KSrelief supports vulnerable people in Sudan, Yemen and Jordan

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KSrelief distributed 1,502 food baskets to displaced families in Gezira State, Sudan. (SPA)
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KSrelief distributed 900 personal care kits to displaced and the neediest families in Khartoum, Sudan. (SPA)
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Updated 09 July 2024
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KSrelief supports vulnerable people in Sudan, Yemen and Jordan

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief continues to support vulnerable people in Sudan, Yemen and Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported late Monday.

In Sudan’s Gezira state, KSrelief distributed 1,500 food parcels for 10,384 individuals, in the second phase of the agency’s food security project in the country.

KSrelief also distributed 900 personal care kits to Sudanese families in the capital Khartoum.

The initiative benefited 5,175 people as a part of a project to provide urgent shelter aid to Sudan this year.

And in Sinnar, the aid group distributed 1,010 shelter bags, benefiting 5,807 individuals in the rural area.




KSrelief distributed 900 personal care kits to displaced and the neediest families in Khartoum, Sudan. (SPA)

In Yemen, assistance was provided to families affected by a fire that recently ripped through the Maduda camp in the Hadhramaut region.

The support included tents and shelter kits, benefiting 11 families comprising 54 individuals.




KSrelief has provided emergency shelter assistance to families affected by a fire that broke out recently in the Maduda camp in Yemen’s Hadhramaut. (SPA)

Meanwhile, at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, KSrelief provided a variety of health and training services for 1,400 Syrian refugees.

The health services included specialized clinics, while training courses ranged from electrical work and carpentry to sewing and even football refereeing.




At the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, KSrelief provided a variety of health and training services to 1,400 Syrian refugees during its 27th volunteer program. (SPA)

 


Saudi Arabia pays Yemeni government $346.6m to meet salary shortfall

Updated 26 February 2026
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Saudi Arabia pays Yemeni government $346.6m to meet salary shortfall

  • The payment is part of the Kingdom’s ongoing work to promote stability and development for the Yemenis

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has provided $346.6 million (1.3 blln SAR) to help pay Yemeni government employees the massive shortfall in their salaries.

The payment, under a ruling by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, was delivered through the Saudi Program for Development and Reconstruction of Yemen (SDRPY).

The payment is part of the Kingdom’s ongoing work to promote stability and development for the Yemenis, the SDRPY said in a statement released on its X.com account.

The statement added that the initiative aimed to strengthen economic, financial and monetary stability in Yemen, enhance the capacity of government institutions, improve governance and transparency, and enable the private sector to drive sustainable economic growth.

Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad Al-Alimi thanked the Saudi royals for the support, describing it as an extension of the Kingdom’s longstanding support for the Yemeni people.

And Al-Alimi said the support sent a message of confidence in Yemen’s path of recovery as well as the in the government’s ability to strengthen national institutions and reinforce security and stability.

Adding that Yemen’s ongoing partnership with Saudi Arabia represented an important choice for a more stable future.

And he called for a unified effort to support the reconstruction of the country’s instituions, as well as improve living conditions and advance economic and social development.