KSrelief extends support in Gaza, Chad, Yemen 

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Displaced families living in camps across the southern Gaza Strip expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its ongoing humanitarian aid. (SPA)
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Displaced families living in camps across the southern Gaza Strip expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its ongoing humanitarian aid. (SPA)
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Displaced families living in camps across the southern Gaza Strip expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its ongoing humanitarian aid. (SPA)
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The initiative in Chad aims to distribute 61,915 integrated food baskets across 14 states, benefiting 200,000 people. (SPA)
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The initiative in Chad aims to distribute 61,915 integrated food baskets across 14 states, benefiting 200,000 people. (SPA)
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The initiative in Chad aims to distribute 61,915 integrated food baskets across 14 states, benefiting 200,000 people. (SPA)
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In Yemen, KSrelief launched a comprehensive health services program for women and their families in the Sayoun district of Hadramout. (SPA)
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Updated 14 October 2025
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KSrelief extends support in Gaza, Chad, Yemen 

  • The initiative aims to distribute 61,915 food baskets across 14 states, benefiting 200,000 people

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has distributed food baskets to hundreds of displaced families living in camps across the southern Gaza Strip, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. 

The Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage, KSrelief’s implementing partner in Gaza, managed the delivery and distribution, in collaboration with international organizations and local institutions.

Members of the displaced families thanked Saudi Arabia for its ongoing humanitarian aid and solidarity amid the difficult conditions.

In Chad, KSrelief launched its in-kind aid distribution project in the capital, N’Djamena, fulfilling the Kingdom’s pledge announced in Jeddah at the 2024 Donors’ Conference to Support Displaced Persons and Refugees in the Sahel and Lake Chad Region.

The launch was attended by Mohammed Al-Salem, charge d’affaires of the Saudi Embassy, with representatives of international and local humanitarian organizations.

The initiative aims to distribute 61,915 food baskets across 14 states, benefiting 200,000 people, including families and internally displaced people. 

In Yemen, KSrelief launched a comprehensive health services program for women and their families in the Sayoun district of Hadramout, focusing on reintegrating them into society.

The program aims to benefit 180 individuals through medical consultations and examinations, provision of medication, and awareness sessions on public health and disease prevention.

It includes child vaccinations, primary and reproductive health care, and psychological referrals.

Amer Saeed Al-Amri, undersecretary of Hadramout governorate for valley and desert affairs, praised KSrelief’s efforts to rehabilitate and empower women.


Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport reaches record 50 million passengers in 2025

Updated 15 December 2025
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Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport reaches record 50 million passengers in 2025

  • New milestone marks the highest number ever recorded by a Saudi airport 
  • Lucky 50-millionth passenger was a French national arriving from Paris on a Saudia flight

JEDDAH: King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah recorded a new historic milestone on Sunday with the arrival of the 50-millionth passenger for year 2025.

The 50 million milestone marks the highest number ever recorded by a Saudi airport since the launch of civil aviation in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. 

It also placed KAIA among the world’s mega airports in terms of passenger numbers. The figure represents a 1.83 percent growth from 49.1 million passenger arrival recorded in 2024.

“This achievement reflects the qualitative transformation at KAIA and its growing status as a regional hub and national gateway connecting the Kingdom to the world,” the report said.

The lucky 50-millionth passenger was a French national arriving from Paris on a Saudia flight to participate in a sports tournament hosted in Jeddah. (SPA)

It also underscores the airport’s vital role in enhancing the Kingdom’s position as a global tourist destination and a gateway to the Two Holy Mosques by facilitating the movement of visitors, Umrah performers, and pilgrims.

KAIA serves as a gateway to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah by facilitating the movement of visitors, Umrah performers, and pilgrims.

The lucky 50-millionth passenger was a French national arriving from Paris on a Saudia flight to participate in a sports tournament hosted in Jeddah.

She was welcomed by JEDCO’s leadership, who greeted her and presented a commemorative gift to mark the occasion.

JEDCO Chief Executive Officer Mazen Johar said that reaching 50 million passengers reflects the airport’s high operational readiness and marks a pivotal milestone in preparations to double this figure in the coming years.