13Feb2005 Saudi committee for the relief of Palestinian people signs agreement

Riyadh, 13 Feb 2005

Custodian of the Two holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz has approved the extension of a total amount of SR3,831,440 for rebuilding 2,345 houses in the Palestinian territories of Gaza strip and West Bank.

An agreement in this regard was signed between the Saudi Committee for the Relief of the Palestinian People and the United Nations of Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East.

Dr. Saed Al-Orabi Al-Harthi, Advisor to the Interior Minister and Chairman of the committee signed for the Saudi side.

In a statement following the signing ceremony, Dr. Al-Harthi said the first phase includes rebuilding 645 houses in Gaza strip at a cost of SR 1,575,440, while the cost of phase II to rebuild 1,700 houses in the West Bank amounts to SR 2,256,000.

The Saudi committee for the relief of the Palestinian people has implemented 34 developing and humanitarian programs at a cost of SR751,646, 716.

Palestine officials expressed their thanks to Saudi leadership and people for their support.

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