Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief distributes over 282 tons of food aid worldwide

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Syrian and Palestinian refugees living across Lebanon received 174 tons of food. (SPA)
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in Bangladesh, 24 tons of food baskets were distributed to 6,000 people. (SPA)
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Updated 17 April 2023
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Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief distributes over 282 tons of food aid worldwide

  • Syrian and Palestinian refugees living across Lebanon received 174 tons of food

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed over 282 tons of food aid in six countries across the world, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Syrian and Palestinian refugees living across Lebanon received 174 tons of food.

In Senegal, 19 tons of food aid were distributed to 285 disadvantaged families in the Waakem region of Dakar while in Bangladesh, 24 tons of food baskets were given to 6,000 people.

KSrelief also provided over 32 tons of food to 3,000 people in Chad and 29.8 more tons to 3,100 people in need in Niger.

In Albania, four tons of food aid were delivered to 660 people as part of a project that aims to distribute 2,000 food baskets across the country.

The distribution “comes as part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s relief and humanitarian efforts through its KSrelief arm to support people in need and countries worldwide,” the SPA statement read.


Conjoined twins from Pakistan arrive in Saudi Arabia for separation surgery assessment

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Conjoined twins from Pakistan arrive in Saudi Arabia for separation surgery assessment

  • Sufyan and Yusuf were taken to King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital in Riyadh for evaluation by specialist team led by Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah
  • They flew to Saudi Arabia under directives from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

RIYADH: Conjoined twins from Pakistan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for an assessment of the possibility of separation surgery.

Sufyan and Yusuf and their parents were taken from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh to King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, which operates under the Saudi Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, where the twins’ condition will be evaluated.

They were flown to Saudi Arabia under directives from King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The twins’ family expressed their gratitude to the Saudi leadership and people for the warm welcome and prompt response to their case, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, head of the medical and surgical team at the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, also thanked the Saudi leadership for the humanitarian initiative.

His team’s expertise in conjoined twin separation surgeries has helped establish the Kingdom as a global leader in the field and a beacon of hope for families seeking treatment, the SPA added.