Saudi Arabia gifts 100 tons of dates to Pakistan

Saudi Arabia gifts 100 tons of dates to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) gifted 100 tons of dates to Pakistan. Director General of the Pakistani Cabinet Division Brig. Tahir Rashid thanked the Kingdom for the annual gift, adding that it reflects the strong and deep-rooted relations between the two countries. He praised the pioneering role that Saudi Arabia plays at the Islamic, regional, and global levels. RIYADH: The Arab coalition destroyed three explosive-laden drones launched by Houthis toward Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Al-Ekhbariya reported. The drones targeting Jazan is the latest in a long line of attacks against the Kingdom by the Iran-back Houthi militia. The coalition said the attack is a continuation of the Houthi's systematic and intentional hostile attempts to target civilians. The Houthis, who took over the capital of Yemen, Sanaa, in 2014, have been condemned for their actions against the Kingdom. JEDDAH: A surge in beggars has been witnessed across Saudi Arabia, taking advantage of the holy month and the acts of charity obligatory upon Muslims. The scene is not new to residents of the Kingdom. For years, beggars who have arrived illegally through various means such as smuggling, originally from areas such as Africa, Afghanistan and Yemen “”