King Salman orders extension of Citizen's Account Program and additional support for a full year    Al-Falih: 1,238 foreign investors obtain premium residency in Saudi Arabia    Irish PM apologizes for walking away from care worker    Several dead as Storm Bert wreaks havoc across Britain    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Ukraine losing ground in Russia's Kursk region, says military source    Hezbollah fires rocket barrages into Israel after deadly Beirut strikes    Al Ittihad claims top spot in Saudi Pro League after victory over Al Fateh    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Saudi Arabia allows licensed flour milling companies to export flour    Saudi Arabia joins international partnership initiative to boost hydrogen economy    With 25 million monthly active users, Snap Inc. expands presence in Saudi Arabia to serve thriving community of creators, partners and clients    Riyadh Emir inaugurates International Conference on Conjoined Twins in Riyadh    Saudi delegation participates in the 7th U20 Deans Summit in Brazil    Saudi Arabia to host 28th Annual World Investment Conference in Riyadh    Al Khaleej stuns Al Hilal with 3-2 victory, ending 57-match unbeaten run    Al Khaleej qualifies for Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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More to explore for world trade deal, EU says
Awwal 25, 1432 / April 29, 2011, SPA -- The European Union presented world trade negotiators with a last-minute plan to rescue stalled free trade talks on Friday, saying there were still avenues of negotiation to explore after 10 years of trying, (...)

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Europe, especially France, hit by measles outbreak
Awwal 17, 1432 H / April 21, 2011, SPA -- Europe, especially France, has been hit by a major outbreak of measles, which the U.N. health agency is blaming on the failure to vaccinate all children, according to AP. The World Health Organization said (...)

21 - 04 - 2011
Bodies still litter streets in Abidjan - Red Cross
Awwal 10, 1432 / April 14, 2011, SPA -- Bodies litter the streets in parts of Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan and mass arrests have followed the end of months of fighting in the West African country, the Red Cross said on Thursday, according to (...)

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WHO: Japan Nuclear Accident Health Risk Still Small
Awwal 08, 1432 / April 12, 2011, SPA -- The risk to public health from Japan's nuclear accident is no worse after a change in the disaster's status on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. "Our public health assessment is the same (...)

12 - 04 - 2011
ICRC Says at Least 800 Dead in Ivorian town of Duekoue
Akhir 28, 1432, April 02, 2011, SPA -- At least 800 people were killed in intercommunal violence in the western Ivorian town of Duekoue this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Saturday. "We have information that at (...)

02 - 04 - 2011
Swiss police: 3 German skiers killed by avalanche
Akhir 27, 1432 H/ April 1, 2011, SPA -- Three German skiers were killed by a massive avalanche in southern Switzerland on Friday, the second deadly incident involving foreign tourists in less than a week, AP reported. The victims were part of a (...)

01 - 04 - 2011
Bomb Explodes at UBS Bank in Switzerland; Two Injured
Akhir 26, 1432, March 31, 2011, SPA-- A parcel bomb exploded on Thursday in northern Switzerland at a building belonging to UBS bank, injuring two people. According to dpa, the explosion occurred just after 8am (0600 GMT) in the city of Olten, in (...)

31 - 03 - 2011
Swiss police: 4 killed in avalanche; 1 missing
Akhir 21, 1432 H/March 26, 2011, SPA -- An avalanche buried a group of French skiers in southern Switzerland Sunday, killing four people and leaving one missing, Swiss police said, according to AP. The death toll climbed from three after one person (...)

26 - 03 - 2011
Conservationists sound alarm over Africa's rhinos
Akhir 20, 1432, March 25, 2011, SPA -- Africa's rhinos face their worst poaching crisis in decades with organized crime syndicates killing more than 800 in the past three years alone, a global network of conservationists said Friday, according to (...)

25 - 03 - 2011
Rhinos slaughtered for horns worth more than gold
Akhir 20, 1432 H/March 25, 2011, SPA -- Ounce for ounce, rhino horns sell for more than gold _ one reason why conservationists say Africa's rhinos are facing their worst poaching crisis in decades, AP reported. Organized crime syndicates have (...)

25 - 03 - 2011
UN renews mandate of envoy to probe abuses in N.Korea
Akhir 19, 1432 H/March 24, 2011, SPA -- The United Nations voiced deep concern on Thursday at "grave, widespread and systematic" human rights violations in North Korea and renewed the mandate of its special investigator on the situation in the (...)

24 - 03 - 2011
WHO warns fight against tuberculosis needs a boost
Akhir 18, 1432 H/March 23, 2011, SPA -- The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said more funds were needed globally to fight tuberculosis (TB) or progress made so far could see a setback, dpa reported. Of serious concern was a type of TB (...)

23 - 03 - 2011
WHO: Food Contamination by Japanese Nuclear Plant a "Serious" Concern
Akhir 16, 1432, March 21, 2011, SPA -- Contamination of food products by radiation from an earthquake and tsunami-damaged nuclear plant in Japan may be more serious than originally thought, a World Health Organization official said Monday. Last (...)

21 - 03 - 2011
UN Rights Office Urges World Protect Libya Civilians
Akhir 1432 / 14 March 2011, SPA -- The United Nations human rights office urged the international community on Monday to move quickly to protect Libyan civilians from violence at the hands of Muammar Gaddafi's advancing forces, Reuters repoted. The (...)

14 - 03 - 2011
Health risk from Japan reactor seems quite low-WHO
Akhir 07, 1432 H/March 12, 2011, SPA -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday that the public health risk from Japan's radiation leak appeared to be "quite low" but the WHO network of medical experts was ready to assist if (...)

12 - 03 - 2011
Aid groups scramble in face of huge Japan quake
Akhir 06 , 1432 H. / March 11, 2011 -- The tsunami set off by Japan's huge earthquake is currently higher than some Pacific islands that it could wash over, the Red Cross warned on Friday, according to Reuters. Developing countries are at greater (...)

11 - 03 - 2011
UN Human Rights Council appoints Libya inquiry commission
Akhir 05 , 1432 H. / March 10, 2011 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council named onFriday the members of a special commission that will investigate abuses during the ongoing political unrest in Libya, dpa reported. The experts are Cherif (...)

11 - 03 - 2011
Italian President Receives Chairman of Saudi Human Rights Commission
Akhir 01, 1432, March 5, 2011, SPA-- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has received the Chairman of Saudi Human Rights Commission Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Eiban on the sidelines of the 16th session of Human Rights Council, currently in progress (...)

06 - 03 - 2011
UN Increases Estimate of Number Fleeing Libya to 180,000
Awwal 28, 1432 H/March 3, 2011, SPA -- At least 180,000 people have now fled Libya amid unrest, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Thursday. According to dpa, UNHCR has called on the international community to urgently help with a (...)

03 - 03 - 2011
Chairman of Saudi Human Rights Commission Addresses Human Rights Council
Awwal 26, 1432, March 1, 2011, SPA -- The Chairman of Saudi Human Rights Commission, Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Eiban has stressed that comprehensive reforms and continuing development of laws and regulations have included many areas of development (...)

01 - 03 - 2011
Dr. Al-Aiban briefs UN on Saudi Arabia's reforms in several fields
Awwal 26, 1432 H/March 1, 2011, SPA -- Speaking before the Human Rights Council in Geneva, an affiliate of the United Nations, Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, said Saudi Arabia is currently (...)

01 - 03 - 2011
Saudi Official Participates in Geneva Meetings of Human Rights Council
Awwal 25, 1432, Feb 28, 2011, SPA -- The Human Rights Council has started here its high-level 16th regular session that will last until March 25. The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the session is headed by Chairman of Human Rights (...)

28 - 02 - 2011
Corsica again the focus of search for Swiss twins
Awwal 22, 1432 H/Feb 25, 2011, SPA -- Swiss police say they are refocusing on the French island of Corsica in their search for 6-year-old Swiss twins missing since Jan. 30, AP reported. The police also said Friday the girls were last seen with (...)

25 - 02 - 2011
UN sees rising risks from climate, toxic chemicals
Awwal 18, 1432 H/Feb 21, 2011, SPA -- Climate change is a major obstacle to a 2004 global treaty aimed at cutting exposure to 21 highly dangerous chemicals, a new U.N.-commissioned report said. The 66-page report _ obtained by The Associated Press (...)

21 - 02 - 2011
Private helicopter crashes in Switzerland; five on board
Awwal 14, 1432 H/Feb 17, 2011, SPA -- A private helicopter with five people on board crashed on Thursday in western Switzerland, prompting a rescue operation, police said, according to dpa. Further details, including news on possible (...)

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