
14-07-2025
- Gulf Insider
Watch: Saudi Man Fined For Wearing Night Thobe In Public As Decency Laws Enforced
Wearing a night thobe, a traditional sleepwear garment typically reserved for home use, in public has landed a Saudi citizen in trouble with the law, as Saudi authorities in the Qassim region continue to enforce the Kingdom's public decency regulations. A video shared by the Ministry of Interior shows a man being stopped by a police officer and informed that his attire violates Article 4 of the Public Decency Regulations, which prohibit clothing considered inappropriate for public spaces. The man was fined SR100, with penalties doubling to SR200 for repeat violations. While the night thobe may appear modest by global standards, it is widely regarded in Saudi Arabia as private attire unsuitable for public settings. The footage was part of a campaign by the Ministry highlighting a series of public decency and law enforcement actions carried out across the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia's Public Decency Code, approved in 2019, includes 19 regulatory articles designed to promote community values and maintain the visual integrity of public spaces. It explicitly prohibits the wearing of sleepwear or undergarments in public, clothing that carries offensive images or slogans, and unauthorized graffiti or markings on public facilities and transportation. The code enforces a SAR 100 fine for first-time violations related to wearing sleepwear in public, increasing to SAR 200 for repeat offences. Additional clips included in the campaign show police in the Eastern Province uncovering hidden packets of illegal drugs during a routine vehicle inspection. Officers were seen searching seats, undercarriages, and compartments before seizing the contraband. Another video captures a man begging from passing cars at a traffic signal, an act prohibited under Saudi Arabia's Anti-Begging Law. Individuals found begging or operating organized begging networks can face up to six months in prison and fines of SR50,000. More severe penalties, including deportation for non-citizens, apply to those managing or assisting in organized schemes.
Gulf Insider
07-07-2025
- Business
- Gulf Insider
Saudi Fines Up to SR100K for Electricity Meter Tampering
Saudi Arabia's Electricity Regulatory Authority has introduced sweeping amendments to its enforcement regulations, significantly increasing penalties for violations under the Kingdom's Electricity Law. The amendments, approved this week, include updated fine assessment mechanisms and stricter penalties based on the severity and circumstances of each infraction. Among the most notable amendments are steeper fines for tampering with electricity meters. Offenders now face penalties ranging from SR5,000 to SR100,000, depending on the breaker's amperage capacity. For example, tampering with a meter connected to a 100-amp or smaller breaker carries a SR5,000 fine, while tampering with one over 400 amps could incur the maximum SR100,000 penalty. Violations involving individuals who do not own the meter account or are not actual beneficiaries will automatically incur a SR50,000 fine — subject to increase if the violation is deemed serious or has been repeated more than twice, as per the criteria set by a designated committee. The amendments define 10 core violations, including failure to comply with the authority's directives in handling complaints (SR20,000) and failure by licensed entities to provide requested information (up to SR100,000). Other violations include SR2,000 fine for missing statutory deadlines related to electrical services, SR50,000 for non-compliance with performance standards, and SR3,000 for violations related to small-scale photovoltaic systems and electric vehicle charging frameworks. The new regulations also update procedures for assessing repair costs and compensation in cases of meter tampering. If a tampering incident causes a reduction in consumption, the responsible party must cover the cost of the unrecorded electricity as well as repair expenses. For residential users, repair costs range between SR250 and SR1,150 if the meter remains intact, and SR1,150 to SR4,050 if a replacement is needed. In non-residential cases, fines range from SR300 to SR2,050 (no replacement), and SR1,150 to SR4,950 (with replacement). A new provision targets direct, unmetered connections to the national grid. In such cases, violators must cover the value of unregistered consumption and pay for grid repairs based on the cable's diameter. Fines range from SR1,300 to SR17,000 for residential and SR1,700 to SR33,000 for non-residential connections. The authority also introduced requirements for service providers to remove violations, repair damage, and refer cases for compensation claims. Providers must complete all legal procedures related to enforcement and cost recovery. Also Read: Riyadh Financial Hub Earns Guinness Record For 15.46 km Pedestrian Skyway
Saudi Gazette
05-07-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Fines for tampering with electricity meter range between SR5000 and SR100000
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Electricity Regulatory Authority has approved new amendments to the regulations for detecting, proving, and adjudicating violations in the provisions of the Electricity Law. These amendments include increased penalties and updated fine assessment mechanisms after examining the nature and circumstances of each violation. The authority emphasized in the amendments the importance of considering the severity of the violation and aggravating circumstances when determining penalties. The penalties include fines that range between SR5000 and SR100000 for those found guilty of tampering with electricity meter. The fine was set at SR5,000 if the breaker capacity is 100 amps or less, and it will raise to SR15,000 for breaker capacity between 100 and 150 amps. The fine for tampering with the electricity meter with a breaker capacity between 150 and 400 amps is SR50,000, and the fine would reach SR100,000 if the capacity is more than 400 amps. The amendments stipulate that the fine for tampering with an electricity meter or any of its accessories shall be SR 50,000 if the violator does not own the account for the meter in question or is not an actual beneficiary of it. This amount may be exceeded if the consequences of the violation are proven to be serious or have been repeated more than twice, in accordance with criteria determined by the competent committee. The authority noted that the amendments cover ten basic violations, most notably failure to implement the authority's directives regarding handling complaints, which carries a fine of SR20,000, and failure of the licensee to cooperate in providing the authority with the required information, which carries a fine of up to SR100,000. The amendments also include a fine of SR2,000 for failure to comply with the statutory deadlines stipulated in the regulations relating to electrical services provided to consumers, and a further fine of SR50,000 for failure to comply with the authority's performance standards, which the licensee must adhere to. The amendments also included other violations, such as failure to comply with the regulatory framework for small-scale photovoltaic solar energy systems and failure to comply with the regulatory framework for electric vehicle charging activities, each of which carries a fine of SR3000. The authority also amended the regulations for determining repair costs and assessing compensation for lost benefits to the utility or third parties due to tampering with the electricity meter. If the tampering results in a malfunction, interruption, or reduction in electricity consumption, the beneficiary shall be required to pay the value of the unrecorded consumption and the costs of repairing any damage to the meter or any of its accessories. If the incident does not require meter replacement, the fixed value of repair costs and lost utility for residential consumption ranges between SR250 and SR1,150, depending on the breaker's amperage capacity, which ranges between 100 and 400. If the incident requires meter replacement, the fine ranges between SR1,150 and SR4,050, depending on the same capacity. For non-residential consumption, if meter replacement is required, the fine ranges from SR300 to SR2,050, while it ranges from SR1,150 to SR4,950 if the incident does not require meter replacement. The amendments added a new article stipulating that in the event of a direct connection to the electricity grid without a meter, the beneficiary is required to pay the value of the unregistered consumption, in addition to the costs of repairing any damage to the grid or any of its accessories, depending on the diameter of the connecting cable. Fines in this case range from SR1,300 to SR17,000 in the residential sector, while they range from SR1,700 to SR33,000 in the non-residential sector. The amendments also require the service provider to remove the violation and repair the resulting damage after completing documentation procedures. They also require the service provider to refer the violation to the authority to claim the repair costs and lost utility benefits, and to complete the necessary legal procedures in this regard.
Saudi Gazette
29-06-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu plans to impose hefty penalties for various municipal violations
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu announced plans to introduce revised penalties for a host of municipal violations. The commission urged the stakeholders to express their opinions and viewpoints on the proposed multitude of penalties for various violations before finalizing them. These included in the draft "Regulations of Fines and Penalties for Municipal Violations of the Royal Commission." The draft requires the perpetrator of a municipal violation to repair any damage and restore the property to its original condition, and to appeal to the competent authority against any of the penalties specified in the regulation within 60 days from the date of notification of the penalty. The competent authority's decision may be appealed to the Board of Grievances within 60 days. The draft categorizes violations into five groups: public health violations; slaughter and stray livestock violations, sales violations, building violations, and traffic violations. Public health violations included 60 violations, with fines ranging from SR100 to SR20,000. These violations included food waste from homes with a fine of SR100; commercial waste from fruit and vegetable markets with fines ranging from SR1,000 to SR5,000; hazardous waste from factories with fines ranging from SR10,000 to SR20,000; workers showing symptoms of illness with fines ranging from SR1,000 to SR2,000; producing food items not included in the factory license with fines ranging from SR4,000 to SR6,000, and improper transportation, especially food items affected by temperature with fines ranging from SR2,000 to SR5,000. The regulations included five violations related to slaughtering and stray livestock, with fines ranging from SR100 to SR5,000. These violations included slaughtering prohibited livestock and camels, with fines ranging from SR500 to SR1,000, slaughtering in public kitchens, with fines from SR1,000 to SR5,000, and abandoning livestock with a fine of SR100. Sales violations are divided into 10 violations, with fines ranging from SR100 to SR10,000. These include opening shops related to public health without a license, with fines ranging from SR2,000 to SR10,000; fine for refusing to sell or refusing to provide an invoice, ranges from SR1,000 to SR5,000; and a fine for an unlicensed stall, ranges from SR200 to SR500. Meanwhile, fine for using vehicles unlicensed by the authority as sales showrooms ranges from SR1,000 to SR5,000. Building violations are divided into 25 categories, with fines ranging from SR1,000 to SR30,000. These include exceeding the permitted building area for upper annexes, which carries a fine ranging from SR2,000 to SR5,000; encroaching on planning lines, which carries a fine ranging from SR5,000 to SR10,000; building without a permit, which carries a fine ranging from SR3,000 to SR5,000; and building on unplanned government land, which carries a fine ranging from SR10,000 to SR30,000. Traffic violations are divided into 23 offences, with fines ranging from SR200 to SR30,000. These include digging without a license, which carries a fine ranging from SR10,000 to SR30,000; failure to remove excavation debris after completion of work, which carries a fine ranging from 5,000 to SR10,000; failure to maintain fences, signage, or warning signs in the work area, which carries a fine ranging from SR3,000 to SR5,000; blocking roads without a permit, which carries a fine ranging from SR5,000 to SR10,000; and defacing building walls or fences with writing or drawing for advertising purposes, which carries a fine ranging from SR200 to SR500.
