The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
The Gulf nation is facing a massive housing problem due to rapid population growth and an inflow of expatriate workers coming to the kingdom.
A report by Banque Saudi Fransi last week said private and public developers need to build about 275,000 units a year through 2015 to meet the country’s demands for about 1.65 million new homes.
Shwaish bin Saud al-Duwaihi al-Mutairi was appointed minister of housing, it said in a statement without giving further details.
Last week King Abdullah announced $93 billion in social handouts which included 250 billion riyals ($66.7 billion) to be spent on 500,000 new homes.
The move was part of the ruler’s efforts to stave off a wave of Arab unrest that has gripped neighbouring Bahrain, Yemen and Oman.
The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
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The former all-rounder has returned to cricket during the past year after a horrific car crash at the end of 2022
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The country has set a new Guinness World Record by creating the largest falcon hood, beating the previous record of 1.65 metres
Hamas' health ministry said that 94,616 people have been wounded since the conflict began on October 7
In most Islamic countries, including the Gulf countries, the Prophet's birthday is observed on 12 Rabi’ Al-Awwal 1444
Traffic will be diverted to the opposite side during this period