KSrelief Supervisor General Launches Volunteer Program to Assist Syrian People

Al Rabeeah delivered a speech underscoring that the program is a continuation of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting Syria - SPA
Al Rabeeah delivered a speech underscoring that the program is a continuation of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting Syria - SPA
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KSrelief Supervisor General Launches Volunteer Program to Assist Syrian People

Al Rabeeah delivered a speech underscoring that the program is a continuation of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting Syria - SPA
Al Rabeeah delivered a speech underscoring that the program is a continuation of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting Syria - SPA

King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah inaugurated the Saudi Amal Volunteer Program to support the people of the Syria, in an event attended by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed El-Khereiji and several other prominent officials.
Al Rabeeah delivered a speech underscoring that the program is a continuation of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to supporting Syria.

He revealed that the program will carry out 104 volunteer campaigns encompassing a range of medical and surgical specialties, as well as training, education, and economic empowerment initiatives, involving over 3,000 Saudi volunteers from across the Kingdom. Furthermore, the program covers 45 medical and training specialties, with an estimated 218,500 volunteer hours dedicated to these vital efforts, SPA reported.
He announced that the first phase of the program will begin tomorrow, with three volunteer campaigns heading to Syria.
Al Rabeeah said that these efforts are a direct result of the guidance and unwavering support of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in advancing humanitarian and volunteer initiatives, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
He expressed appreciation to the volunteers, KSrelief staff, and the ministries of interior, national guard, defense, foreign affairs, finance, human resources and social development, health, education, and media for their invaluable support. He recognized the contributions of the center's partners, including organizations, institutions, universities, and non-profits, in implementing this humanitarian program.



UN Agency Says Israel Shuts 4 Schools in East Jerusalem

A boy stands outside the gate of the Kalandia vocational training center (KTC), run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which was raided by Israeli forces earlier at the Qalandiya camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank on February 18, 2025. (AFP)
A boy stands outside the gate of the Kalandia vocational training center (KTC), run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which was raided by Israeli forces earlier at the Qalandiya camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank on February 18, 2025. (AFP)
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UN Agency Says Israel Shuts 4 Schools in East Jerusalem

A boy stands outside the gate of the Kalandia vocational training center (KTC), run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which was raided by Israeli forces earlier at the Qalandiya camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank on February 18, 2025. (AFP)
A boy stands outside the gate of the Kalandia vocational training center (KTC), run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which was raided by Israeli forces earlier at the Qalandiya camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank on February 18, 2025. (AFP)

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says Israeli forces raided four of its schools in east Jerusalem, ordering their closure.

Israel has severed all ties with the agency, known as UNRWA, and bars it from operating in its territory. It says the agency allowed itself to be infiltrated by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, allegations denied by UN officials.

UNRWA said police entered a training center by force on Tuesday, firing tear gas and sound grenades and ordering its evacuation. It said 350 students and 30 staff were present during the raid on the Qalandiya Training Center.

It said police and city officials ordered the closure of three other schools in east Jerusalem, two of which proceeded with the school day.

Israeli police spokesman Dean Elsdunne said police did not enter the UN buildings and that Jerusalem municipal authorities carried out the closures. He said police were deployed to protect the city workers, using “riot dispersal” means in one case where a crowd threw stones at them outside a UN facility.

Roland Friedrich, UNRWA director for the occupied West Bank, including east Jerusalem, said the raids were an “unacceptable violation of United Nations privileges and immunities,” and a “denial of the right to education for children and trainees.”