DUBAI: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has launched and concluded several major relief initiatives across Africa this week, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, KSrelief inaugurated a large-scale food security support project designed to help the country’s most vulnerable communities.
SPA reported that the program will distribute 38,900 food baskets, each weighing 40 kilograms and containing essential food items, reaching approximately 233,400 individuals across multiple regions.
The initiative forms part of Saudi Arabia’s pledge to support the Lake Chad region, a commitment made during the 2024 Jeddah Donors' Conference.
Meanwhile, in Nouakchott, Mauritania, KSrelief successfully concluded a voluntary cardiac surgery and catheterization mission held from September 18 to 25.
According to SPA, an 18-member volunteer medical team performed 28 open-heart surgeries, 95 cardiac catheterization procedures, and three transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) operations.
In North Kordofan State, Sudan, KSrelief also distributed 1,400 food baskets in Sheikan locality, the effort is a continuation of Saudi Arabia’s long-standing humanitarian assistance in Sudan.
KSrelief undertakes new food and medical initiatives in Africa
https://arab.news/87fnf
KSrelief undertakes new food and medical initiatives in Africa
Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman
- King Abdullah recognizes strong ties between two nations
LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan received the credentials of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace in Amman on Sunday.
The prince’s official title will be “ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” to Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
King Abdullah recognized the strong ties between the two nations and wished the ambassador success in enhancing them.
The monarch also accepted the credentials of several other ambassadors, namely, Khaled El Abyad from Egypt, Brigitte Tawk from Lebanon, Louis-Martin Aumais from Canada, Paula Ganly from Australia, James Holtsnider from the US, Guo Wei from China and Shahin Shakir Abdullayev from Azerbaijan.
Yousef Issawi, chief of Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court, and Ayman Safadi, the nation’s foreign minister, also attended the ceremony, the Petra news agency reported.
