Home›Sources›Saudi Arabia Establishes New Independent Body to Supervise Affairs of Two Holy Mosques (Gulf News, 2023)SourcesSaudi Arabia Establishes New Independent Body to Supervise Affairs of Two Holy Mosques (Gulf News, 2023)Khitam Al Amir, Gulf News, 8 August 2023Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Saudi Arabia Establishes New Independent Body to Supervise Affairs of Two Holy Mosques (Gulf News, 2023)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/gulfnews-2023-two-holy-mosques-authority.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Saudi Arabia Establishes New Independent Body to Supervise Affairs of Two Holy Mosques (Gulf News, 2023). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/gulfnews-2023-two-holy-mosques-authorityCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-saudi-arabia-establishes-new-independent, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Saudi Arabia Establishes New Independent Body to Supervise Affairs of Two Holy Mosques (Gulf News, 2023)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/gulfnews-2023-two-holy-mosques-authority}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXGulf News' report, byline Khitam Al Amir, of the August 2023 Saudi royal decree establishing the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque as a financially independent body, published without any budget figure for the authority.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier 2: Gulf News, a United Arab Emirates English-language daily, read directly, byline Khitam Al Amir, reporting the August 2023 royal decree that created the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque as a financially independent public body reporting directly to the Saudi king, superseding the former General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques. The article names the authority's declared financial independence but discloses no budget figure for it. A direct press account of the institutional restructuring, not a financial disclosure.CitationAuthorWell-attestedKhitam Al AmirPublisherWell-attestedGulf NewsPublication YearWell-attested2023URLWell-attestedhttps://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-establishes-new-independent-body-to-supervise-affairs-of-two-holy-mosques-1.97424008Source TypeWell-attestednewsClaims Backed By This Source (18 claims)This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOpen Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Sacred Sites, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 open question, 1 general references.Well-attested14Open QuestionsWhat Budget Does the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Disclose?Sacred SitesMasjid al-Haram and the KaabaSourcesSaudi Arabia Establishes New Independent Body to Supervise Affairs of Two Holy Mosques (Gulf News, 2023)Open question1Sacred SitesMasjid al-Haram and the KaabaConnected1Open QuestionsWhat Budget Does the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Disclose?General References2Open QuestionsWhat Budget Does the General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque Disclose?Sacred SitesMasjid al-Haram and the KaabaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year