[dosugxxx]

http://english.alarabiya.net/article...24/228034.html



The donation campaign launched by Saudi Arabia for the support of the Syrian people continued on Tuesday to reach 121,771,811 Saudi riyals ($32.5 million).

Held under the title ‘Saudi National Campaign for the Support of Brothers in Syria,’ the campaign was kicked off on Monday night by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz with a donation of 20 million Saudi riyals.

Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz followed the Saudi monarch by a donation of 10 million Saudi riyals.

King Abdullah had earlier said that donations will be from all the Kingdom’s regions and that all Saudis should participate in the campaign.


Saudi boys wearing outfits made in the design of the Syrian opposition flag, wait to donate money to the people of Syria, in Riyadh. (Reuters)
In view of the massive response, the national campaign has been extended for five days, announced Prince Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Interior and Supervisor of the campaign, according to the Saudi Gazette. It will close on Friday.

An accredited account has been opened at National Commercial Bank (Al-Ahli, NCB) for this purpose. Donations from within the Kingdom can be sent to account number 20188888000100 and donations from outside the Kingdom should be sent to account number SA2310000020188888000100.

Donations can also be made through tele banking at Al-Ahli (NCB) toll free number 920001000.

Other non-financial contributions could also be accepted at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh and other places to be specified by regional authorities, the Saudi Gazette reported.

On Monday, the Arab League at a meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha, agreed to offer $100 million in aid to Syrian refugees.

As tens of thousands of Syrians flee escalating war and chaos, the EU on Monday mulled ways of boosting humanitarian aid while beefing up sanctions and tightening an arms embargo against the regime.

Joining talks with their European Union counterparts, the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Sweden called for more help for Syrians who had fled to safety in neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq.

Meanwhile, Brussels announced it was increasing by 20 million euros ($24 million) its emergency aid to Syrian refugees to a total of 63 million euros.

16 months of violence in Syria has claimed more than 18,000 lives so far, according to Syrian activists.

[priordine]

http://english.alarabiya.net/article...24/228034.html The donation campaign launched by Saudi Arabia for the support of the Syrian people continued on Tuesday to reach 121,771,811 Saudi riyals ($32.5 million)

MashAllah where credit is due we should express it. Hats off to the saudi/salafis for this worthwile cause. Turkey is also doing exceptional service by allowing syrian refugees into its border. Hopefully that evil deranged dictator is overthrown soon inshAllah before he kills more lives.

[escolubtessen]

commendable i must say

[Fiipolera]

The kingdom is taking good steps to improve its reputation among the Muslims. May Allah give them istiqamat. Ameen!

[Broker15015]

Call me cynic but I am very skeptical about the Saudi regime's motive, i.e. tight control of charity donations.

Does the regime require charity money to help Syrian Muslims?

The Saudi regime has strictly forbidden any Ulama or private entity from collecting any donation for Syrian oppressed Muslims. Recently, prominent speaker Sheikh Al-Arifi was detained and interrogated by Mukhabarat for such activity.

They charity money will be used as a bargain chip! The only Syrian group which will be the beneficiary of the regime controlled money is the group favorable to US and Israel.

The regime is playing very clever here: killing two birds with a single stone. Keeping both its citizens and its Masters (Israel+US) happy!

So, it is better for Saudi Muslims not to be deceived by such devilish trick.

Note: it has been reported that the charity money collected by Saudi regime for the Chechen Muslims was handed over to Russian government controlled group there.

[HBPujWBe]

Call me cynic but I am very skeptical about the Saudi regime's motive, i.e. tight control of charity donations.

Does the regime require charity money to help Syrian Muslims?

The Saudi regime has strictly forbidden any Ulama or private entity from collecting any donation for Syrian oppressed Muslims. Recently, prominent speaker Sheikh Al-Arifi was detained and interrogated by Mukhabarat for such activity.

They charity money will be used as a bargain chip! The only Syrian group which will be the beneficiary of the regime controlled money is the group favorable to US and Israel.

The regime is playing very clever here: killing two birds with a single stone. Keeping both its citizens and its Masters (Israel+US) happy!

So, it is better for Saudi Muslims not to be deceived by such devilish trick.

Note: it has been reported that the charity money collected by Saudi regime for the Chechen Muslims was handed over to Russian government controlled group there.

thats also possible.

[induffike]

Call me cynic but I am very skeptical about the Saudi regime's motive, i.e. tight control of charity donations.

Does the regime require charity money to help Syrian Muslims?

The Saudi regime has strictly forbidden any Ulama or private entity from collecting any donation for Syrian oppressed Muslims. Recently, prominent speaker Sheikh Al-Arifi was detained and interrogated by Mukhabarat for such activity.

They charity money will be used as a bargain chip! The only Syrian group which will be the beneficiary of the regime controlled money is the group favorable to US and Israel.

The regime is playing very clever here: killing two birds with a single stone. Keeping both its citizens and its Masters (Israel+US) happy!

So, it is better for Saudi Muslims not to be deceived by such devilish trick.

Note: it has been reported that the charity money collected by Saudi regime for the Chechen Muslims was handed over to Russian government controlled group there.

good comment... jazakallahu khayran.

I share your sentiment.

[AK47rulz]

Call me cynic but I am very skeptical about the Saudi regime's motive, i.e. tight control of charity donations.

Does the regime require charity money to help Syrian Muslims?

The Saudi regime has strictly forbidden any Ulama or private entity from collecting any donation for Syrian oppressed Muslims. Recently, prominent speaker Sheikh Al-Arifi was detained and interrogated by Mukhabarat for such activity.

They charity money will be used as a bargain chip! The only Syrian group which will be the beneficiary of the regime controlled money is the group favorable to US and Israel.

The regime is playing very clever here: killing two birds with a single stone. Keeping both its citizens and its Masters (Israel+US) happy!

So, it is better for Saudi Muslims not to be deceived by such devilish trick.

Note: it has been reported that the charity money collected by Saudi regime for the Chechen Muslims was handed over to Russian government controlled group there.

the saudi regime is not that much clever.

someone else will have advised them to do this.

[Uciaucrx]

I've read that the government are giving this money to the ikhwani groups. Obviously they dont want to give it to the jihaadi groups who call them kafir and want to kill them.

What happened to husnal dhann. Fear Allah. The saudis have been supporting the rebels in syria, as have qatar and turkey, lets give credit where its due like some here have. why assume the very worst? Is this islamic?

Also the saudi king was the very first foreign ruler taht the egyptian president met with, so how do you know the saudis, egyptians, turkish etc arent planning to revive islam quietly through cooperation and slow steps? Removing Assad is an obvious step. Have some hope inshAllah, perhaps these countries will be the oens to revive the ummah. Wallahi I am full of hope for these countries inshAllah that they cooperate and become poerful inshAllah and work together on islamic governments

[VanDerSmok]

The Big Picture should not be forgotten in Syria and the so called Arab Spring in general.

These rebellions are instigated by the West for its own reasons they should not be trusted. And the friends of the West in the Arab world are also dancing to the tune of the West. Look up AYM or The Alliance of Youth Movements on wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianc...outh_Movements

The Alliance of Youth Movements was an event in 2008 which led to the creation of Movements.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying, connecting, and supporting, digital activists.

Founders of Movements.org include Jared Cohen, former advisor to both Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton and a director at Google, Jason Liebman, CEO and co-founder of Howcast, the How-to website, and Roman Tsunder, co-founder of Access 360 Media[clarification needed]. Movements.org hosts annual conferences, events, and trainings that link influential leaders in technology, media, in the private and public sectors with the some of the world's most promising digital activists[clarification needed]. The organization’s website, Movements.org, serves as a hub for discussion, resources, and news about digital activism around the world.

In March 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced and endorsed the Second Alliance for Youth Movements Summit[1], held October 14–16, 2009 in Mexico City. This Summit explored the role of technology in mobilizing young people working to end violence throughout Latin America and around the world. Young delegates, described by Secretary Clinton as “the vanguard of a rising generation of citizen activists,”[2] were joined by more than 15 private and public partners[who?], including the world’s leading technology companies[clarification needed]. Together they launched discussions on how best to use the latest technological tools to catalyze change, build movements, and transform lives.

From hearsay I have heard Assad and his wife, were forced to watch torture by their ruling junta to force them to be loyal.

We should really be asking why does the West want the Arab Spring and why are they instigating these rebellions.

[CVEGK7mV]

Musafir is right, something smells fishy here. The Saudi and Syrian governments are traditional enemies since way back...so don't think this is sincere they are settling old scores.


That's why I do not support this war, I wish there could be a peaceful transfer of power. It's like Iraq all over again a3oudubillah.

Abufatima,
Why were there no telethons for the Egyptian people who were being butchered by Mubarak's regime?. Why no pledged millions to help the poor and oppressed ? Same with Yemen...why no telethon or any words of condemnation against what Ali Abdullah Saleh is doing to the people of Yemen?

7asbuna Allah we na3m al wakeel!

[ZenDers]

i have come across 2 theories on the internet. i have not looked into them much but here they are.

theory 1

if israel attacks iran which might very well happen (see this http://www.therightperspective.org/2...l-simon-perez/),
then israel will be weakened and open to attacks from the surrounding arab countries - except now these surrounding arab countries have their own problems and will not be able to take advantage of this situation.

theory 2

it seems that russia has a hold on the gas reserves around syria. america wants to have control over these reserves and want access to build a pipeline through syria in order to export it out of the region for themselves.


as for saudi helping syria. please dont be so naive. the saudi regime are puppets for the americans.

[DraidodaRip]

let me make it clear before people suggest it: United States has not given any military aid yet to any group among FSA. it is seeking out like-minded groups among FSA and the aid that has been given is in their own words 'communication equipment' for better coordination among the groups. people just read the headline containing the word 'aid' and think US is supplying LMGs, RPGs, AK-47 and PSG-1s to the rebel like mithai on dargah. then they use that information to malign mujahideen.

[ffflyer]

subhan Allah! really nice to hear may Allah put barakah in it and grant the Syrians victory.
As for the US attacking Iran and Israel attacking Syria- give it a break guys, I honestly dont see that happening and I cant figure out why they would attack them anyway. Been hearing that for 15 years now and all the US has done is get rid of all regimes hostile to Iran, is it any wonder why gullible Muslims look up to Iran? Iran's influence has only grown. I'd be really surprised if US/Israel attack Iran.

[Khurlxgq]

subhan Allah! really nice to hear may Allah put barakah in it and grant the Syrians victory.
As for the US attacking Iran and Israel attacking Syria- give it a break guys, I honestly dont see that happening and I cant figure out why they would attack them anyway. Been hearing that for 15 years now and all the US has done is get rid of all regimes hostile to Iran, is it any wonder why gullible Muslims look up to Iran? Iran's influence has only grown. I'd be really surprised if US/Israel attack Iran.

syria is not a regime hostile to iran. IRG and hezbollah are fighting alongside bashar's forces in syria.
agreed though that it is unlikely US and israel would attack iran in the present scenario.

[SergZHy67]

i never said Syrian regime is hostile to Iran-thats ridiculous why would it be hostile to Iran? I dont see why US or Israel would attack Iran under any scenario, frankly I'd be very surprised.