Riyadh: The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has announced a clampdown on reckless people who spit in public or dump litter in the streets.
Lawbreakers caught in breach of the law for the first time would be fined SR500.
The ministry said that the penalty would be doubled to SR1,000 in case the offence is repeated.
The tough penalties featured in the new regulations are to protect public decency across the country.