Riyadh, Muharram 14, 1440, September 24, 2018, SPA -- The Authentication Sector of Ministry of Justice last year witnessed a number of achievements internationally and locally, whereas notaries public provided more than 2.5 million services and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's ranking in the World Real Estate Registration Index advanced from 32 to 24 in World Bank Open Data. The total number of documents issued by notaries last year amounted to more than 2.5 million, which included powers of attorney, commercial contracts and real estate registration. --SPA 14:31 LOCAL TIME 11:31 GMT 0014 www.spa.gov.sa/w754702