RIYADH — The Directorate General of Civil Defense (DGCD) urged the public to take utmost caution and vigil amid the forecast of heavy rain that would hit most regions of Saudi Arabia until Monday.
The directorate called for taking precautions, as (...)
JEDDAH — In-person classes will remain suspended in public schools in Jeddah, Rabigh and Khulais on Thursday. This was announced by the Education Department of the Jeddah Governorate on the basis of the rain forecast issued by the National Center of (...)
JAZAN — Flash floods in Jazan Valley caused the collapse of a section of the Jazan Valley Bridge, which connects the governorates of Abu Arish and Sabya towards the town of Radis. This incident led to the fall of two vehicles, resulting in one (...)
RIYADH — The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) has forecasted that most regions in the Kingdom will experience weather fluctuations starting Saturday and continuing until next Tuesday.
The center has issued warnings of moderate thunderstorms (...)
RIYADH — Hussein Al-Qahtani, spokesman of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), said that Jazan is approaching a rainy tropical climate throughout the year.
This forecast is on the basis of the preliminary information received from the Saudi (...)
JEDDAH — Weather fluctuations would continue to experience in most regions of Saudi Arabia, starting from Monday until Thursday, according to the forecast of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).
The latest NCM weather report predicted that (...)
RIYADH — The Makkah region recorded the highest amount of 60.0 mm rainfall on Saturday. It reached 60.0 mm in Wadi Mina, and 43.0 mm in the Al-Rusaifah neighborhood, according to a report of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.
The (...)
RIYADH — The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) announced on Monday that moderate to heavy rain will witness several regions of Saudi Arabia from Tuesday to Saturday, Aug. 19, giving a respite from the soaring temperatures during the summer (...)
JAZAN — Three girls and one boy had a tragic end when they were drowned in a vehicle that was swept away by flash floods in the southern region of Jazan. Their father, who drove the vehicle, was rescued. The video clip of the horrific accident (...)
JEDDAH — Weather fluctuations are expected to witness most regions of Saudi Arabia, starting from Thursday to Saturday, March 11, according to the latest forecast of the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).
In its report, the center warned of (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's first electric public transport bus started operation in Jeddah on Thursday.
Acting Chairman of the Public Transport Authority (PTA) Dr. Rumaih Al-Rumaih inaugurated the bus service in a ceremony held in the presence of the (...)
JEDDAH — The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) alerted about the possibility of rainy weather in most regions of Saudi Arabia until the end of next week.
The center called on the public to be of utmost caution and vigil about potential risks in (...)
JEDDAH — The Transport General Authority (TGA) announced on Wedensday that the public bus transport projects in the Kingdom's cities and regions to be launched in the first quarter of 2022 will include nine cities and governorates, including 42 (...)
Emir of Jazan Prince Mohammed bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz launched on Wednesday the public bus transport project in Jazan covering Jazan city, Sabya and Abo Araish.
The project consists of nine routes, with 47 buses dedicated to providing public (...)
BURAIDAH — Al-Qassim Emir Prince Faisal Bin Mishaal announced the launch of public transport project for the city of Buraidah and Unaizah governorate. The project consists of 67 buses plying along 12 routes with 107 stops within and between Buraidah (...)
The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) released weather warnings on western and southern parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The NCM forecasted the weather as thunderstorms accompanied by active surface winds on the governorates of Taif, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Sunday reported 951 new COVID-19 cases, along with 1,129 recoveries. There were 910 COVID-19 cases in the country on Sunday. Twenty-seven deaths were also recorded during the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.
This (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Saturday reported 987 new COVID-19 cases, along with 1,038 recoveries, marking the Kingdom's lowest daily increase in months. There were 1,069 COVID-19 cases in the country on Friday.
Twenty-seven deaths were also recorded (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday reported 1,068 new COVID-19 cases, along with 1,013 recoveries, marking the Kingdom's lowest daily increase in months. There were 1,114 COVID-19 cases in the country on Tuesday. Thirty-three deaths were also (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has confirmed 1,114 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 309,768 on Tuesday, the health ministry announced.
Thirty-one more people succumbed to the virus taking the total fatalities to 3,722, (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry on Monday reported 1,175 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, along with 2,745 recoveries. Forty-two deaths were also reported.
This takes the total reported cases in the Kingdom to 308,654, and recoveries (...)
RIYADH — Continuing a declining trend, the new coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia on Saturday stood at 1,184, making it the lowest number in four months, according to the latest health ministry update.
There were 1,213 new coronavirus cases on (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday 1,363 new coronavirus infections have been recorded during the past 24 hours, taking the number of overall cases to 302,686. On Tuesday, the Kingdom registered 1,409 cases after the numbers hovered around 1,250 in (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia reported a marginal increase in the number of new coronavirus cases on Tuesday which stood at 1,409 as against 1,327 recorded on Monday, the ministry of health said.
There were 34 virus-related deaths during the past 24 hours (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Monday announced 1,327 new coronavirus cases and 28 new fatalities from the disease. The new cases reported in the Kingdom increase the total number of people who have contracted the virus to 299,914, health ministry (...)