‘No change’ in Saudi Arabia’s radiation levels after quake near Iranian nuclear plant

A picture taken on December 27, 2019 shows the Ahram-Farashband road blocked by a landslide triggered by an earthquake in Iran's southern Bushehr province. (AFP)
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Updated 30 December 2019
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‘No change’ in Saudi Arabia’s radiation levels after quake near Iranian nuclear plant

RIYADH: No changes in radiation levels in Saudi Arabia have been detected following an earthquake close to an Iranian nuclear power station, officials have said.

The Nuclear Radiological Regulatory Authority has revealed that the environmental radiation monitoring and early warning network had not picked up any rise in the Kingdom.

In a statement, the authority said it was “monitoring the environmental conditions following the earthquake that struck Iran last Friday, which measured 5.1 on the Richter scale and was rated as average, in an area located less than 50 km from the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in the southwest of Iran.”

The authority added that it was working to develop and increase the number of environmental radiological monitoring and early warning stations to more than 140, as part of ongoing national response planning by relevant government agencies for nuclear emergencies.

Also being developed was a radiological emergency room equipped with artificial intelligence-backed technology for simulating regional conditions during the movement of radiation clouds, to help speed up decision-making processes in the event of a nuclear incident.
 


KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

Updated 26 December 2025
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KSrelief transfers Gaza girl to Jordan for cancer treatment

  • Roza Al-Dreimli in Jordan because Israel destroyed Gaza hospitals
  • Under assessment, monitoring at the King Hussein Cancer Center

AMMAN: A cancer-stricken Palestinian girl from Gaza is now undergoing clinical observation prior to treatment at a specialist hospital in Jordan, thanks to Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief.

Roza Al-Dreimli was transported to Amman from the Gaza Strip through the initiative of KSrelief, as a part of Saudi Arabia’s continued medical support for Palestinians, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

Al-Dreimli was prioritized because assessments indicated the need for advanced treatment of cancerous cells at the base of her brain. She is at the King Hussein Cancer Center, and being treated by a team of pediatricians.

She is currently undergoing “intensive clinical monitoring” to “ensure control of the condition, and prevent any potential neurological or visual complications resulting from the tumor’s location,” the SPA reported.

Al-Dreimli’s family expressed profound gratitude for KSrelief’s swift intervention, and hoped the specialized care would ensure a full recovery.

Such specialized care is currently unavailable in the Gaza Strip because of Israel’s alleged genocidal destruction of hospitals and killing of medical workers since Oct. 7, 2023.

Israel has systematically destroyed homes and commercial buildings and infrastructure in the Palestinian enclave, killing over 70,000 Palestinians, many of them unarmed men, women and children, and injuring more than 170,000.

Tel Aviv has stated that its actions were in retaliation to a raid by Hamas of Israeli border villages, during which the militant group reportedly killed more than 1,200 people and took 254 hostages.