Riyadh, Sha'ban 22, 1439, May 08, 2018, SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has temporarily banned the importation of living animals of equine species from Greece. Director-General of the Department of Animal Risk Assessment Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi said that the ban was based on the warning bulletin issued by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and reports on the emergence of equine infectious anemia in Greece. --SPA 18:27 LOCAL TIME 15:27 GMT 0024 www.spa.gov.sa/w684269