MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Saudi monarch’s charity has collected 147.7 million Saudi riyals ($39.4 million) in cash to aid the Syrian people, the government-run news agency reported Wednesday.
Donations to King Salman’s Popular Campaign for Relief of Syrian People have been made by texting to the Saudi TV channel 1 or directly to designated bank accounts, the SPA agency said.
The Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television channel reported the king launched the campaign on Tuesday and donated 20 million riyals ($5.3 million). The Saudi crown prince and deputy crown prince together donated another 18 million riyals.
