Saudi Arabia amended the Traffic Law under which driving a vehicle on the roads with an expired vehicle registration (istimara) will be a traffic violation. The Cabinet session, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday, approved an amendment to the Traffic Law in this regard. According to the amendment, the fine for the delay in the renewal of driving license and vehicle registration (istimara) has been set at SR100 for each year or part thereof, with a maximum fine of only SR300. The fine will be imposed after 60 days from the date of expiry of the license.” The amendment also included adding a paragraph in the Traffic Violations Schedule with the following text: “Driving a vehicle on the roads with an expired vehicle registration.” The Cabinet approved the Petroleum and Petrochemical Products Law. It also endorsed that King Abdullah University of Science and Technology shall undertake the tasks of completing the construction and establishment of the Saudi Center for Vaccines and Protein Treatments, and its management, operation, and supervision. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the session, Minister of Media Salman Al-Dossary said that the Cabinet reviewed the government’s […]