Saudi king launches donation campaign for Syria

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The Saudi cabinet, presided by King Abdullah, has expressed more than once its indignation towards the escalation in violence on the part of the Syrian regime which has been demonstrated in attacks on several towns and villages. (Reuters)

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud launched a national donation campaign for Syria and called upon all Saudis to take part in helping the Syrian people who are in the midst of an uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior announced that the campaign, set to start Monday, will cover all parts of the kingdom so that all Saudi citizens will get the chance to offer the Syrian people what they can to help them in their time of crisis, the Saudi News Agency reported.

The Saudi cabinet, presided by King Abdullah, has expressed more than once its indignation towards the escalation in violence on the part of the Syrian regime which has been demonstrated in attacks on several towns and villages. The Syrian regime, said the cabinet, is violating all Arab and international commitments.

The cabinet condemned in the particular the latest massacre that took place in the predominantly Sunni village of al-Tremsa in the Hama governorate.

In a statement it issued on the Syrian crisis, the Saudi cabinet accused Bashar al-Assad’s regime of terrorism and called upon the International Community to interfere on behalf of the Syrian people.


Saudi king launches donation campaign for Syria

 

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The donation campaign launched by Saudi Arabia for the support of the Syrian people continued on Tuesday to reach 121,771,811 Saudi riyals ($32.5 million).

Held under the title ‘Saudi National Campaign for the Support of Brothers in Syria,’ the campaign was kicked off on Monday night by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz with a donation of 20 million Saudi riyals.

Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz followed the Saudi monarch by a donation of 10 million Saudi riyals.

King Abdullah had earlier said that donations will be from all the Kingdom’s regions and that all Saudis should participate in the campaign.


Saudi boys wearing outfits made in the design of the Syrian opposition flag, wait to donate money to the people of Syria, in Riyadh. (Reuters)
In view of the massive response, the national campaign has been extended for five days, announced Prince Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Interior and Supervisor of the campaign, according to the Saudi Gazette. It will close on Friday.

An accredited account has been opened at National Commercial Bank (Al-Ahli, NCB) for this purpose. Donations from within the Kingdom can be sent to account number 20188888000100 and donations from outside the Kingdom should be sent to account number SA2310000020188888000100.

Donations can also be made through tele banking at Al-Ahli (NCB) toll free number 920001000.

Other non-financial contributions could also be accepted at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh and other places to be specified by regional authorities, the Saudi Gazette reported.

On Monday, the Arab League at a meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, agreed to offer $100 million in aid to Syrian refugees.

As tens of thousands of Syrians flee escalating war and chaos, the EU on Monday mulled ways of boosting humanitarian aid while beefing up sanctions and tightening an arms embargo against the regime.

Joining talks with their European Union counterparts, the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Sweden called for more help for Syrians who had fled to safety in neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq.

Meanwhile, Brussels announced it was increasing by 20 million euros ($24 million) its emergency aid to Syrian refugees to a total of 63 million euros.

16 months of violence in Syria has claimed more than 18,000 lives so far, according to Syrian activists.

 

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Donations? They seem to be doing just fine stealing supplies off jordan and turkey at the moment. Maybe you guys should arm the burma muslims for now.