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General Authority for Meteorology and Environment

e-waste increases by 25%

Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture

Husband sues ministry as wife dies in Najran road accident

Sharks are under serious threat all around the globe. Recent scientific studies show that the number of sharks being killed every year ranges between 63 and 273 million. — Courtesy photo

KSA takes steps to protect sharks, birds from extinction

Call for private sector to build sewage network in Qunfudah

Call for private sector to build sewage network in Qunfudah

Buildings are seen among smog during a polluted day in Beijing, China, January 6, 2017. — Reuters

Cleaning up Beijing’s act

Water wastage is seen everywhere in Bisha. — Courtesy photo

Ministry urged to stop Bisha water wastage

Villagers south of Abu Uraish say sinking a water well could cost them as much as SR50,000, which most of them cannot afford. — Okaz photo

80 Jazan villages hit by drought

File photo of the Shoura Council in session. — SPA

Shoura calls for a hold on new water bills

Global Office Solutions

Healthy work environment boosts productivity, employee satisfaction

The dead sardines on the Jeddah Corniche. — Okaz photo

Tons of dead sardines wash ashore on Jeddah beach

City Council, private firms join hands in fight against pollution

Battling the urban blight

Arcade-style gaming app Cross Dakar City was launched a year ago to great fanfare at home and abroad, setting 32-year-old Ousseynou Khadim Beye apart as the first Senegalese software designer to make it solo onto the charts of the Apple and Android stores. With his app he wants to raise awareness of Senegal’s child beggars. — AFP

Protecting the environment in Senegal? There’s an app for that

Women working in the retail sector say their employers do not provide them with the basic amenities. — Okaz photo

Colossal hurdles still remain for working women in 21st century

Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Abdullatif Al-Asheikh at an event to unveil the National Transformation Program 2020. The program will address six strategic challenges to ensure cleanliness of cities and protection of environment, establish infrastructure facilities and fight corruption. — Courtesy photo

New transformation program to improve municipal services

Environmental cost of plastics 4x less than alternative materials

Environmental cost of plastics 4x less than alternative materials

Motorists who throw waste out of car windows face a fine of up to SR200. — File photo

Friends of environment seek harsher penalties for litterbugs

Khalid Al-Falih

Al-Falih presents KSA’s vision to achieve global targets

Prophet Mosque

Water pumped to Madinah is not enough

Khalid Al-Falih

Facilitate investments in all energy sources: Al-Falih

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Strict rules issued for import of live birds