Saudi Aid Reaches Yemen's Socotra in Food Distribution Campaign

Photo by SPA
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Saudi Aid Reaches Yemen's Socotra in Food Distribution Campaign

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The Saudi Joint Forces Command launched a campaign to distribute food baskets and dates in Yemen's Socotra Governorate.

According to SPA, the campaign provided 4,000 bags of rice, flour, and sugar, 4,500 cartons of legumes and dairy products, and 2,500 cartons of dates to alleviate the suffering of families and improve their living conditions.
Socotra Governor Eng. Raafat Al-Thaqali praised the significant support provided by Saudi Arabia to the Socotra Archipelago across various development, relief, and humanitarian sectors, stressing that this assistance plays a crucial role in enhancing the lives of citizens and promoting the stability of the governorate.
This campaign is part of the Kingdom's ongoing efforts to address humanitarian challenges, reflecting the strong brotherly ties between the Saudi and Yemeni people.



Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)
Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)
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Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)
Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

The foreign ministers of Syria, Türkiye and Jordan, meeting Monday in Ankara, called on Israel to cease attacks on Syria and to withdraw troops from the country.

Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on Syria since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December, often targeting military sites and killing dozens of people.

Israeli officials have also described Syria's new authorities as extremists and claimed to defend the country's Druze minority with a recent spate of attacks.

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a press conference with his Jordanian and Syrian counterparts that "Israel's expansionism poses a significant threat to the security, stability and future of Syria."

"This must come to an end. And we are on the same page about this. Syria needs to be supported to prevent terrorist organizations from settling in this region," Fidan added, noting that Syria shares a 900-kilometer (560-mile) border with Türkiye.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told the joint press conference that "our borders are constantly violated by Israeli attacks".

The Israeli strikes are "calculated escalations aimed at destabilizing Syria and dragging the region into a new cycle of conflict", Shaibani said, decrying "systematic violations of international law and explicit provocations".

He called on the international community to put Israel under "increased pressure" to halt the bombings.

Jordan's top diplomat, Ayman Safadi, said attacks on Syrian soil "will not bring security to Israel and will bring nothing to Syria except ruin and destruction".