Saudi Arabia now claims to offer a good deal to Syrian refugees.
Saudi: ‘We have taken in 2.5m Syrian refugees’ Monday, 14 September 2015 15:38 56 19 0 80 File photo of Syrian refugees Saudi Arabia has received appro ximately 2.5 million Syrian refugees since the start of the conflict and spent $700 million in aid, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this weekend. “The Kingdom of #SaudiArabia does not intend to speak about its efforts to support #Syrian brothers and sisters, during their distress, as it has, since the beginning of the problem, dealt with the situation from a religious and humane perspective, and did not wish to boast about its efforts or attempt to gain media coverage,” the ministry wrote on Facebook. Adding that following misleading media reports, the Kingdom has decided it is important to reveal details of the efforts it has taken to help the refugees. The statement explained that the refugees have “been given the freedom to move about...