Saudi Arabia has joined the Arab Union of Administrative Judiciary as its 16th member state, after the Board of Grievances signed the accession document today at the headquarters of Egypt's State Council in Cairo.

The document was signed by Dr. Ali bin Ahmed Alohaydib, Chairman of the Board of Grievances and of the Administrative Judicial Council, and Counsellor Mahmoud Ibrahim Abu El-Dahab, President of the union and Chairman of the Egyptian State Council. Saudi judges and officials attended, along with the Deputy Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Egypt, Khalid bin Hammad Al-Shammari, and senior State Council figures.

Alohaydib said membership reflects the regional and international standing of Saudi administrative justice and its judicial, institutional and digital progress. It will allow the Board of Grievances to share its experience across the Arab world and widen the exchange of expertise among Arab administrative courts.

He said the move will also raise the profile of the Board's work in institutional development, digital transformation, the use of artificial intelligence and simpler procedures, and he thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for their support.

Earlier, Abu El-Dahab gave Alohaydib a tour of the State Council's historic seat at Princess Fawkia Palace, and the two exchanged commemorative shields. The union previously included 15 Arab judicial bodies specialising in administrative justice.