Riyadh, 05 Sha'ban,1437 AH, 12 May,2016 , SPA -- The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has issued a temporary ban on the import of all bee colonies from (Bahrija) region, the State of Malta because of the disease of the European brood rot. The Director General of Animal and Plant Quarantine Department, Dr. Osama bin Abdullah Al-Saleh pointed out that the ban was based on the provisions of the World Organization for Animal Health containing the presence of the disease of the European brood rot. -- SPA 14:54 LOCAL TIME 11:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w