A dust aerosol model was developed and its performance validated against pre-INDOEX measurements. This model was incorporated in the NCMRWF T80 global model. A five-day integration was performed with the assumption that light mineral dust is present over Arabian Sea. Mean shortwave dust forcings were computed from the forecast. In general, at surface, a negative dust forcing was noted. At the t...

Ants of the genus Solenopsis Westwood in the Arabian Peninsula are revised. Six species are treated: Solenopsis elhawagryi Sharaf & Aldawood sp. n., S. geminata (Fabricius, 1804), S. omana Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, S. saudiensis Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011, S. sumara Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, and S. zingibara Collingwood & Agosti, 1996. Solenopsis elhawagryi is described from Beljorashi Governo...

There is a word missing in the article title. The correct title is: First Record of the Myrmicine Ant GenusMeranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Arabian Peninsula with Description of a New Species and Notes on the Zoogeography of Southwestern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The correct citation is: Sharaf MR, Al Dhafer HM, Aldawood AS (2014) First Record of the Myrmicine Ant GenusM...

Sediment samples were collected at low tide from various localities of Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctuary in the Arabian Gulf during 1996-1997 for the study of the marine interstitial ciliate fauna of the Sanctuary. Eleven species belonging to the genus Frontonia (Order: Hymenostomatida) were identified, 7 of which represent new records of the fauna of the Arabian Gulf and of Saudi Arabia. The di...

The platforms are the pinnacle of technology and digital development in 21st century. However, until global COVID-19 pandemic, most schools did not employ these as new teaching learning methods. Ministry Education Saudi Arabia established Madrasati Platform gateway to distance-teaching for all Saudi' education levels from 1st 12th grade academic year 2020-2021. This platform is one essential pr...