Saudi Arabia Science & Technology News

The country has written to several swine flu-affected countries, including India. "The Saudi government has advised that pilgrims planning to attend the Hajj must be vaccinated against seasonal flu at least two weeks before travelling to the holy places," the...

Climate change could be cancelled out in a staggeringly ambitious plan to plant the Sahara desert and Australian outback with trees One day, this could all be trees … a recent scientific paper claims that turning deserts into forests is...

The company has been touting a fingerprinting system for rights holders that means YouTube can identify their material even when it has been altered and made part of user-generated content such as wedding videos or satirical clips. First developed two...

No further mobile operators will be given licenses at present, telecommunications minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju told parliament on Wednesday. "There are currently six operators serving the country. No new operators will get licenses," the minister told a question-answer session. "However...

Power utility Saudi Electricity said it would borrow from banks and use Islamic bonds to help finance a 6.88bn riyals ($1.84bn) contract to expand a power plant. The Gulf's largest utility by market value signed the agreement awarding South Korean...