[27/10/2026 09:34]

RIYADH-SABA
His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), visited today, Tuesday the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Work. He was received by Dr. Abdullah al-Rabeeah, Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of the Center, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed al-Jaber, along with several leaders of the center and its partners in relief and humanitarian work.

During the visit, the President toured several departments of the c enter for Relief, where he was breifed on the center’s pioneering humanitarian and development activities and interventions in Yemen and around the world.

These activities covered sectors like health, food and agricultural security, shelter, coordination of humanitarian operations, water and sanitation, education, early recovery, and logistics services, with a total cost of about $8.638 billion, including around 1,238 projects in Yemen alone with a cost of $4.8 billion.

During his meeting with the center's leadership, al-Alimi expressed the Yemeni people's appreciation and deep gratitude to the brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by his brother the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and his Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister, as well as the generous Saudi people and their government for their steadfast fraternal support to the Yemeni people and their political leadership, and for alleviating the humanitarian suffering caused by the Houthi terrorist militia.

The President praised the center's efforts under the supervision of its General Supervisor, Adviser Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabeeah and all its staff for their dedication to reaching those in need of humanitarian, relief, and shelter assistance across Yemen without exception.

He also highly appreciated the various interventions, projects, initiatives and activities carried out by the King Salman Center to support affected communities in all Yemeni provinces, as well as the generous economic and development support through the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen, and its tangible impact, which will remain etched in the hearts of the Yemeni people.

The President also praised the efforts of the 'Masam' project in clearing Yemeni lands of mines, highlighting its key role in saving thousands of lives from the mines of the terrorist Houthi militias and helping restore safe use of land and livelihoods. He also expressed his hope for the continuation of this program and the expansion of its highly impactful humanitarian role, seeing it as a long-term investment in the lives of Yemenis.

The Chairman of the PLC also expressed his deep pride in the prosthetics and rehabilitation program, supported by the King Salman Center, and its specialized free services for people with physical disabilities.

During the visit, President al-Alimi launched nine relief and humanitarian projects, including the emergency response project in Yemen to provide food baskets, the sixth phase of the emergency shelter plan project to provide shelter kits and tents, two emergency response projects in Lahij governorate to secure drinking water for displaced people and support water and sanitation services, and two projects to provide drinking water for displaced people in Taiz and Aden governorates.

The projects also included providing medicines, medical supplies, and equipment for the Ministry of Health, urgent relief for the residents of Taiz city with food baskets, baby formula, medicines, and basic medical supplies, and the residential units complex project for displaced people in Hajjah governorate, consisting of 232 homes with public service facilities and solar power for the homes.

The President also launched a hundred Saudi volunteer projects in Yemeni governorates, including the 'Saudi Pulse' programs for open-heart surgeries and catheter procedures, 'Saudi Light' to fight blindness, and 'Saudi Hearing' for cochlear implants and auditory rehabilitation, along with specialized surgeries, training, education, and economic empowerment.

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