Dubai’s ruler directs $13 million in Syrian aid after deadly earthquake

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Ruler of Dubai, has ordered $13.6 million (Dh50 million) in humanitarian aid to Syrian people affected by the powerful, 7.8 magnitude earthquake which rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing thousands across the two countries.

The humanitarian aid will provide “relief to those affected by the most devastating earthquake that the country has witnessed in decades,” state news agency WAM reported Monday.