KSrelief completes volunteer medical project for pediatric open-heart surgery in Yemen

Yemen has a high rate of heart disease among children. (SPA)
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Updated 01 May 2025
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KSrelief completes volunteer medical project for pediatric open-heart surgery in Yemen

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief has completed a medical service offering open-heart surgery and cardiac catheterization for children in Aden, Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.

The initiative ran from April 19-26. Ten volunteers from various medical backgrounds were on-site.

The team performed 24 open-heart operations and 98 cardiac catheterization procedures.


Iranian foreign minister says he is in constant contact with Saudi counterpart

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Iranian foreign minister says he is in constant contact with Saudi counterpart

Iranian Foreign ​Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday he is ‌in ‌constant ​contact ‌with his ⁠Saudi ​counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and ⁠other officials from the Kingdom.
Saudi officials said they were ⁠fully ‌committed to ‌not letting ​their ‌territory, ‌water and airspace be used ‌against Iran, he said in ⁠an ⁠interview relayed by his Telegram channel.
During a speech on Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring states for Tehran’s actions during the conflict, which has seen Iran attack Gulf countries with missiles and drones.