Fifteenth Saudi Relief Plane Departs for Syria with Essential Aid Supplies

The flight carries critical humanitarian assistance including food, shelter and medical supplies. (SPA)
The flight carries critical humanitarian assistance including food, shelter and medical supplies. (SPA)
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Fifteenth Saudi Relief Plane Departs for Syria with Essential Aid Supplies

The flight carries critical humanitarian assistance including food, shelter and medical supplies. (SPA)
The flight carries critical humanitarian assistance including food, shelter and medical supplies. (SPA)

The 15th Saudi relief plane, operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), took off from the King Khalid International Airport bound for Damascus International Airport, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

The flight carries critical humanitarian assistance including food, shelter and medical supplies, underscoring Saudi Arabia’s longstanding commitment to supporting countries during times of need.

The assistance aims to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people during this critical time.



Emir of Qatar Visits Damascus

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)
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Emir of Qatar Visits Damascus

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (KUNA)

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visits Damascus on Thursday, Qatar's Al Jazeera reported, as Syria's new interim government begins a political transition after the opposition factions ousted the Assad regime last year.

Qatar's foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

In January, a US official and a senior diplomat said Qatar planned to help finance a sharp increase in public sector wages pledged by Syria's new government.

Qatar had been lobbying Washington to issue a sanctions exemption for Syria allowing it to provide funding through official channels, the US official and diplomat said.