Saudi crown prince allocates $1 million as marriage grants for 200 men and women

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Updated 19 July 2021
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Saudi crown prince allocates $1 million as marriage grants for 200 men and women

  • Young Saudis also received a training course in financial awareness

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has directed SR3.74 million ($997,080) to be distributed as marriage grants to 200 young men and women across the Kingdom.
The money comes out of his “keenness to support orphans with special circumstances and people with disabilities, as they are among the priority groups of the ‘SNAD Mohammed bin Salman’ program,” Saudi Press Agency reported.
In 2019, the crown prince provided SR520 million to more than 26,000 people across the Kingdom under the same scheme. They also received a training course in financial awareness.


Saudi Arabia condemns Iranian violations of Gulf and regional sovereignty

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Saudi Arabia condemns Iranian violations of Gulf and regional sovereignty

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia strongly condemned what it described as Iranian violations of the sovereignty of several Gulf and regional states, the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

In an official statement, the ministry denounced what it called a “flagrant” infringement of the sovereignty of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, expressing full solidarity with the countries and support for any measures they may take.

The Kingdom warned of the serious consequences of continued violations of state sovereignty and breaches of international law, stressing that such actions threaten regional security and stability.

Saudi Arabia also called on the international community to condemn the alleged Iranian actions and to take firm steps to confront violations that undermine peace and stability in the region.