The Counselor at the Saudi Royal Court and General Supervisor of Riyadh-based King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief), Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah, announced that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has directed the allocation of US$15 million for the Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar as a result of genocide and torture.

The announcement came in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency after a meeting between Al-Rabiah and members of the National Council on U.S.- Arab Relations and the Committee on cooperation between US Partnerships and GCC Countries at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, Saudi Press Agency, SPA, reported today.

Source: Wam