Saudi aid agency signs deal to provide aid to Somalia

KSrelief Assistant Supervisor Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz was signed in Riyadh to provide support for emergency departments in Somalia. (Supplied)
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Updated 20 May 2023
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Saudi aid agency signs deal to provide aid to Somalia

  • The agreement is part of the support extended by the Kingdom’s relief arm, KSrelief, to boost medical sectors in needy countries worldwide

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has signed a cooperation agreement with the Somalia-based regional mission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to provide support for the Emergency and Rescue Unit of the Somalian Health Ministry, benefiting 821,250 people.

The agreement, which was signed at the headquarters of KSrelief in Riyadh by Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, aims to provide support for emergency departments in government-run hospitals in Somalia.

Following the agreement, 15 fully equipped state-of-the-art ambulances will be delivered to the Ministry of Health in Somalia.

The project also aims to speed up the response capacity and ability to rescue thousands in case of crisis, as well as improve the general performance of the Somalian government-run health sector.

The agreement is part of the support extended by the Kingdom’s relief arm, KSrelief, to boost medical sectors in needy countries worldwide.

 


Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine

Updated 10 January 2026
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Saudi Arabia expresses regret over damage to Qatar’s embassy building in Ukraine

  • Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has expressed regret over damages sustained by the building of Qatar’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital during a Russian attack. 

Qatar said that its embassy in the Ukrainian capital was damaged during Russian strikes the night before but that its staff were unharmed.

The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement shared on X that the kingdom “expresses its profound regret over the damage sustained by the embassy building of the fraternal State of Qatar due to shelling in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.” 

Saudi Arabia also “renews its supporting position for diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Russian-Ukrainian crisis by peaceful means,” it added. 

The ministry also affirmed the need to provide protection for members of diplomatic missions, and their premises, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.