Ramy put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at $6\text{p.m.}$ the hour hand points towards the South. Then towards which direction will the minute hand be pointing?

At $6\text{p.m.}$, in a standard clock, the positions of the hands are as follows:
* The hour hand is exactly at $6$, which points downwards (South).
* The minute hand is exactly at $12$, which points upwards (North).

Since the problem states that the hour hand points towards the South (which matches the standard orientation), the minute hand must point towards the opposite direction, which is North.