KSRelief entertains children, orphans’ families in Yemen

The children expressed their happiness to be briefed about their country’s culture. (SPA)
Updated 19 September 2018
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KSRelief entertains children, orphans’ families in Yemen

  • KSRelief is working to rehabilitate 241 children recruited by the terrorist Houthi militias from several Yemeni governorates as part of its humanitarian project, which aims to return 2,000 children in Yemen to their normal lives.

JEDDAH: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has organized an entertainment trip for 26 children formerly recruited by the terrorist Houthi militias. The will be taken to see touristic and historical landmarks in Marib governorate, as part of the center’s rehabilitation program to rehabilitate 80 children.

The children expressed their happiness to be briefed about their country’s culture, where they visited the Throne of Bilqis, the old and new Marib Dam, and saw the flow of water through the irrigation channels extending over Wadi Obeida.

The trip included entertainment activities and sports competitions, which added an atmosphere of fun in order to rid children of the effects of forced recruitment.

KSRelief is working to rehabilitate 241 children recruited by the terrorist Houthi militias from several Yemeni governorates as part of its humanitarian project, which aims to return 2,000 children in Yemen to their normal lives.

The center also organized a day trip in Hadhramaut for 50 families supporting 218 orphans. 


Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Cyprus president

Former Cypriot President George Vassiliou speaks at a press conference about improving trade relations between Cyprus and Egypt.
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Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Cyprus president

  • Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou died on Wednesday aged 94
  • He led the country between 1988 and 1993

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of condolences to the President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulide after the passing of one of his predecessors.
Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou died on Wednesday aged 94. He led the country between 1988 and 1993.
The king and crown prince also extended their condolences to the family of the deceased and the people of Cyprus, Saudi Press Agency reported.