KUWAIT: The directors of passport departments in the GCC discussed, during their 31st meeting here, ways to to develop, update and facilitate the procedures with respect to the movement of citizens and residents in GCC countries.
Moreover, the recent experiences that have been applied to the passport works in the GCC countries were reviewed during the two-day meeting, which concluded on Tuesday.
Maj. Gen. Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya, director general of General Directorate of Passports (GDP) and chairman of the meeting, praised the spirit of cooperation during the talks. He also appreciated the sincere desire for coordination, which helped in speeding up the completion of the agenda of the meeting.
Al-Yahya commended the achievements of the meeting, saying that the coming days will witness further development and modernization of the passport departments’ work mechanisms in all the GCC states — in line with the IT progress in these countries in many fields.
GCC passport officials hold talks on boosting services
GCC passport officials hold talks on boosting services
KSrelief aid reaches thousands in crisis zones
- Since 2015, KSrelief has implemented 4,066 projects in 109 countries, spending over $8.28 billion
RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief continues to provide vital assistance to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
In Yemen, the organization distributed 1,850 shopping vouchers in Marib governorate, enabling beneficiaries to purchase winter clothing. The aid reached hundreds of displaced individuals living in camps.
In Lebanon, the KSrelief-funded ambulance service of the Subul Al-Salam Social Association in Miniyeh district, northern Lebanon, carried out 34 emergency missions last week.
In Chad, the Saudi aid agency distributed 1,600 cartons of dates and women’s hygiene kits in Chari-Baguirmi province, benefiting 800 families from the most vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, refugees, and widows.
KSrelief also distributed 803 food baskets in Dandadji village, Maradi, Niger, benefiting 5,621 individuals from 803 families.
In Sudan, the agency distributed 2,513 food baskets to vulnerable and displaced families in Kosti locality, White Nile state, reaching 18,678 individuals.
Since 2015, KSrelief has implemented 4,066 projects in 109 countries, spending over $8.28 billion on food security, health, education, water and sanitation, shelter and early recovery.
