RIYADH — There has been a historic drop of more than 60 percent in traffic fatalities in Saudi Arabia during the period between 2016 and 2025, according to the 2025 annual report of the Ministerial Committee of Traffic Safety. The report highlighted a significant improvement in road safety indicators across the Kingdom. This progress is attributed to coordinated multi-sector efforts, expanded use of technology to reduce violations, improved infrastructure efficiency, and enhanced emergency response systems. The report noted key developments in 2025, including updates to the traffic system with stricter measures for serious violations by foreign drivers, improved emergency response…
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RIYADH — The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has begun implementing architectural and urban design guidelines for the area between Al-Orouba Road to the south and the Northern Ring Road to the north, within the capital’s central commercial corridor, while resuming the issuance of development permits in the area. The move aims to regulate and guide urban and architectural growth, improve the quality of urban outcomes, and strengthen Riyadh’s architectural identity in line with the capital’s comprehensive development objectives. The guidelines establish an integrated regulatory and technical framework for development within the area through a set of standards governing building…
RIYADH — More than 1.2 million mango trees across Saudi Arabia supply local markets with over 105,000 tons of mangoes annually. As part of its campaign to highlight the Kingdom’s diverse seasonal fruits and local produce during peak harvest seasons, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture stated that the mango production season begins in April and continues through August each year. Mango cultivation is widely distributed across several regions of the Kingdom, with the largest concentrations in Jazan, Makkah, Al-Baha, Tabuk, Asir, Najran, and Madinah. The ministry noted that markets across Saudi Arabia are experiencing strong demand at the…
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has provided a total of $23.761 billion to support refugees, visitors, and displaced persons around the world. This was disclosed by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), the humanitarian arm of Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20. In its report, the KSrelief highlighted Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian efforts in supporting refugees and displaced persons worldwide, underscoring the Kingdom’s commitment to assisting the most vulnerable and upholding human dignity. Saudi Arabia stands as a leading global model in providing humanitarian support to refugees, visitors, and displaced persons…
Amazon has recently announced that they are now water positive in India. This news means the company now returns more water to communities than it uses across its direct operations, including corporate offices, data centres and fulfilment centres. The milestone arrives ahead of the company’s original 2027 target and marks a step towards its broader global water stewardship strategy. The achievement is noteworthy in a country facing acute water stress. India holds 18% of the world’s population but only 4% of its freshwater resources. The company’s approach rests on three pillars: reducing water use, reusing water through treatment and harvesting…
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has granted marketing authorization for an AI-powered digital medical application capable of measuring heart rate, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure via smartphone cameras. With this approval, the SFDA becomes the first regulatory authority globally to grant marketing authorization for this application. The decision came after a comprehensive evaluation that reviewed technical documentation and clinical evidence to verify the application’s safety and performance. Utilizing Advanced Technology The application employs remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) technology, utilizing advanced algorithms to analyze vital signs from a short facial video. To ensure accuracy, the application requires an initial blood…
JEDDAH — The National Center for Meteorology (NCM) has issued weather alerts for Monday, warning of thunderstorms, strong winds, and extreme heat across multiple regions of the Kingdom. The regions affected by the extreme weather alerts are Tabuk, Al-Baha, Eastern Province, and Hail. In Tabuk, the governorates of Tayma, Umluj, Al-Wajh, Duba, Haql, Al-Bad’, and NEOM Sharma are expected to experience reduced visibility and winds reaching speeds of 40–49 km/h until 6:00 p.m. In Al-Baha, active winds, reduced horizontal visibility, and thunderstorms are affecting the region. The NCM alert covers Al-Baha city and the governorates of Baljurashi, Al-Mandaq, Bani Hassan,…
The Establishment said the product was not brought into the UAE through approved import channels. It warned that using counterfeit medical products can be dangerous because they do not meet approved safety and quality standards. This could lead to harmful reactions, unexpected side effects or other health complications. Healthcare providers, pharmacies and medical facilities have been urged to carefully check the authenticity of medical products before using or dispensing them. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp channels. The authority also instructed them to immediately stop using, distributing or selling any units carrying the batch…
LUCKNOW —At least 14 people were killed after a massive fire tore through a commercial building housing a pet clinic and an animation training center in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Monday, triggering a frantic rescue operation, desperate escape attempts and a high-level probe ordered by the provincial government. The building located in Aliganj, a commercial area of the Uttar Pradesh state capital, has a pet shop and other stores apart from the training center, according to local media reports. The fire raged for over an hour and at least 14 bodies were brought out after it was…
Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), one of the leading banks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has been recognized with global and regional honors by Global Finance as part of its Innovators Awards 2026, reaffirming the bank’s leadership in financial innovation. As part of Global Finance’s thirteenth annual Innovators Awards program, recognizing entities that regularly identify new paths and design new tools in finance, SAB was awarded the Top Global Financial Innovation award for the world’s first Tokenized Islamic Repo experiment, a Shariah-compliant repo transaction on blockchain. SAB was also recognized among the Top Financial Innovations in the Middle East for…