Saudi scouts volunteer 11,800 hours in first 10 days of Ramadan

The Grand Mosque of Makkah. (SPA)
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Updated 12 March 2025
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Saudi scouts volunteer 11,800 hours in first 10 days of Ramadan

  • Camp leader says it plays a vital role in promoting volunteerism and a positive image of the Saudi youth

MAKKAH: Makkah’s young scouts at the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association volunteered 11,800 hours during the first 10 days of Ramadan.

In collaboration with the Ministry of Education’s Makkah Department, the association’s pilgrim service camp deployed 295 scouts to assist Umrah performers in Makkah during Ramadan.

Ziyad Qadeer, the camp leader, said the camp plays a vital role in promoting volunteerism, patriotism, and a positive image of the Saudi youth, confirming that their services will continue throughout Ramadan.

The camp also collaborated with the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, the Makkah Health Cluster, and the General Directorate of Public Security.


KSrelief mobile clinics provide medical services to Yemen patients

Updated 12 February 2026
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KSrelief mobile clinics provide medical services to Yemen patients

RIYADH: Mobile clinics operated by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided medical services to 558 patients in Yemen between January 21 and January 27, state news agency SPA reported.

In Hayran district of Hajjah Governorate, KSrelief’s epidemic disease control clinic saw 190 patients, the emergency clinic handled 96 cases, the internal medicine clinic served 65 beneficiaries and the health awareness and education clinic served four beneficiaries. Medications were dispensed to 351 individuals while the surgery and dressing unit treated 10 patients with injuries.

In the Abs district also of Hajjah Governorate, 203 patients were provided services from epidemic disease control, internal medicine clinic to awareness and education.

Medications were dispensed to 97 patients among specific interventions, as well as providing surgery and dressing to two injured individuals, SPA noted.