RIYADH: The ninth relief plane from Saudi Arabi landed on Saturday at Damascus International Airport, state news agency SPA has reported.

The aircraft, operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), was loaded with essentials supplies including food, shelter and medical supplies for the Syrian people to help them cope with the difficult conditions they are into.

This assistance is an extension of Saudi Arabia’s continuous humanitarian and relief efforts through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to support those in need worldwide during crises, SPA reported.

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center’s (KSrelief) humanitarian efforts continue for distressed families and individuals in need of support from basic food supplies to medical intervention.

In Sudan’s Gedaref State, Saudi Arabia’s aid agency handed out 1,117 boxes of dates to benefit 10,114 individuals displaced by the continuing conflict in the country.

In Mali’s city of Segou, KSrelief distributed 1,000 food parcels benefiting 5,600 individuals from the most vulnerable groups including internally displaced persons, widows, and people with special needs. The initiative is part of agency’s food-security support project in the country and the wider global community.

In Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province, KSrelief turned over 276 shelter bags and 276 tents as part of the shelter project for returnees from Pakistan and those affected by the 2024 floods.

The ongoing initiative aims to distribute 4,882 various shelter materials such as tents, blankets, plastic mattresses and other basic shelter supplies in several cities in Afghanistan.

In Somalia, the national blood bank in Mogadishu – operated by KSrelief – managed to help 222 individuals in December.

In Jordan, another batch of Syrian refugees graduated from a KSrelief-run training and educational course being run at the Zaatari Refugee Camp. A total of 343 students received training on sewing, embroidery, handicrafts, culinary arts and painting. Remedial lessons were also given to elementary school students in subjects such as mathematics, Arabic and English, as well as a literacy course and Qur’anic studies.