Orphans among thousands aided by Saudi relief projects
Updated 22 February 2019
Arab News
JEDDAH: Orphans in Yemen are among thousands of people to have received vital support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief).
As part of KSRelief projects running in Lebanon, Somalia and Yemen, 90 orphans from the governorates of Marib, Sana’a and Al-Bayda were provided with care and protection in schools.
In a separate program, the center distributed 635 kits of household utensils, 312 winter clothes packages and 680 blankets to Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Beqaa region.
Emergency aid was also provided by KSRelief to people affected by floods in the central Hiran region of Somalia.
Meets with rangers of the Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity Protection at Sharaan Nature Reserve
Updated 50 min 52 sec ago
Arab News
RIYADH: Britain’s Prince William wrapped up the final day of his official visit to Saudi Arabia with a tour of AlUla, where he visited the Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity Protection at Sharaan Nature Reserve.
Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, the Saudi minister of culture, accompanied the 43-year-old heir to the British throne, an avowed environmentalist, during the tour. Prince William also met with rangers working to conserve the area’s wildlife population.
Above, rangers at the Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity Protection at Sharaan Nature Reserve in AlUla. (Reuters)
AlUla is home to the Hegra archaeological site, a UNESCO World Heritage site famed for its ancient Nabataean tombs dotted amid the pristine sandstone mountains and valleys.
Saudi authorities have been vastly working on in recent years to make AlUla a top-tier destination for luxury travelers and art exhibitions.
