Looks like they don't like being criticized about helping the refugees. One thing that should be obvious to others is that many of these refugees wouldn't even went to go and settle in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia would treat them the same as they do the other foreign laborers and put them straight to work. No freebies for refugees here.
Refugee crisis sparks debate on role of rich Gulf countries
Media, Saudis dispute amount of aid rendered
Migrants, mostly Syrians, listen to an Arabic speaker talk to them about their future as they rest in a stadium used for traditional Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling, while waiting to cross to Europe near Turkey’s western border with Greece and Bulgaria, ... more >
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times - Wednesday, September 23, 2015
The refugee crisis surging from the Middle East to Europe has ignited a heated debate over the extent to which the Persian Gulf’s wealthiest nations — namely Saudi Arabia — are doing enough to take in and help the hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
Recent weeks have spawned conflicting headlines on the question, with some of the biggest Western news organizations claiming that the Saudis have done next to nothing to help Syrian refugees.
It’s a situation that doesn’t sit well with Riyadh, which has responded with claims that the kingdom has taken in millions of Syrians and spent more than a half-billion dollars to help stem the crisis.
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Syrian refugees being shunned by Gulf states - Washington Times
Refugee crisis sparks debate on role of rich Gulf countries
Media, Saudis dispute amount of aid rendered
Migrants, mostly Syrians, listen to an Arabic speaker talk to them about their future as they rest in a stadium used for traditional Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling, while waiting to cross to Europe near Turkey’s western border with Greece and Bulgaria, ... more >
By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times - Wednesday, September 23, 2015
The refugee crisis surging from the Middle East to Europe has ignited a heated debate over the extent to which the Persian Gulf’s wealthiest nations — namely Saudi Arabia — are doing enough to take in and help the hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
Recent weeks have spawned conflicting headlines on the question, with some of the biggest Western news organizations claiming that the Saudis have done next to nothing to help Syrian refugees.
It’s a situation that doesn’t sit well with Riyadh, which has responded with claims that the kingdom has taken in millions of Syrians and spent more than a half-billion dollars to help stem the crisis.
Continue reading at:
Syrian refugees being shunned by Gulf states - Washington Times