Economic development and diversity in fields of business have led many non-Saudis to come to work in the country. In today’s article, we look at the most important regulations relating to the work of non-Saudis in the Kingdom.

A royal decree was issued recently to approve the amendment of article eight of the Saudi nationality law, which grants Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, prime minister of Saudi Arabia, the authority to grant citizenship.

This week, the government published regulations governing contracts between government bodies and companies without a headquarters in the Kingdom.

With a tourism renaissance taking place in the Kingdom, the government has introduced several measures to ensure quality services are offered to the public.

Last week, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched Saudi Arabia’s National Intellectual Property Strategy, which is one of the enablers for achieving the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 development and diversification agenda.

A few years ago, Saudi Arabia introduced a decision to protect whistleblowers due to the rise of corruption complaints. Whistleblowers provide valuable, and often crucial, information to government and private entities to curb illegal and unethical activities.

Many judges after retiring or resigning venture toward practicing law, given their experience in the judiciary.

With Saudi Arabia continuing to seek ways to boost investment and expand its economic base, perhaps it is important to outline the terms and conditions, and importance, of privatization measures.

Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam; it is a religious wealth tax based on the taxpayer’s net worth — not income — and is applied to individuals as well as to companies according to specific regulations.

Saudi Arabia is witnessing many changes in its judicial and legal systems. Among the most significant and positive is the reform and codification of litigation procedures.