{
  "id": 4026316,
  "title": "Biometric registration now mandatory for Saudi passport applicants aged 10 and above",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/biometric-registration-now-mandatory-for-saudi-passport-applicants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:57:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ajel English",
    "slug": "ajel-english",
    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/saudi-arabia/wy1ulhmec"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Passports Directorate requires biometric data for issuing or renewing passports for applicants aged 10 and above, urging early completion of the process.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}