Saudi king orders 500 tons of wheat to Syrian refugees in Jordan

Al Arabiya ^ | Sunday, January 13, 2013 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, of Saudi Arabia, has ordered 500 tons of wheat to be sent to Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp in Jordan, Al Arabiya TV reported Sunday. Three hundred trucks loaded with wheat headed the refugee camp, said Badr al-Samhan, regional manager of the Saudi national campaign for the Syrian people... Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Nayif also ordered 2,000 additional tents for Zaatari refugees after terrible floods ruined some tents in the refugee camp. After a U.N. appeal for more assistance to Syrian refugees, Saudi Arabia decided to boost its humanitarian assistance to the 30,000 Syrians refugees in Zaatari who are battling mud and sub-zero temperatures. Previously, Saudi distributed about 10,000 food baskets as well as 700 heaters. On Friday, King Abdullah ordered $10 million for Syrian refugees in Jordan. More than 600,000 Syrian refugees have fled to neighboring countries were exposed to the storm.

Syrian refugee children wait in freezing conditions for their families daily rations of food at a refugee camp in Bab al-Salam on the Syria-Turkey border, on Jan. 9, 2013. (AFP)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks at the Opera House in central Damascus on Jan. 6, 2013. Gallery: Conflict in Syria. [Assad still confident that he can control Syria]

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Syria Kills 885 Palestinian Arabs that Palestinian Authority, Hamas and Jordan Refuse to Take In Sunday, January 13, 2013 by Daniel Greenfield -- During Israel's recent Pillar of Defense, Palestinian Arab combatant and non-combatant casualties totaled about 150. Naturally we had to read 40,000 more articles about Gaza being an open-air concentration camp with luxury hotels, mansions and the iPhone 5. Meanwhile both sides in the Syrian civil war have racked up a score of 885 Palestinian Arabs dead and the world hasn't paid any attention. Everyone who claims to care about Palestinian Arabs immediately sprang into action. Including Palestinian leaders. Hamas told the UNRWA that they will not accept Palestinian Arab refugees from Syria because it will undermine their political case against Israel. President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority agreed, saying, "It's better they die in Syria than give up their right of return." Jordan has announced that it won't take their Palestinian Arab "brethren" because... it's Israel fault.

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Syria’s Rebel Rivalry Between Jihadists And FSA
Jan 12, 2013 4:45 AM EST
Infighting and revenge killings have broken out between jihadist groups and the more secular Free Syrian Army.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/12/syria-s-rebel-rivalry-between-jihadists-and-fsa.html

Syria rebels capture key Idlib airbase
After days of fierce fighting, Jabhat al-Nusra and other rebels groups storm Taftanaz airbase in northern province.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/01/2013111102729824698.html

[uncommonsense]

500 tons? Woopdidoo...

[SunkenCiv]

Jordan: Arab Spring washout?
A neo-Islamist group hopes to bring the rain and reinvigorate the Arab Spring in Jordan.
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2013 11:20
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/01/201319134753750165.html

[BenLurkin]

King Abdullah could buy that with his pocket money.

If his get-up, you know, had pockets.

[BlackVeil]

Those refugees do need all the help they can get - and also, they are caught in exceptionally severe winter conditions (associated with the age of global warming - snow in Arab countries!)

I think the Saudi king could do much more.