RIYADH: Arid Saudi Arabia could need more than $53 billion in water sector investment supported by private funds as demand grows, officials said Sunday.

The effects of climate change, which we are already witnessing, are the consequence of rising concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs). At the moment, absolute emissions are still rising, caused by our overwhelmingly fossil fuel-based energy system (our “brown infrastructure”).

Baghdad: Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to

Germany and Saudi Arabia have announced plans to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of the year.

As global air pollution levels rise, Nigeria appears to be the country most affected by the phenomenon.

Outdoor air pollution worldwide has increased by eight percent in the past five years, according to the new data released by World Health Organisation (WHO).

A fire broke out at a chemical plant in Eastern Saudi Arabia on Saturday at 11:40 am.

SANAA – Heavy storms have claimed the lives of at least 42 people over the past week in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, officials in the two neighboring states said Thursday.

This study aimed to determine the epidemiological characteristics of imported malaria infections in Al-Ahsa, Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, based on a retrospective analysis of central laboratory records over the last ten-year period from 2005 to 2015. Records showing details of all positive slides for malaria blood films over a 10-year period were analysed. The focus was on identifying the common types of malarial parasites in the area, the nationality and the age of the patients.

An effective vaccine to protect against the Mers virus is a step closer, a report in the journal Science suggests.

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