The State of Kuwait affirmed Tuesday unlimited support for Somalia to help the African country rebuild itself following two decades of conflict. "The State of Kuwait seeks in the upcoming period to reopen an embassy in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, following the stability of security situation," Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah told KUNA on sidelines of an international conference to assist Somalia.

AMMAN, April 30 (KUNA) -- A delegation from the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) handed out 10,000 food packages, each weighing 18 kilograms to aid Syrian refugees in Jordan, said a KRCS statement on Tuesday.

The KRCS team distributed today 500 parcels to displaced Syrian families in Jerash, said head of the KRCS delegation Ahmed Al-Fag'an in remarks to KUNA.

The KRCS team will continue to offer aid as part of its humanitarian commitment towards the Syrian people, due to their current security dilemma, he noted.

25/04/2013 | 04:10 PM | Arab News BEIRUT, April 25 (KUNA) -- Lebanese Al Istijaba Charitable Society announced on Thursday that Kuwait's Islamic Heritage Revival Society has provided assistance to 250 displaced Syrian students in the city of Sidon.

President of the society Sheikh Nadim Hijazi told KUNA that this aid comes in the framework of the Syrian student assistance project, which is funded by the Kuwaiti society.

Hijazi added that the project includes the payment of school fees, stationery and clothing for Syrian students enrolled in private schools.

State of Kuwait donated a total of USD 68 million to help alleviate suffering of Syrians in and outside their country, as well as the Palestinian refugees in the troubled Arab country.

Kuwait permanent ambassador to the UN Mansour Al-Otaibi said Kuwait, bearing its humanitarian responsibility towards its Arab brethern, donated USD 53 million to UNICEF to help the Syrian children inside the country and Syrian refugees in neighboring nations, while granting USD 15 million for UNRWA to help the Palestinian refugees inside Syria.

ALGIRES. March 25 (KUNA) -- The Algerian government announced on Monday that it sent 40 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria.

Algeria decided to send the humanitarian aid via Beirut Airport, Lebanon, through Algerian Red Crescent directly to Syrian Red Crescent, Ammar Balani, spokesman for Algerian ministry of foreign affairs, said in a statement. Balani affirmed the aid - food, medicine and blankets - would be shipped on board cargo aircraft, of Air Algerie, over three flights.

CAIRO, March 4 (KUNA) -- The Arab League Council, which held its 139th session on the permanent-delegate level here on Monday, adopted a draft resolution to form an Arab ministerial delegation for contacting the world's major power to resolve the Syrian crisis and re-launch the Middle East peace talks.

DOHA, Feb 20 (KUNA) -- Qatar announced on Wednesday that it has provided a USD 100 million financial contribution to the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SNCROF), the Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit.

The donation was made upon the directives of Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported, noting that it comes in the context of humanitarian aid provided by Qatar to Syrian people in their current ordeal.

AMMAN, Jan 29 (KUNA) -- Teams of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) continue to distribute aid to Syrian refugee families in northern Jordan and are in Al-Torra area Tuesday near the border with Syria and distributing supplies to help alleviate the suffering, which is compounded by harsh winter weather.

GAZA. Jan 16 (KM/A) -- Saudi Arabia has decided to give the Palestinian government in the West Bank USD 100 million to help ease out its financial trouble.

This came in a phone call between Saudi Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday evening.

In the phone conversation. the Saudi minister informed the Palestinian leader about Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's decision to transfer USD 100 million to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported.