Ottawa, Sha'ban 13, 1438, May 09, 2017, SPA -- Saudi embassy in Canada organized a lecture by Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, on Monday at the embassy here. The lecture highlighted the great efforts exerted by the kingdom in the field of humanitarian aid and relief. The lecture stated that the Kingdom has provided through the Center assistance to 37 countries in excess of 700 million US dollars. With regard to the Syrian and Yemeni crises, the lecture said that the Kingdom hosted nearly one million refugees from the two peoples, because of the wars in their countries and allowed them to work and attend government schools. --SPA 23:30 LOCAL TIME 20:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w397039