RIYADH (Reuters) - An eight-month ban on importing falcons into Saudi Arabia due to bird flu fears will be lifted next month, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

Text of report headlined "Al-Nu'aymi announces new gas discovery", carried in English by Saudi news agency SPA website Riyadh, 28 February: The minister of petroleum and mineral resources eng.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Security forces killed al-Qaida's leader in Saudi Arabia, who topped the nation's list of most-wanted militants, during a fierce gunbattle Sunday, an Interior Ministry official said.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Polish twin girls who were separated by Saudi doctors in an 18-hour operation are recovering in the intensive care unit and will be roused from general anesthesia in less than 48 hours, the official Saudi Press Agency reported Tuesday.

YANBU, Saudi Arabia - Suspected militants sprayed gunfire inside an oil contractor's Saudi office Saturday, killing at least six people - including two Americans and three other Westerners - and wounding dozens.