RIYADH: Representatives of the Saudi-based Usman bin Affan Foundation for Development Relief, Dawah and the education sector recently visited the Sulu province in the southern Philippines, where they offered to start schools for children belonging to the underprivileged sections of society.
According to the foundation, the philanthropic group on the trip was led by Fahad Saud Al-Mousa, Ayesh Alharthi Nawar and Almjuaid Abdullah. The visiting team met Sulu Governor Totoh Tan, and they mutually agreed to work toward social welfare.
“The Sulu governor thanked the foundation for the school projects and pledged to support the same,” said the visiting team.
They also interacted with local religious leaders, headed by Sulu Mufti Jul Asiri Abirin, and other provincial officials in the town of Patikul,.
They held detailed discussions about the school projects and finally consented for an Islamic institution that would benefit many Muslims there.
The visiting team included school teachers, businessman and engineers, who offered to provide school buildings and teachers for Islamic education in the province.
The group also visited other towns like Indanan and Maimbung, where the school projects would be launched.
Saudi foundation to start schools in Philippines
Saudi foundation to start schools in Philippines
Saudi Arabia rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
- Israel on Friday formally recognized Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Friday expressed full support for the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Somalia, and expressed its rejection of the declaration of mutual recognition between Israel and Somaliland.
Israel on Friday formally recognized Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties, as the region’s leader hailed its first-ever official recognition.
The Kingdom affirmed its rejection of any attempts to impose parallel entities that conflict with the unity of Somalia, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
It also affirmed its support for the legitimate institutions of the Somali state, and its keenness to preserve the stability of Somalia and its people.
Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has for decades pushed for international recognition, the key priority for president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi since he took office last year.
