Camels reason for Mers-CoV spreading in the kingdom, WHO claims
The World Health Organization (WHO) has attributed the lack of control over the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronovirus (Mers-CoV) to camels, as compared to...
Merkel is healthy but working from home
Chancellor Angela Merkel, who on Sunday went into quarantine after coming into contact with a Coronavirus-infected doctor, is healthy but working from home, German...
Saudi minister says MERS cases are reducing before hajj
A recent surge in cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a sometimes deadly virus, in Saudi Arabia has ebbed in the run-up to...
FIFA candidate Ali urges football to help fight extremism
FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein wants football leaders to help him find ideas to fight extremism and terrorism.
Prince Ali asks FIFA member...
Religious police berate gloveless woman
A video of a Saudi religious policeman shouting at a veiled woman and barring her from entering a shop for not wearing gloves has...
Over 1.7 million to vote in civic elections
RIYADH: Over 1.7 million Saudis will participate in the country’s Dec. 12 elections, according to Abdul Lateef Al-Asheikh, municipal and rural affairs minister.
There were...
Maternal hormonal imbalance linked to child autism
Children born to mothers with a hormonal imbalance run a much higher risk of developing autism, according to a new study released by Sweden's...
New apps help Palestinians navigate Israeli checkpoints
A pair of new mobile apps hopes to help Palestinians navigate their way around snarled traffic at Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, offering...
UN study finds more women face genital mutilation than earlier estimated
More than 200 million girls and women globally have suffered genital mutilation, far higher than previously estimated, which highlighted the need to accelerate efforts...
“The Unknown Soldier” Iraqi architect died of COVID-19
The 93-year-old architect and photographer, Rifat Chadirji, also known as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, died late Friday in the United Kingdom of...
