(UTV|COLOMBO) – Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait have offered $2.5 billion in aid for Jordan to ease its economic crisis following a wave of anti-austerity protests, the Saudi state media announced early Monday (11).
The announcement came following a meeting attended by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
“In light of the close brotherly ties… it was agreed that the three countries would provide an economic aid package to Jordan totalling $2.5 billion,” the official Saudi Press Agency said.
Shaikh Mohammad was received upon arrival at the King Abdul Aziz International airport by Prince Khalid Al Faisal, Adviser to King Salman and Emir of Makkah, and a number of senior Saudi officials.
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