Kuwait’s Al-Najat Charity distributes iftar meals to Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Al-Najat Charity delivers relief aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon during the Holy Month of Ramadan. (KUNA)
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Updated 23 March 2023
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Kuwait’s Al-Najat Charity distributes iftar meals to Syrian refugees in Lebanon

  • Charity delegation joins refugees in Arsal to welcome Ramadan and hold Taraweeh prayers

BEIRUT: Kuwait’s Al-Najat Charity has celebrated the advent of Ramadan by distributing iftar meals among Syrian refugees in camps near the border in northeastern Lebanon, Kuwait News Agency reported.
The charity’s public relations officer, Tarek Al-Essa, said a delegation joined refugees in Arsal to welcome Ramadan and hold Taraweeh prayers.
A mobile kitchen prepared breakfast as part of the “One Million Fasting Meals” campaign, which includes Lebanon and other countries.
Food baskets were also distributed to camps in the region.
Al-Essa highlighted the charity’s keenness to support the refugees, especially during the holy month, which represents “mercy, goodness and giving.”


Kurdish Rudaw website reports around 1500 Daesh members escaped from Syria’s Shaddadi prison

Updated 20 January 2026
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Kurdish Rudaw website reports around 1500 Daesh members escaped from Syria’s Shaddadi prison

CAIRO: The Kurdish website ​Rudaw reported that a spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Farhad Shami, ‌said ‌around ‌1500 Daesh members ‌escaped from Syria’s Shaddadi prison.
Earlier, the Syrian army said “a number ⁠of” Daesh militants ‌had escaped ‍a ‍prison that ‍had been under SDF control in the eastern ​city of Shaddadi, accusing the ⁠SDF of releasing them. The army did not say how many escaped.