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  • Saudi MOH Says MERS Infections, Death Rates Slowing Down
     

    The rate of new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections and deaths have slowed down, the Ministry of Health announced on its website, as only two deaths and two new infections were reported during the past week, and six patients fully recovered from the virus and were discharged from hospitals, the Saudi Gazette reported.  Saudi […]

     
  • MERS Still ‘Baffling’ Scientists as WHO Criticizes Implementation of Prevention Methods in Saudi Arabia; Riyadh Hospital Temporarily Closed
     

    As MERS cases spike in Saudi Arabia, a delegation of World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations visited Saudi Arabia and concluded that the Kingdom must do more to combat the spread of the disease, particularly in hospitals, according to a press release from the WHO today.  “Although data collection and surveillance have improved globally […]

     
  • Royal Succession Planning at Saudi Inc.
     

    Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, it is important for companies to be prepared to answer questions from the corporate office regarding how royal succession impacts Saudi Arabia’s trajectory. New Saudi King Salman’s ascension to the throne, and the appointment of Crown Prince Muqrin, represents continuity from King Abdullah’s reign. Salman is unlikely […]

     
  • Five trends that will shape the Arab World’s online industry in 2015
     

    2014 was a milestone year for online businesses in the Arab world. It was the year in which Arab online users spent more time behind their smartphone and computer screens than their televisions, online classified’s popularity soared over that of print classifieds, and several industries such as transportation, automotive, and food & beverage were disrupted […]

     
  • Ahead of Budget Announcement, Inflation in Saudi Arabia Hits 7-Year Low
     

    Ahead of Saudi Arabia’s budget announcement, which is expected for the end of the week after a special meeting, inflation in Saudi Arabia is approaching its lowest levels since April 2007, Asharq Alawsat reports.  The 7-year low is expected to be official when Saudi Arabia’s Central Department of Statistics and Information releases official data before […]

     
  • John Kerry’s Remarks at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Middle East Commercial Center Leadership Dinner
     

    In an energetic and wide-ranging speech delivered to guests attending the Middle East Commercial Center Leadership Dinner on Monday night at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of State John Kerry praised the work of the Center and the development of business relationships between the United States and the Middle East region.  Secretary Kerry shared […]

     
  • As Oil Dips Below $70, American Producers Wonder Where the Bottom Is and Eye an End to Export Ban
     

    The second half of 2014 has been a lively period for the U.S. shale industry.  Fueled by new technologies and a soaring oil price, everyone from upstart producers to big oil were taking advantage of new production opportunities in United States in shale deposits.  Over the last year, the U.S. alone accounted for 82% of non-OPEC production growth, […]

     
  • Investing in Middle East Healthcare for both Financial and Social Returns
     

    It is no secret that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments are spending billions of dinars, riyals and dirhams on upgrading their healthcare infrastructure. Local and regional newspapers are filled with stories on newer, bigger and flashier hospital projects. Saudi Arabia’s 2013-2014 budget includes funds for 19 new hospitals in addition to the 102 hospitals currently […]

     
  • Is the Saudi Health Ministry Failing to Meet Targets?
     

    Saudi Arabia is in danger of failing to meet crucial targets set out in the Kingdom’s ninth development plan for 2010 to 2014, according to a post published in the Saudi Gazette, based on information from the Arabic-language Al-Eqtisadiah. “With only two months left until the end of 2014, the ministry is far from reaching […]

     
  • Cracking the Online Payments Puzzle in MENA
     

    Online payments have been at the center of electronic commerce challenges in the Middle East and North Africa since the first regional e-commerce sites came online. In many cases, they’ve kept both investors and founders worried about venturing into e-commerce businesses, and prevented many consumers from enjoying the benefits. Research shows that 47% of people […]

     

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  • MERS
    13 patients being treated for MERS in Saudi Arabia

    Thirteen patients are being treated for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus (MERS-CoV) in government hospitals. Two days ago, a Saudi female, 30, died of the virus, indirectly infected by a camel.

  • WHO
    WHO details Saudi MERS clusters as outbreak grows

    The World Health Organization (WHO) today provided new details on three MERS-CoV clusters in Saudi Arabia involving 32 out of the 35 cases reported between Jun 1 and Jun 10. The clusters are in three different hospitals in Riyadh.

  • MERS
    Saudi Arabia reports 7 new hospital MERS cases

    Over the weekend and today, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported seven new cases of MERS-CoV. All the cases are connected to the current hospital outbreaks in Riyadh.

  • MERS
    WHO reports 3 Saudi hospital MERS clusters, new cases in UAE, Qatar

    The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday provided new details about three unrelated hospital MERS-CoV outbreaks that as of May 29 had infected 12 people, and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced five more cases, including at least four tied to the hospital cluster in Riyadh.

  • Egypt
    Egypt’s Nile farmers are going to back to beat climate change

    With a change in precipitation and temperature increase caused by climate change in the Nile Valley, Egypt’s farmers are panicking as the changes are badly affecting their crop yields as well as their health—threatening a way of life and farming that goes back to the time of the pharaohs.

  • Saudi Oil Policy
    Saudi signals first cut in crude supplies to Asian customers: sources

    Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has notified at least two Asian refiners of its first cuts in crude allocations for regional buyers since an OPEC output reduction took effect in January, two refining sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

  • MERS
    Ten Saudi MERS cases linked to hospital outbreak

    A MERS-CoV outbreak linked to a dialysis unit at a hospital in Wadi Aldwaser has sickened 10 people, 2 of them with asymptomatic infections, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in an update covering 18 recent cases in Saudi Arabia.

  • MERS
    MERS causes new Saudi hospital outbreak: WHO

    Ten people have caught the MERS coronavirus after an outbreak in a haemodialysis unit in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, without giving details of how the virus was able to spread within the hospital.

  • MERS
    Four new MERS cases recorded this week after a lull

    The Ministry of Health reported four new cases of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) this week.

  • MERS
    Saudi Arabia reports more MERS cases; WHO announces Buraydah outbreak over

    The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported three new MERS-CoV cases over the weekend and two deaths, while the World Health Organization (WHO) released details on 17 cases of MERS, noting that a small healthcare-associated outbreak in Buraydah was officially over.