Kingdom extends aid to global communities

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Updated 31 March 2025
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Kingdom extends aid to global communities

  • In Somalia, KSrelief provided 138 tonnes of dates to the World Food Programme, benefiting 200,000 people
  • Additional distributions in Idlib and Aleppo governorates included 4,016 food parcels and hygiene kits, assisting 12,048 people

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief has delivered thousands of food packages to some of the world’s most vulnerable people, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

In Somalia, KSrelief provided 138 tonnes of dates to the World Food Programme, benefiting 200,000 people.

The agency also distributed 5,500 bags of rice in the Benadir region, reaching 33,000 people as part of its Eid Al-Fitr Zakat project, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting those in need during the holiday.

Meanwhile, KSrelief distributed aid to multiple countries. In Lebanon, 660 food parcels were provided to displaced Syrians and Palestinian refugees, benefiting 3,300 people.

In Sudan, 600 food packages were delivered to the New Hayya Locality of Red Sea State, aiding 4,164 vulnerable people.

In the Syrian Arab Republic, the Saudi aid agency distributed 7,600 cartons of dates in Aleppo, 5,307 in Homs and 1,554 in Zamalka.

Additional distributions in Idlib and Aleppo governorates included 4,016 food parcels and hygiene kits, assisting 12,048 people.

In Mali, KSrelief delivered 800 food packages in Segou, supporting 4,010 of the most vulnerable people.


Iran welcomes any process to prevent war, president tells Saudi crown prince in phone call

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ‌bin ‌Salman and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (File/SPA/AFP)
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Iran welcomes any process to prevent war, president tells Saudi crown prince in phone call

DUBAI: Iranian President ​Masoud Pezeshkian told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ‌bin ‌Salman ‌in ⁠a ​phone ‌call that Tehran always welcomes any ⁠process, ‌within the ‍framework ‍of international ‍law, that prevents war, ​Iranian media reported on Tuesday. 
Pezeshkian also told Prince Mohammed that the “unity and cohesion” of Islamic countries can guarantee “lasting security, stability and peace in the region.”

The president added that US threats against the Islamic republic would only result in instability.
“The threats and psychological operations of the Americans are aimed at disrupting the security of the region and will achieve nothing other than instability for them,” Pezeshkian told Prince Mohammed, according to his office,