Royal Commission
noun
: a group of people chosen by the British government to examine a particular topic or issue and recommend changes in the law
a Royal Commission on the death penalty
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An interim report from the Royal Commission released in April, which examined the capacity of Australian law enforcement and the security services to respond to antisemitic crimes, recommended that Australia’s leaders prioritize enacting nationally consistent gun laws and a weapons buyback.
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ABC News, 4 May 2026
The sequence of events appears in the first report issued by Australia’s Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, formed in the wake of the massacre amid pressure on the government to do more to keep Australian Jews safe.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has received more than 5,700 submissions from the public.
—Reuters, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Collaborating with the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites (RCMC), Tadweem, and the vertical textile group Sanko, the fashion commission has developed a system to collect, sort and process used ihrams.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Malaysians gathered at a rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, reiterating calls for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into allegations involving outgoing anti-graft chief Azam Baki.
—Joy Lee, Bloomberg, 25 Apr. 2026
The collaboration between Film AlUla — the film agency of the Royal Commission for AlUla — and Stampede Ventures (along with its regional arm, Stampede Arabia) will eventually produce a slate of four films suited for production in the desert region’s new state-of-the-art facilities.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Amr Al-Madani, the former CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla, a tourism project in northwestern Saudi Arabia, was arrested in January 2024 and accused of abuse of authority and money laundering.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Especially interesting is the Arabian Leopard Program, managed by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), a captive-breeding project that aims to restore the big cats—currently fewer than 200 exist on the Arabian Peninsula—in the wild.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024
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ABC News, 4 May 2026
The sequence of events appears in the first report issued by Australia’s Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, formed in the wake of the massacre amid pressure on the government to do more to keep Australian Jews safe.
—Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has received more than 5,700 submissions from the public.
—Reuters, NBC news, 4 May 2026
Collaborating with the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy Sites (RCMC), Tadweem, and the vertical textile group Sanko, the fashion commission has developed a system to collect, sort and process used ihrams.
—Fmg Studios, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Malaysians gathered at a rally in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, reiterating calls for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into allegations involving outgoing anti-graft chief Azam Baki.
—Joy Lee, Bloomberg, 25 Apr. 2026
The collaboration between Film AlUla — the film agency of the Royal Commission for AlUla — and Stampede Ventures (along with its regional arm, Stampede Arabia) will eventually produce a slate of four films suited for production in the desert region’s new state-of-the-art facilities.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Dec. 2025
Amr Al-Madani, the former CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla, a tourism project in northwestern Saudi Arabia, was arrested in January 2024 and accused of abuse of authority and money laundering.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Especially interesting is the Arabian Leopard Program, managed by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), a captive-breeding project that aims to restore the big cats—currently fewer than 200 exist on the Arabian Peninsula—in the wild.
—Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2024
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