RIYADH: The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) has implemented 218 projects worth more than $748 million in support of the Yemeni people, local media reported on Saturday.
KSRelief also signed a $33.7 million project on Thursday with the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat the cholera epidemic in Yemen.
The center previously signed a $33 million deal with UNICEF to implement programs for water and environmental sanitation.
Other KSRelief projects involve shelter, camp management and coordination, education, health, protection and early recovery, nutrition, water and environmental sanitation, logistics and support, and coordination of humanitarian operations. The center has distributed more than 19 million liters of water.
The center distributed thousands of food baskets in the governorates of Abyan, Marib, Jouf, Shabwa, Baidah, Taiz, Lahj, Abhyan and Hadramout. The islands of Al-Fasht and Balkan also received food aid.
Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Nasir Baoum thanked the Kingdom and other Gulf countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Abdul Raqib Fatah, minister of local administration and chairman of the Yemeni Relief Committee, lauded KSRelief’s and the Kingdom’s support for his country.
KSRelief implements 218 projects worth $748m for Yemenis
KSRelief implements 218 projects worth $748m for Yemenis
Commander of Royal Saudi Air Force receives Military Order of Oman
- Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz
LONDON: Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force, received on Wednesday the Military Order of Oman (Second Class) in recognition of his efforts and contributions in strengthening military cooperation between Oman and Saudi Arabia.
The order was presented by Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al-Said, the deputy prime minister for defense affairs, when he received the Saudi Air Force commander in his office at Al-Murtafa’a Camp in Muscat.
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman conferred the order upon Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz, according to the Oman News Agency.
Several Omani officials, including Air Vice Marshal Khamis bin Hammad Al-Ghafri, the Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman, attended the ceremony. Also present were the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Oman Ibrahim bin Saad bin Bishan, and the military attache from the Saudi Embassy in Muscat.
In a separate meeting on Wednesday, Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz and his Omani counterpart Al-Ghafri discussed training and drills between the two air forces, as well as aspects of military cooperation.
