KSrelief team inspects Rohingya housing in Bangladesh

KSrelief recently visited one of the center’s housing projects in Rohingya refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh. (SPA)
Short Url
Updated 02 October 2023
Follow

KSrelief team inspects Rohingya housing in Bangladesh

  • So far 300 out of a total 410 housing units have been delivered and erected with the remainder due to arrive soon

RIYADH: An inspection team from the Saudi aid agency KSrelief recently visited one of the center’s housing projects in Rohingya refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh.

KSrelief assistant general supervisor for planning and development, Aqeel Al-Ghamdi, said shelter was being provided for refugees affected by a devastating fire at the camps.

So far 300 out of a total 410 housing units have been delivered and erected with the remainder due to arrive soon, he added.

Last year, the center sent 500 shelters to Cox’s Bazar which were used to house 3,000 people from 590 Rohingya families.

During the inspection tour, the KSrelief team also went to the Okiya Specialized Hospital, and Sadar District Hospital, in Cox’s Bazar and reviewed the center’s support services including medical supplies.




KSrelief team also went to the Okiya Specialized Hospital, and Sadar District Hospital, in Cox’s Bazar and reviewed the center’s support services including medical supplies. (SPA)

 


Saudi Arabia acknowledges ‘effective cooperation’ after Lebanese authorities seize narco lab

Updated 29 January 2026
Follow

Saudi Arabia acknowledges ‘effective cooperation’ after Lebanese authorities seize narco lab

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia highlighted the productive cooperation between the Kingdom and Lebanon after the seizure of a drugs facility. 

The Saudi interior ministry said the lab was being used to manufacture narcotic substances and  precursor materials, in addition to firearms. 

The ministry statement, posted on social media early on Thursday, said the Kingdom acknowledges the effective cooperation with the Lebanese authorities in monitoring and controlling narcotic substances. 

The Kingdom reaffirmed its commitment to continuing efforts to combat criminal activities that threaten its security and youth through drugs, by confronting, thwarting, and apprehending those involved, the statement added.