Riyadh, Jumada I 01, 1439, January 18, 2018, SPA --The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has temporarily banned here today importation of living animals of Equine species, from France. Director General of the Department of Animal Risk Assessment Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi said that the ban was based on the precautionary bulletin issued by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and reports on emergence of cases of Equine infectious anemia, in France. --SPA 18:58 LOCAL TIME 15:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w590888