King Salman Orders $493 Mln in ‘Ramadan Aid’ for Social Security Beneficiaries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Reuters)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Reuters)
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King Salman Orders $493 Mln in ‘Ramadan Aid’ for Social Security Beneficiaries

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Reuters)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Reuters)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered on Monday the distribution of "Ramadan Aid" worth 1.85 billion riyals ($492.6 million) for social security beneficiaries, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

Providers of families will get 1,000 riyals each while family members will get 500 riyals each.

The generous gesture reflects King Salman’s keenness on ensuring that the people live a dignified life, said SPA.



Saudi Leadership Extends Condolences to King of Jordan on Princess Majda Ra’ad’s Passing

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
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Saudi Leadership Extends Condolences to King of Jordan on Princess Majda Ra’ad’s Passing

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, sent on Sunday a cable of condolences to Jordan’s King Abdullah II on the passing of Princess Majda Ra'ad.

King Salman expressed his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to King Abdullah and the family of the late princess.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent King Abdullah a similar cable.