Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s environment ministry on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Beijing Institute of Genomics on the sidelines of the 10th Arab-China Business Conference. The MoU is aimed at designing and operating joint initiatives. The two parties will cooperate to develop scientific research,...
Shark kills 1 Austrian, 1 Romanian tourist in Egypt’s Red Sea
Two women, one Austrian and the other Romanian, were killed in a shark attack this week off the coast of Egypt, Egypt's environment ministry and the tourists' respective foreign ministries said Sunday. "Two women were attacked by a shark while swimming" in the Sahl Hasheesh area south of Hurghada on...
Divers find ‘no leaks’ from fuel-laden ship sunk off Tunisia
Divers who inspected the hull of a tanker loaded with 750 tonnes of fuel that sank off southeast Tunisia have detected no leaks, officials said. The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo, which sank yesterday in the Gulf of Gabes, has settled on its side at a depth of almost 20 metres, the...
