KSrelief continues projects in Lebanon, Yemen, Bangladesh

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Updated 30 December 2020
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KSrelief continues projects in Lebanon, Yemen, Bangladesh

DHAKA: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), in cooperation with the Muslim World League, distributed baskets containing more than 192 tons of food to Rohingya refugees in Okhia camp in the Bangladeshi region of Cox’s Bazar, benefiting 9,000 people.
This move comes within the framework of a comprehensive campaign by Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, to provide food aid to Rohingya refugees and poor families in Bangladesh.
As part of its project to provide and distribute shelter materials in Lebanon, KSrelief distributed 1,577 winter bags and 3,154 large blankets to Syrian and Palestinian refugees, as well as Lebanese families in need in various governorates. This initiative benefited 1,577 families or 7,885 individuals.
In Yemen, KSrelief distributed more than 562 tons of foodstuffs for those in need in Hijjah governorate, benefiting 9,627 people.


Crown prince, US president discuss regional escalation in phone call

Updated 01 March 2026
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Crown prince, US president discuss regional escalation in phone call

  • Trump expressed Washington's condemnation of the blatant missile attacks against the Kingdom
  • The crown prince also discussed the ongoing military escalation in a separate call with the president of Syria

RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a telephone call on Saturday from US President Donald Trump, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Trump expressed Washington's condemnation of the blatant missile attacks against the Kingdom, which were intercepted by the Kingdom's air defenses. 

He affirmed US support for the Kingdom and its backing of all measures taken by the Kingdom to confront these Iranian violations that undermine the security and stability of the region, SPA added.

In a separate call, Crown Prince Mohammed and Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa discussed the ongoing military escalation in the region.

Al-Sharaa affirmed his country’s support for and solidarity with the Kingdom, SPA said in another report. 

The Syrian president emphasized his country’s. rejection of any violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty or any threat to its security and stability.

The crown prince also separately received calls from the Ruler of Oman, Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and discussed developments in the region amid Iran’s military escalation that targeted the Kingdom and other Gulf countries, SPA reported.