KSrelief Distributes Humanitarian Aid in Sudan, Yemen

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA
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KSrelief Distributes Humanitarian Aid in Sudan, Yemen

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 3,950 food baskets in Shabwa Governorate, Yemen, benefiting 23,700 individuals. This distribution is part of the fifth phase of KSrelief's project to provide food aid to those affected by the crisis in Yemen.

The center also distributed on Thursday 575 shelter kits and 800 personal hygiene kits to displaced families in Khartoum State, Sudan, benefiting 4,600 individuals. This distribution is part of a project to provide urgent shelter assistance to Sudan in 2024.
These efforts are part of a series of relief and humanitarian projects implemented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to aid the Sudanese and Yemeni.



Canadian PM Urges Citizens to Leave Lebanon as Evacuations Top 1,000

Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon October 5, 2024. (Reuters)
Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon October 5, 2024. (Reuters)
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Canadian PM Urges Citizens to Leave Lebanon as Evacuations Top 1,000

Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon October 5, 2024. (Reuters)
Smoke rises over Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon October 5, 2024. (Reuters)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadian citizens still in Lebanon on Saturday to sign up to be evacuated on special flights which have already helped more than 1,000 leave as security there deteriorates.

Canada has 6,000 signed up to leave and officials are trying to reach another 2,500 over the weekend, an official in Trudeau's office said, adding that more flights were being added for Monday and Tuesday.

"We've still got seats on airplanes organized by Canada. We encourage all Canadians to take seats on these airplanes and get out of Lebanon while they can," Trudeau said at a summit of leaders from French-speaking countries in France.

Canada has not been able to fill flights with its citizens and has offered seats to people from the Australia, New Zealand, the United States and some European countries, the official in his office said.

Israel has expanded its strikes on Lebanon in recent weeks after nearly a year of exchanging fire with Lebanon's Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

Fighting had been mostly limited to the Israel-Lebanon border area, taking place in parallel to Israel's year-old war in Gaza against Hamas.

Trudeau said an immediate ceasefire from both Hezbollah and Israel was needed so the situation could be stabilized and United Nations resolutions could begin to be respected again.