Day: January 6, 2022

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Saudi Fund for Development CEO Receives Djibouti’s Secretary of State for Housing

Riyadh, CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan bin Abdurrahman Al-Marshad met here today with Djibouti Secretary of State for Housing, Amina Abdi Aden and the accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to the Kingdom.

During the meeting, they discussed issues of common interest and the existing development projects submitted by the Kingdom’s government through SFD, which aim to contribute to achieving sustainable development in the Republic of Djibouti, in addition to discussing the challenges facing the progress of development projects and sustainable solutions for them.

For her part, the Djibouti Secretary of State for Housing expressed her gratitude for the efforts made by the Kingdom’s government for its contribution and support to development projects in Djibouti through SFD to support friendly countries through development projects.

It is worth mentioning that the Fund provided (14) development loans in the Republic of Djibouti with the aim of financing a number of projects in the water, health, transport, energy and education sectors.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

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Second Batch of Saudi Relief Land Bridge Arrives in Afghanistan

Kabul, A total of 19 trucks laden with 483 tons of food and shelter assistances Tuesday arrived in Afghanistan, representing the second batch of the Saudi relief land bridge that King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) had dispatched from Pakistan to help the needy and affected people in Afghanistan.

KSrelief handed over as many as 10 trucks, which included 7,000 bags of flour, 3,500 food baskets, 2,379 blankets and 1,755 winter bags, to the Afghani Red Crescent in Kabul. As for the other 9 trucks, which included 8,000 bags of flour, 4,000 food baskets, 1,600 blankets and 800 winter bags, they were handed over to the Afghani Red Crescent in Jalalabad to be distributed to the affected families and the neediest people in different regions.

The Saudi relief land bridge contains 200 trucks loaded with 30,000 food baskets and 10,000 winter bags weighing 1,920 tons. It is launched in synchronization with launching an air bridge dispatched also by KSrelief on board 6 airplanes carrying more than 197 tons of aid to help the brotherly Afghan people.

Source: Saudi Press Agency