UAE sends 2,200 tonnes of aid to earthquake victims in Syria

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An Emirati ship containing 2,200 tonnes of aid has arrived in Syria's Lattakia port to provide following February's deadly earthquakes, the official*WAM*news wire*reported yesterday. Official sources told the agency that the cargo had included "1,040 tons of food, 600 tons of relief materials and medical*equipment, and other 573 tons of building materials." The UAE sent its first 1000-tonne aid ship to Syria in March, under the so-called Gallant Knight/2, which was recently initiated by the country's President, Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. The Emirati aid is said to have been led by the country's Red Crescent – the UAE government's*charity*arm. READ: Syrians break Ramadan fast amidst rubble in aftermath of earthquake

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