Saudi Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz has ordered the construction of 2,500 temporary residential units for Syrian refugees in Jordan, Al-Arabiya reported Thursday (August 16th).
Construction costs are estimated at around 28 million Saudi Arabian riyals ($7.5 million).
"The move came to complement humanitarian efforts made by the [Saudi National Campaign to Support Brothers in Syria]," said Abdulaziz advisor Dr. Saed al-Orabi al-Harethi.
Operating in in co-operation with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the campaign seeks to help "alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Syrian people, assist them in getting past tough conditions and meet Syrian families' urgent needs for suitable housing in Jordan", al-Harethi said.
He added that the project came after a study of the refugees' conditions and increased co-ordination with regional and international organisations.
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خاليجة
2012-9-22
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حبيب هادي
2012-8-28
Arabs must help the Syrian refugees, especially after the continuation of the crisis and the lack of hope in the success of the initiative of Kofi Annan, UN envoy to Syria. Thus, Arabs are required to carry out collective and individual work to protect the Syrian refugees who are exposed to much harm especially at the Iraqi borders. The latter took a strong stance against the Syrians refugees given that they are biased to the ruling regime in Syria. The Gulf Arab States are required to provide the material support and give humanitarian assistance for the Syrian refugee and the Red Crescent in any country. They can organize meetings and seminars to tackle the problems of the Syrian refugees and find ways to solve them. There is also Jordan, which has long borders with Syria. The latter has accommodated many Syrian refugees and facilitated things for them. It set up a buffer zone on the Jordanian-Syrian borders. Moreover, civil societies have become active especially in Egypt and Jordan. They have started to collect in kind and humanitarian donations for the Syrian refugees. In the same context, but on the Turkish border, there was the largest activity of the Syrian refugees. They have to be provided with all their needs to face the hardships of life. Thus, the Arab countries must know that they should help their brothers in Syria and lend a helping hand to them.
ابراهيم
2012-8-20
No doubt, victory is very near, because what is being done by President Bashaar El Assad is against patriotism. He means to say no to Syria and yes to the destruction of the home and to the love of home! Is it possible to say that the person who destroys the thing which he owns loves this thing? Of course, the answer is “No”! Here he hates the thing that he owns, and he wants to destroy it before he leaves! I hope the Syrian free army will strongly resist until they free Syria and bring down the corrupt regime!