The Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Faisal bin Hamed Mua'alla launched on Monday the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Iftar (the breaking the fast) project in Sudan. The program expects to provide Iftar to over 400,000 fasting Muslims in Sudan.
The Council of Ministers, led by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, approved the National Transformation Program (NTP) on Monday, a key part of Saudi Vision 2030. The NTP emphasizes how the Kingdom will achieve long-term economic change and increase nonoil revenue by 2020. The private sector will invest more than $27 billion in the support of 130 initiatives until 2020. NTP will generate the creation of more than 450,000 jobs in the private sector by 2020.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz offered his condolences on the terrorist attack on the offices of the General Intelligence Directorate in the Baqa’a Palestinian refugee camp in a telephone call with King Abdullah II.
King Salman said the Kingdom fully standing by Jordan in the war against terrorism.
The Royal Court announced today that the Supreme Court, which is assigned to determine the start of Ramadan, has announced that the first day of Ramadan will be Monday, June 6.
The Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen rejected today a recent UN report claiming it committed violations in the conflict, describing it as “imbalanced and does not rely on credible statistics.”
The Saudi National Campaign to Support Syrian Brothers began implementation of its Ramadan program for the fourth year. The program will distribute 240,000 meals inside Syria, 60,000 inside Turkey, as well as 30,000 food parcels to be distributed in Lebanon and 10,000 in Jordon.
The Specialized Saudi Clinics provided medical services to 11,215 Syrian refugees in Zaatari Camp in Jordan during the month of May.
The King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (RELIEF) delivered yesterday 100 tons of dates as a gift from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Government of Niger.
Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said that any future Palestinian-Israeli peace plan is based on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative.
During the international ministerial meeting to revive peace process in Paris, Minister Al-Jubeir urged Israel to accept the initiative. He said the initiative contains all required points for settlement, pointing out that this initiative is on the table of negotiations and represents a strong solution to resolve the long dispute.
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's weekly session at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on this afternoon.
King Salman began the meeting by briefing the Cabinet on his meeting with the British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.
King Salman was also updated on the arrangements for Umrah performers and visitors in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan.