Governor of Makkah meets with Sudan’s ambassador to KSA

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah, receives Sudan’s Ambassador Abdul Basit Badawi Al-Sanousi. (SPA)
Updated 06 December 2018
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Governor of Makkah meets with Sudan’s ambassador to KSA

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah Region, received Sudan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Abdul Basit Badawi Al-Sanousi. 

During the meeting in Jeddah, they discussed issues of mutual interest.

The talks follow Sudanese President Omar Bashir’s official visit to Saudi Arabia in October.

During their meeting, the king and the president discussed bilateral relations binding the two countries, in addition to the latest regional developments.

Sudan has suffered under US trade sanctions for two decades and only recently the sanctions were lifted.

Sudanese officials have acknowledged Saudi Arabia’s role in the US decision to lift the sanctions against the African country.

Bashir thanked the king for his fraternal sentiments, and to the Saudi government for its efforts in lifting the sanctions.


KSrelief distributes winter aid to Gaza students

Updated 27 January 2026
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KSrelief distributes winter aid to Gaza students

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief recently distributed winter clothing to students at educational sites in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip as part of its campaign to support the Palestinian people.

The initiative addresses the growing needs of students continuing their education under difficult circumstances, with classes held in tents after most schools and educational facilities were destroyed.

Meanwhile, the 80th Saudi relief airplane operated by KSrelief arrived at El Arish International Airport in Egypt, in coordination with the Ministry of Defense and the Saudi Embassy in Cairo.

The airplane is carrying food baskets and shelter kits for distribution to affected Palestinians inside the Gaza Strip. The supplies are part of Saudi support to help alleviate the difficult living conditions in Gaza.

Since its establishment in 2015, KSrelief has implemented 147 projects in Palestine worth about $533 million, covering food security, early recovery, water, sanitation and hygiene, health, camp coordination, education, protection, emergency aid, and nutrition.