DAMASCUS: Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the supervisor-general of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, launched 16 comprehensive humanitarian initiatives in the Syrian Arab Republic on Sunday.

Al-Rabeeah, who was accompanied by a large high-level Saudi delegation, told Arab News: “Well, today is a historic day. And actually the humanitarian work in Syria, as everybody knows, Saudi Arabia has been supporting the Syrian people for decades.

“And today is another signal: We have supported them prior to the conflict, during the conflict, and now, we hope, (during) this period of reform in Syria, we are (again) supporting the Syrian people.”

#WATCH: @KSRelief makes history launching 16 comprehensive humanitarian initiatives, the largest single humanitarian commitment to #Syria in @KSRelief decade-long operations pic.twitter.com/12R3xl5Ebp

— Arab News (@arabnews) September 7, 2025