{
  "id": 11490345,
  "title": "Official Gazette publishes regulations for reviving unknown and inactive endowments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/official-gazette-publishes-regulations-for-reviving-unknown-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T17:26:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/kkdd3nbtb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saudi Arabia's Official Gazette has released new rules to revive forgotten and inactive endowments, with the goal of making sure they remain financially secure and properly managed. The Board of Directors for the General Authority of Awqaf approved these regulations. The main aim of the regulations is to create a set of guidelines for discovering and bringing back these endowments, making sure their original intentions are met and they continue to thrive in Saudi Arabia.\n\nThe regulations begin by defining key terms like \"unknown endowment,\" \"inactive endowment,\" and \"will to endow.\" An \"unknown endowment\" is one whose payments have been halted, while an \"inactive endowment\" is one with a supervisor but experiencing payment halts. The regulations then explain how the General Authority will find these endowments through various sources, such as reports from the public, data from government and judicial bodies, and requests for help in reviving an inactive endowment. Anyone who finds an unknown endowment can report it, and those who do will be rewarded.\n\nThe regulations also outline when an endowment is considered inactive. This happens when the income from the endowment's asset has been stopped for two years in a row or when the benefit from a directly benefited endowment has been halted for two years in a row. The regulations make clear that these rules apply to all types of endowments, whether they involve land, possessions, or something else.",
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia's Official Gazette has published new regulations to revive unknown and inactive endowments, aiming to ensure their sustainability and proper management.",
  "key_points": [
    "Saudi Gazette releases regulations to revive unknown, inactive endowments",
    "Defines unknown and inactive endowment types and reporting process",
    "Inactivity defined as two-year halt in income or benefit for directly benefited endowments"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}