Online iqama service launched

Riyadh, Jun 8: An online service to issue and renew iqamas (residence permits) has been launched.

It is available on the portal of the General Directorate of Passports for Electronic Services and the site is called Abshir. Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif inaugurated the service.

“The new service is a major step taken by the Passport Department to offer better online services to citizens and expatriates so that they need not queue up at passport offices,” Director General of Passports Lt. Gen. Salem Al-Bulaihed said in a statement to the SPA.

“The e-service enables an employer to receive the iqama of his workers quickly. The service will also enable him to ensure the validity of iqamas of workers at any time,” Col. Khaled Al-Saikhan, director of the information technology administration, said.

“The service will enable the employer to visit the passport offices to receive the iqamas directly,” he added.

Spokesman of the Passport Directorate Col. Badr Al-Malik said the passport department is trying its best with this step to achieve its goal to minimize visitors to its offices.

Anyone who needs the service of Abshir only needs to register on its site (www.epassport.gov. sa) and activate the registration by confirming their ID through the method given for that.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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