RIYADH: More than 19 ships are at Yemeni ports carrying humanitarian aid for the Yemeni people, said Col. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition, on Monday.
In addition, 12 aid flights have been sent to Yemen’s port city of Aden within a week to relieve the people’s suffering, he said.
“Yemeni people have a right to humanitarian aid and this right should not be disrupted,” Al-Maliki emphasized.
The colonel then conveyed a message from a Yemeni child who was abducted and taken into the custody of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, and forced to be trained as a soldier. He was 13 years old and had given the message personally to Al-Maliki, warning others like him.
During the past week, many Houthis tried to cross the border and enter Saudi Arabia through various means, one of them being camouflage.
“Ninety-one ballistic missiles have been fired at Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the coalition,” Al-Maliki said. “While the Houthis are laying landmines, the coalition is rebuilding infrastructure.”
Last week, the foreign ministers of the coalition members announced a $1.5 billion humanitarian aid package for Yemen.
“The coalition will coordinate ... $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid funding for distribution across UN agencies and international relief organizations,” the coalition announced in a statement.
The aid package is in addition to the $2 billion Saudi cash injection to Yemen’s central bank.
The estimated number of Yemeni people in need of humanitarian help is close to 21 million, 10 million of whom are in dire need.
Since 2015 the Kingdom has delivered $8.1 billion in humanitarian assistance as well as $2 billion in development aid.
Arab coalition continues humanitarian aid to Yemen
Arab coalition continues humanitarian aid to Yemen
Saudi Arabia readies 2.2m Zamzam bottles for Ramadan pilgrims
- Project’s daily production capacity reaches 200,000 five-liter bottles to keep pace with the annually increasing demand for the blessed water during Ramadan
- Production operations at the Zamzam Water Project are carried out according to the latest technologies and in fully automated stages from the well up to bottling
RIYADH: The National Water Co., the official operator of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Zamzam Water Project, announced the completion of preparations for the month of Ramadan, including a strategic stockpile exceeding 2.2 million bottles of Zamzam water to meet the needs of pilgrims during the holy month, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
It explained that the project’s daily production capacity reaches 200,000 five-liter bottles to keep pace with the annually increasing demand for the blessed water during Ramadan, with distribution continuing from its main headquarters and through over 750 sales outlets distributed across various regions of the Kingdom. Those wishing may purchase small bottles of 330 ml through the Nusuk application.
Within the framework of serving the Two Holy Mosques, the company confirmed the continued pumping of Zamzam water to the Grand Mosque around the clock, and ongoing coordination with the relevant authorities to supply the Prophet’s Mosque with the blessed water in safe and healthy ways in quantities exceeding 50 million liters daily.
It indicated that production operations at the Zamzam Water Project are carried out according to the latest technologies and in fully automated stages from the well up to bottling, without any human intervention. Advanced laboratories conduct more than 400 tests daily to ensure the highest standards of quality and safety for the blessed water provided to visitors of the Two Holy Mosques.
