The official gazette «Umm Al-Qura» published the rules and criteria for naming public utilities, following its official approval by the Council of Ministers, to be implemented 120 days after the date of publication.

The official gazette "Umm Al-Qura" published the rules and criteria governing the naming of public utilities.

These rules include 12 articles that regulate the mechanism for choosing the names of public facilities, which means all public properties, including but not limited to municipal, educational, cultural, sports, religious, and health facilities, in addition to transportation facilities.

These rules include 12 articles that regulate the mechanism for choosing the names of public facilities.

Article 4 of the rules stipulates that no public facility may be named after the Kings of Saudi Arabia, Crown Princes, or Presidents of brotherly and friendly countries, except after obtaining the approval of the Supreme Council.

Article 5 also emphasized the prohibition of naming public facilities with names that conflict with the provisions of Islamic law, or using the names of God, with the exception of a number of specific names, namely: Peace, Justice, First, Light, Light, Truth, Martyr and King.

The eleventh article stated that these new rules cancel all previous provisions related to the naming of streets and squares contained in the rules for naming streets and squares and numbering properties in the cities and villages of the Kingdom, issued by Cabinet Resolution No. (155) dated 21/7/1406 H, in addition to canceling any other provisions that conflict with the current rules.

The eleventh article stated that these new rules cancel all previous provisions related to the naming of streets and squares.

According to these rules, each government entity is responsible for naming public facilities located within its jurisdiction, in accordance with the provisions of these rules and related regulations. The competent authorities are also required to verify the integrity of the proposed name holder's intellectual orientation and the absence of criminal or security cases, in coordination with the concerned authorities, taking into account the proportionality between the name of the facility and the legal status of the name holder.