Riyadh - SPA

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered emergency aid worth   
SR358,399,000 for poor families in the Kingdom’s northern regions to help them cope with
the prevailing cold gust.

“The royal aid will be deposited in the beneficiaries' accounts  within 24 hours”, said
Social Affairs Minister Yousuf Al-Othaimeen.

Al-Othaimeen prayed to Allah to reward The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques for his
keen interest and favorable consideration of the needs of all categories of the  
society.