Hyderabad, Jan. 13 -- Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce on Monday, January 12, announced a ban on the use of Allah's 99 names on packaging materials that are disposable, a decision made to avoid situations where the names could be disrespected.

The Ministry's Spokesperson, Abdul Rahman Al Hussain, took to X to announce the decision. "It is worthy to note that the law of trade names, which was approved by the Ministry of Commerce a few months ago, stipulates that a trade name must not contain any name on the list of prohibited names, or the name of a governmental or semi-governmental entity, while adhering to the regulations for reserving or registering the name Saudi Arabia and the names of cities," he said.

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