KSrelief distributes 3,989 food parcels in Afghanistan and Pakistan

The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 3,989 food parcels to vulnerable people in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Saudi Press Agency reported. (SPA)
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Updated 24 July 2025
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KSrelief distributes 3,989 food parcels in Afghanistan and Pakistan

  • A total of 27,094 vulnerable individuals benefited from the initiative, according to KSrelief

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief recently distributed 3,989 food parcels to vulnerable people in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Saudi Press Agency reported earlier this week.

In Afghanistan, 115 parcels were distributed in Omari Camp, at the Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar Province, to Afghan returnees from Pakistan.

Meanwhile, in Pakistan, 3,874 food parcels were distributed to flood-affected communities, including in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Haveli, Muzaffarabad, and Poonch), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Upper Dir and Torghar), and Punjab (Layyah district).

A total of 27,094 vulnerable individuals benefited from the initiative, according to KSrelief.


Saudi leadership offers condolences to Kuwait on death of former Olympic committee president

Updated 26 February 2026
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Saudi leadership offers condolences to Kuwait on death of former Olympic committee president

  • Sheikh Salman Hamoud Al-Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah died on Wednesday aged 90

RIYADH: The Saudi leadership expressed condolences to the Kuwaiti leadership following the death of Sheikh Salman Hamoud Al-Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah, the former president of the Kuwait Olympic Committee.

King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their condolences and sympathy to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Additionally, the crown prince sent a separate cable of condolences to his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

Sheikh Salman died on Wednesday at the age of 90. He was the former president of both the Kuwait Football Federation and the Al-Arabi Sporting Club. Beginning his career as a football player at Al-Arabi in the 1950s, he dedicated 70 years to developing sports in the country.