Thousands of refugees in Jordan’s Zaatari camp receive treatment from KSrelief in March

Thousands seen in Zaatari refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan by KSrelief healthcare volunteers. (SPA)
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Updated 28 April 2025
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Thousands of refugees in Jordan’s Zaatari camp receive treatment from KSrelief in March

  • Thousands seen in Zaatari refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan by KSrelief healthcare volunteers

RIYADH: Thousands of people in the Zaatari refugee camp for Syrians in Jordan received healthcare services in March, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

Of the 8,428 patients seen by KSrelief carers, general medicine clinics treated 2,657 patients, while the internal medicine clinic dealt with 454 patients suffering from diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.

The pediatric clinics received 668 patients, and the dental clinic attended to 542 patients.

Additionally, the two gynecology clinics welcomed 649 women, while the ear, nose and throat clinic treated 210 patients.

The ophthalmology clinic saw 242 patients and the cardiology clinic attended to 64 patients.

The diagnostic radiology clinic served 123 patients and the dermatology clinic treated 133 patients.

Moreover, the rehabilitation medicine clinic assisted 106 patients.
Throughout the month, 7,204 laboratory tests were conducted for 814 patients, and 701 imaging procedures, including X-rays and ultrasounds, were performed for 627 patients. The vaccination clinic administered 487 vaccines.

There were 241 health education sessions, both individual and group, and 411 physical therapy sessions were conducted.

The pharmacy handled 5,212 prescriptions during this period.

 


Saudi Arabia welcomes ceasefire agreement between Syrian Democratic Forces and Syria state

Updated 19 January 2026
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Saudi Arabia welcomes ceasefire agreement between Syrian Democratic Forces and Syria state

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has welcomed an agreement between the Syrian state and Syrian Democratic Forces.
In a foreign ministry statement early on Monday, the Kingdom said it had welcomed an deal between Damascus and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces that was announced by the Syrian government on Sunday.
The agreement entails merging all SDF forces into the defense and interior ministries and means that Kurdish forces will redeploy to east of the Euphrates river.
The 14-point deal would also see the immediate administrative and military handover of Deir Ezzor and Raqqa governorates.
The Syrian state would regain control of all border crossings, oil fields, and gas fields in the region, with protection secured by regular forces to ensure the return of resources to the Syrian government, while considering the special case of Kurdish areas, the state news agency SANA reported.
The ceasefire comes after intense fighting between the SDF and government troops in Aleppo. But SDF troops have now pulled back from there and the Syrian army now controls most areas east of Aleppo.
The Saudi foreign ministry statement also thanked the US for the agreement. Washington is believed to have supported brokering the ceasefire between allies SDF and the Syrian government, who they have also backed diplomatically since the fall of long-time dictator Bashar Assad.
The Syrian state announced on Friday a raft of new directives to recognize Syrian Kurds, including making their language official and bolstering other rights for the minority group.