RIYADH: Weather warnings have been issued for several regions across Saudi Arabia lasting until Tuesday, with a significant drop in temperatures, the country’s General Directorate of Civil Defense said Sunday as it urged people to be vigilant.
The authority warned of thunderstorms with light to medium rain and brisk winds that may lead to torrential flows in the capital Riyadh, the Eastern Province, Baha, Asir, Makkah, Tabuk, the Northern Borders, and Madinah.
It also forecast snow in the mountains of Tabuk, parts of Al-Jawf, and the Northern Borders.
Civil defense spokesman Lt. Col. Mohammed Al-Hammadi called on everyone to be wary of the severe conditions, to stay away from places that could flood, and to follow the authority’s instructions and updates announced through news outlets and social media.
The directorate said that most regions would experience a significant drop in temperatures, reaching between zero and 5 degrees Celsius.
The warnings were issued based on data received from the National Center of Meteorology.
Al-Hammadi added that civil defense was ready to implement the necessary plans and measures for weather-related incidents.
Saudi civil defense issued a similar warning a week earlier, with Gulf countries having been on alert since the start of the year due to heavy rains that have caused torrential flows and a significant drop in temperature in recent days.
Meanwhile, a number of regions announced that schools would start at 9 a.m. from Monday until Thursday due to the drop in temperature and to ensure the safety and health of students and school staff.
People urged to be vigilant as more thunderstorms, snow forecast for Saudi Arabia
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People urged to be vigilant as more thunderstorms, snow forecast for Saudi Arabia
- The Kingdom’s civil defense called on everyone to be wary of the severe conditions
- The weather warning have been issued until Tuesday
Saudi Arabia pays Yemeni government $346.6m to meet salary shortfall
- The payment is part of the Kingdom’s ongoing work to promote stability and development for the Yemenis
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has provided $346.6 million to help pay Yemeni government employees the massive shortfall in their salaries.
The payment, under a ruling by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, was delivered through the Saudi Program for Development and Reconstruction of Yemen (SDRPY).
The payment is part of the Kingdom’s ongoing work to promote stability and development for the Yemenis, the SDRPY said in a statement released on its X.com account.
The statement added that the initiative aimed to strengthen economic, financial and monetary stability in Yemen, enhance the capacity of government institutions, improve governance and transparency, and enable the private sector to drive sustainable economic growth.
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad Al-Alimi thanked the Saudi royals for the support, describing it as an extension of the Kingdom’s longstanding support for the Yemeni people.
And Al-Alimi said the support sent a message of confidence in Yemen’s path of recovery as well as the in the government’s ability to strengthen national institutions and reinforce security and stability.
Adding that Yemen’s ongoing partnership with Saudi Arabia represented an important choice for a more stable future.
And he called for a unified effort to support the reconstruction of the country’s instituions, as well as improve living conditions and advance economic and social development.
