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Damaged electrical installations are seen after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria en Guayama, Puerto Rico September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Trump to Request $29 Billion Bumper Emergency Relief Package for Puerto Rico

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2017 | World

After having visited the storm-hit US island, United States President Donald Trump is expected to present a request to Congress for a $29 billion package of emergency relief for Puerto Rico, officials told AFP on Wednesday. No specific details were given as to when...

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An American flag is seen behind an Egyptian flag in Westwood, California, January 29, 2011. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Egypt Criticizes US Decision to Cut Aid

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 28, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has denied prior knowledge of the US administration’s decision to cut aid to Egypt. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abo Zaid said that Cairo was notified only hours before the decision’s announcement. Washington decided earlier to...

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A soldier walks at Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Government Considers Replacing Port of Hodeidah to Deliver Aid

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – Yemeni Minister of Local Administration and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief Abdul Raqib Fatah, said that Houthi and Saleh militias confiscating aid convoys and creating customs facilities in the capital Sana’a are a terrorist crime. “Citizens...

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A Saudi security personnel stands next to a truck loaded with aid offered by King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to be sent to the Yemeni people, in Riyadh April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal al-Nasser

KSRelief: Aid Also Delivered to Houthi-ruled Areas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Geneva – Abdullah al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief (KSRelief), said that Saudi Arabia has shown great interest in supporting the humanitarian condition in Yemen through the center and that all Yemeni...

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The place of the Yemen delegation is pictured before the High-level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 25, 2017. (Reuters)

Donors in Geneva Pledge to Cover Half of Yemen’s Needs

by Nayef al-Rasheed and Aharq Al-Awsat | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Geneva – International donors pledged to offer $1.1 billion during Tuesday’s high-level event, raising more than half of the $2.1 billion needed to address the humanitarian crisis in the country during 2017. United Nations Secretary General Antonio...