Saudi agency continues aid work in Jordan, Afghanistan

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The center distributed food and shelter aid to the neediest families in Afghanistan. (SPA)
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The center distributed food and shelter aid to the neediest families in Afghanistan. (SPA)
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Updated 10 January 2022
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Saudi agency continues aid work in Jordan, Afghanistan

  • The aid comes within the framework of projects being implemented by Saudi Arabia to alleviate the suffering and improve the livelihoods of refugees and families in Jordan

AMMAN: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center is continuing to distribute winter kits in Jordan as part of the project’s second phase.

KSrelief, in cooperation with the Jordanian Hashemite Charitable Organization, recently distributed 4,708 blankets and 2,354 winter bags to needy Jordanian families and Syrian and Palestinian refugees in a number of governorates, helping 11,770 people.

The aid comes within the framework of projects being implemented by the Kingdom to alleviate the suffering and improve the livelihoods of refugees and families in Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The center also distributed food and shelter aid to the neediest families in Afghanistan.

KSrelief teams distributed 600 food baskets with a combined weight of more than 36 tons in Kabul to help 2,100 people. The aid comes as part of the Saudi relief airlift dispatched by the center to support Afghans.


Red Sea cleanup initiative launches in Jeddah

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Red Sea cleanup initiative launches in Jeddah

  • The campaigners removed over 500 kg of waste and general pollutants, including more than 4,000 meters of abandoned fishing lines

JEDDAH: A major cleanup initiative titled “Our Sea, Our Responsibility,” to safeguard the Red Sea’s marine ecosystems, was launched in Jeddah on Thursday.

The participants include the Saudi Red Sea Authority, Border Guard, Jeddah Municipality, Saudi Water Sports and Diving Federation, National Center for Wildlife, and General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea.

The initiative focuses on removing hazardous seabed debris that poses a direct threat to coral reefs and marine biodiversity, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Special diving teams conducted underwater surveys and retrieval operations, followed by rigorous sorting, documentation, and safe disposal of recovered waste.

The campaigners removed over 500 kg of waste and general pollutants, including more than 4,000 meters of abandoned fishing lines.