Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait offer $2.5 bn in aid to crisis-hit Jordan
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have offered $2.5 billion in aid for Jordan to ease its economic crisis following a wave of anti-austerity protests, the Saudi Arabian state media announced early Monday.
Jordan has been rocked in recent days by mass protests against price rises and a proposed tax hike as the government pushes measures to slash the country's debt, leading to the prime minister's resignation.
A four-nation summit in the holy city of Mecca, hosted by Saudi King…