The government demanded that the parliament give priority to the amendment of the laws on government penalties.
The Council of Ministers approved at its meeting today the Alsalami Council's priority request to discuss the bill to amend some laws related to government punishments; Bills were developed with the aim of eliminating legal loopholes to deal decisively and effectively with violations such as overselling, underselling, hoarding, excluding prices and refusing to supply goods.
The government also approved programs for the prevention and early detection of common types of cancer and the bill for a customs cooperation agreement with the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).