Saudi govt to launch charity drive in Aceh

JAKARTA: The government of Saudi Arabia will launch a US$160,000 charity relief campaign for the survivors of the tsunami in Aceh, the Saudi embassy's charge d'affaires ad interim, Abdullah Mohammad Al-Ghamdi, said.

"Under the campaign, the Saudi government will implement a breaking of the fast program for Muslims in Aceh province during the holy month of Ramadhan this year," Al-Ghamdi said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post.

The project has been approved by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdullah Aziz, the custodian of the Muslims' two Holy Mosques, the embassy's information secretary, Muhammad F. Justaniah, told the Post on Sunday. -- JP