Riyadh, 21 Jumada I,1439 AH, 07 February,2018 , SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has lifted its temporary ban on the importation of hatching eggs and chicks from France. The Director General of the Ministry's Department of Animal Risk Assessment Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi said that lifting the ban was based on following up the situations of veterinary health in the world through the website of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as it has not registered any new hot spots of bird flu in France during the three past months. -- SPA 14:54 LOCAL TIME 11:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w605517