AMMAN: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has launched a home health-care initiative aimed at Syrian refugees in Jordan.
The initiative launched on Saturday will help elderly patients and those with severe illnesses in the Zaatari refugee camp.
Patients will be examined by a KSRelief field medical team.
KSRelief will identify the medical needs of patients and plan follow-up programs as part of the treatment.
Meanwhile, KSRelief, in cooperation with Al-Khair Coalition for Humanitarian Relief, distributed 950 food baskets in Yemen’s Hadhramaut governorate to people in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.
A total of 5,700 people benefitted as part of humanitarian efforts by the Kingdom to combat COVID-19 in Yemen.
KSRelief, together with the Al-Igtinam Organization for Human Development, distributed 4,711 food baskets in Khartoum, benefiting 28,266 people. The center plans to distribute 38,211 food baskets in Sudan during Ramadan.
In Mogadishu, the center distributed 1,200 food baskets, benefiting 7,200 people. This comes within the framework of distributing 10,761 food baskets in Somalia, helping 64,566 people.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked fifth in the world, and first in the Arab world, for provision of humanitarian aid. Since its inception in 2015, KSRelief has implemented 1,255 projects in 49 countries at a total cost of $4.37 billion.
Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief launches medical aid for Syrian refugees
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Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief launches medical aid for Syrian refugees
- The initiative launched on Saturday will help elderly patients and those with severe illnesses in the Zaatari refugee camp
- KSRelief will identify the medical needs of patients and plan follow-up programs as part of the treatment
Jeddah students get closer look at electric motorsport
- A PIF-linked initiative highlights technical and engineering careers behind electric racing events
JEDDAH: Students from local and international schools in Jeddah were introduced to STEM-related career pathways in electric motorsport this week, as part of an education program linked to the UIM E1 World Championship held on the Red Sea.
The sessions formed part of Driving Force Presented by the Public Investment Fund, an initiative run by Formula E and its electric racing series partners, to familiarize students aged eight to 18 with science, technology, engineering and mathematics through electric racing and sustainability-focused industries.
The programme took place alongside the 2026 E1 Jeddah GP and included workshops, school visits and trackside access designed to show how engineering, data, broadcast technology and event operations function within professional motorsport.
According to organisers, the initiative reached more than 60,000 students globally in 2025, with further expansion planned this year.
HIGHLIGHTS
• The program took place alongside the 2026 E1 Jeddah GP and included workshops, school visits and trackside access.
• Students learned about E1 races and their technical and environmental dimensions and discussed the engineering and marine aspects of electric boats.
• According to organisers, the initiative reached more than 60,000 students globally in 2025, with further expansion planned this year.
John Williams, managing director at E1, told Arab News: “The PIF is absolutely vital to everything we do here at the E1. They were crucial initial investment partner since the start of the championship and they continue to support us in a number of ways and more specifically around the Driving Force program.”
Elaborating more on the program, he said: “What we are doing is presenting and showing these students the available careers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as careers in sports, not only pilots but also engineers and mechanics.”
Williams added that the main key to the program was bringing a new generation to the mechanism of sport.
“We are introducing to these exciting new technologies around the race but it could be our technology on the boat or our broadcast products, as well as how to manage the event its self. There are a range of opportunities to show it to the children in addition to enjoying the excitement of the race and meeting the pilots.”
The program’s Jeddah activities began at King Abdulaziz University’s faculty of maritime studies, where students took part in a hands-on workshop focused on STEM careers in the motorsport and sustainability areas conducted by technology experts and famous water pilots such as Dani Clos, Emma Kimilainen and Patricia Pita.
Students learned about E1 races and their technical and environmental dimensions and discussed the engineering and marine aspects of electric boats.
They also enjoyed exclusive behind-the-scenes access at the E1 Jeddah GP, pilot meet-and-greets, and front-row seats to watch the RaceBird boats in action.
