RIYADH, 5 January 2005 — Saudi Arabia has tripled its assistance to Asia’s tsunami victims to $30 million. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd directed that the $10 million donation announced earlier by the Kingdom be raised to $30 million “in light of the size of the tragedy and the losses” suffered by the countries affected by the disaster, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
RIYADH – Enter Martin Mechamali with poisonous snakes crawling all over him. He intends to show how life is with so many snakes slithering around him on Jan. 5 at Al-Hokair Park in Thumamah in Riyadh.
RIYADH – A Saudi scientist monitoring Sunday’s earthquake has warned of fresh tremors and aftershocks, which can cause more deaths and devastation in Southern Asia. Dr. Khaled S. Al-Damegh of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), said here yesterday that Saudi Arabia’s measurement of the quake has been verified by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which has revised the official magnitude up to 9.0 on the Richter scale.
Saudi citizens need only show their new identity cards at the airport to enter the United Arab Emirates from Jan. 12, 2005, according to a report carried by an authoritative website.
RIYADH, 20 December 2004 — In a major move to curb the growing menace of drug trafficking and drug abuse, Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council has formulated and approved new draft rules and regulations. The new rules aimed at curbing drug abuse and trafficking in the country within the framework of the Islamic Shariah laws were approved at a full-fledged Shoura session presided over by Dr. Saleh ibn Humaid, chairman of the Shoura Council here yesterday.
RIYADH- Three Saudi researchers have won the prestigious Ford Grants for their pioneering efforts in the field of environmental education.