KSrelief delivers food, winter aid in Yemen

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KSrelief dispatches shelter aid convoy to Yemen's Hadramout. (SPA)
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KSrelief dispatches shelter aid convoy to Yemen's Hadramout. (SPA)
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KSrelief dispatches shelter aid convoy to Yemen's Hadramout. (SPA)
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KSrelief dispatches shelter aid convoy to Yemen's Hadramout. (SPA)
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Updated 12 January 2026
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KSrelief delivers food, winter aid in Yemen

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has dispatched a relief convoy to the wadi and desert districts of Yemen’s Hadramout governorate, providing tents and shelter kits.

These supplies will be stored as a strategic stockpile in local warehouses, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

Field distribution teams will deploy the aid as needed, following precise mechanisms to ensure it reaches those in need, the SPA added.

Meanwhile, KSrelief has continued distributing over 27,000 food baskets to the most vulnerable families in Hadramout’s desert areas, benefiting 190,400 individuals.

The agency has also delivered 4,170 winter clothing sets to vulnerable families as part of its clothing distribution project which aims to protect residents from severe cold, improve living conditions, and alleviate winter hardships.

Since its establishment in 2015, KSrelief has implemented 1,178 projects in Yemen at a total cost of about $4.7 billion. This aid has helped in the areas of food security, early recovery, water, sanitation and hygiene, health, camp coordination, education, protection, emergency aid, and nutrition.


Saudi-Yemen program provides $81.2m to operate more than 70 power plants

Updated 21 January 2026
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Saudi-Yemen program provides $81.2m to operate more than 70 power plants

  • Grant will improve reliability of electrical power to critical facilities, including hospitals, medical centers, roads, schools, airports and ports
  • Move follows last week’s announcement by the SDRPY of a larger aid package totaling $506 million to support Yemen

LONDON: A tripartite agreement was signed on Wednesday between the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, the oil company Petromasila, and Yemen’s Ministry of Energy and Electricity to supply petroleum derivatives for the country’s power plants.

SDRPY is supporting the Yemeni government with an $81.2 million grant to purchase 339 million liters of diesel and mazut from Petromasila to operate more than 70 power plants across various Yemeni governorates.

The grant follows last week’s announcement by the SDRPY of a $506 million aid package to support Yemen’s education, health, government and infrastructure sectors.

The SDRPY highlighted that the grant will improve the reliability of electrical power to critical facilities, including hospitals, medical centers, roads, schools, airports and ports. Additionally, the funding will stimulate the Yemeni economy and support the Central Bank of Yemen by easing the pressure on foreign exchange reserves.

It reduces the Ministry of Finance’s fuel-related financial burden and supports the Ministry of Electricity and Energy in improving the efficiency of power plants in Yemen, the SDRPY said.

In 2018, the SDRPY provided $180 million, in addition to $422 million in 2021 and another $200 million in 2022, as grants to Yemen to purchase oil derivatives and operate vital sectors of the country.