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The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia declares 4-day Eid Holidays.

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It has been announced to give a four-day holiday for the private and non-profit sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia coinciding with Eid Al-Adha.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of the country specified that the holidays will commence from Monday, July 19, followed by the working day concluding on Sunday.

It was affirmed in an announcement made by the Saudi Supreme Court on Friday that the day of Arafat will be on July 19, Monday, and the first day of the Eid Al-Adha will be on July 20. Hajj will begin on July 18 and end on July 22, according to a court statement,

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Persecution of opposition leaders marks return to cycle of tyranny: Solih

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The move to summon opposition leaders to the police on unfounded charges marks a return to a bitter cycle of tyranny, says former Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

Solih, a special advisor at the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), made the remark in a post on X on Wednesday night. His comment comes after the police summoned MDP’s chairperson Fayyaz Ismail for questioning in a corruption investigation.

Earlier on Wednesday, Fayyaz shared the summons he received from the police asking him to present himself for questioning regarding an ongoing investigation into a corruption case.

According to the summons, Fayyaz is suspected of financial gain from transactions involving embezzlement of Road Development Corporation (RDC)’s funds.

Fayyaz denied the case against him, and described it as “the beginning of a cycle of baseless political allegations.”

Retweeting his post, Solih expressed concern over the situation.

“The start of summoning opposition leaders to the police headquarters without any basis revives the bitter cycle of tyranny and infringement of the constitution we experienced before,” he wrote. “You can serve the people without being tyrannical.”

The former president had previously accused President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu of harboring a spirit of political retaliation.

The police previously said it was investigating a case involving the transfer of RDC’s funds to the bank accounts of the companies owned by top government officials as well as their personal accounts.

Source(s): sun.mv

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Government to relocate Beriyanfaru Airport to Fainu

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President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu on Wednesday, announced the decision to relocate planned airport project in Raa atoll Beriyanfaru to Fainu of the same atoll.

An airport development project in Beriyanfaru was first announced by former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who announced the plan officially in June last year. Relocation of this airport was an important pledge of Dr. Muizzu during his campaigning.

Airport development in Fainu is a developmental initiative planned first during former President Abdulla Yameen, which President Muizzu on August 30th, last year, said would be followed through.

During Solih’s administration, government sought a contractor for a projec cost of USD 23.6 million for the airport’s development as well.

Solih said his government was motivated for the project owing to lack of domestic aviation infrastructure in the atoll.

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Fayyaz summoned to police on suspicions of profiting from RDC corruption

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Main opposition MDP’s chairperson, former Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail has been summoned by the police for questioning on suspicion of profiting from Road Development Corporation (RDC) corruption.

Fayyaz, in a post on X, shared the summons he received from the police.

As per the summons, he is suspected of gaining financial profit from the funds misappropriated from RDC that were transferred to senior officials of the company in addition to other individuals linked to the company.

In his post, Fayyaz described the allegations as the start of a series of baseless and political allegations. He also described RDC’s alleged corruption as a “baseless case”.

“I can confidently say that I have not anything that warrants any suspicion towards me. I will provide my full cooperation even if this is an investigation initiated for political purposes. I also call upon the government to cease using national organizations to implement political campaigns,” he said.

Police have previously stated monies were transferred from the personal accounts of RDC employees to the companies owned by senior government officials or their personal accounts as well. These transactions included 216 transfers into a single bank account; which is actually related to several different individuals.

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