Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Tag Archives: HEALTH
WHO hails positive effect of KSRelief in humanitarian worksheets
:: The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, commended the Kingdom’s leading and effective role in the region and around the world — and in particular the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid
One woman’s story of fighting breast cancer in Bangladesh
:: “It was very sudden. One day, I felt a different kind of pain on my breast.” Breast cancer survivor Dr. Akhtarunnessa Chowdhury, a retired professor who taught in Dhaka University’s zoology department, told her story of hope, triumph and
Saudi Health Ministry: 1400 surgeries performed on Hajj pilgrims
:: Hospitals in Mecca and Medina have already conducted 1400 surgeries on pilgrims during the Hajj season this year, it has been announced. The Saudi Health Ministry said that 147 heart bypass operations and seven open heart surgeries have been
Yemen cholera outbreak surpasses 300,000 suspected cases
:: A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn country reels from disease as well as the threat of famine. The International Committee of the Red Cross said the
The new circumstances surrounding birth control
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: During previous discussions targeting developments in the region, the calls for family planning, especially those related to birth control, had always been faced with confrontational or hostile answers because this issue was considered a foreign
Houthis starve Taiz, take hold of 64 aid trucks
Yemen’s Minister of Local Administration and the Chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief Abdul-Raqib Saif Fath accuse Houthi militias of starving children in Taiz, due to the detention of 64 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid in both al-Rabihi area
First UN food aid in two years reaches over 30,000 Iraqis
The UN said Tuesday it has delivered food supplies to more than 30,000 residents of Qayyara for the first time in two years after Iraqi forces expelled extremists from the northern town. Government forces on August 25 pushed ISIS out
Libya could soon run out of life-saving medicines: U.N.
Libya faces severe shortages of life-saving medicine and about one million people will soon be in dire need of help, a U.N. humanitarian official warned, as warring factions hamper efforts to end chaos and form a unity government. “Our estimation
Top U.S. researcher says zika vaccine is years away
The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top U.S. health chief said amid a worrying outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness blamed for birth defects. There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which
Iran swine flu outbreak kills 33 in three weeks
An outbreak of swine flu has left 33 people dead in two provinces of southeastern Iran in the past three weeks, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. IRNA quoted Deputy Health Minister Ali Akbar Sayyari as saying there
10 critical mistakes in 2014’s Ebola outbreak
Associated Press investigation has found that the World Health Organization and other responders faced avoidable obstacles in their efforts to stop the spiraling Ebola outbreak last summer in Kenema, a pivotal seeding point for the virus and a microcosm of
Malaria deaths fall 60 percent since 2000
Malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by 60 percent since 2000, the U.N. said on Thursday, with improved diagnostic tests and the massive distribution of mosquito nets aiding dramatic progress against the disease. Fifteen years ago, an estimated 262 million malaria
Seven senior Saudi health officials face the axe
Seven senior officials of the Saudi Health Ministry are expected to be sacked prior to investigations on corruption charges, Al-Watan Arabic daily reported on Tuesday quoting ministry’s sources. They said the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) has made
WHO: 1m Syrians injured, diseases spreading
One million people have been wounded during Syria’s civil war and diseases are spreading as regular supplies of medicine fail to reach patients, the World Health Organization’s Syria representative said, according to Reuters news agency. “In Syria, they have a
U.N. chief says Ebola cases in Mali a ‘deep concern’
The United Nations chief warned Friday that Ebola may be easing in part of West Africa but is still hitting hard in other areas and outpacing the international response. “If we continue to accelerate our response we can contain and
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