He is best remembered for leading Argentina to the 1978 World Cup triumph
The approximately 500,000 pieces of khobz bread that are dished out each day to the more than 100,000 Syrian refugees who live in what is said to be the second largest refugee camp in the world, the Zaatari Syrian Refugee Camp, would sit somewhere in the order of 2,500 metres if piled on top of each other, according to the World Food Programme which orchestrates this mass feeding event every morning.
It can also prove quite a weight to lug for little arms, with many of the camp’s children being sent to collect the bread rations that are distributed every morning between 5.30 and 9.
A 10-year-old boy called Mazin collects bread for his family of five, but, like many others, he has devised a way to manage the weight. He interlinks the knotted bows of two white plastic bags, so the weight evens out. The knotted bows of two plastic packets will rest beside his neck, on his shoulder, while one packet will fall on his back, and one in front. Same with the other shoulder, and one packet he’ll twine between his fingers.
And all this bread, 27 metric tonnes of it, according to the WFP, comes from just two contracted bakeries in the Jordanian capital Amman, keeping hunger at bay for these refugees who have fled their homes and are, in many cases, left with nothing. - nivriti@khaleejtimes.com
He is best remembered for leading Argentina to the 1978 World Cup triumph
The UAE lost to Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the Global Qualifier semifinal
Narine's 81 off 39 balls guided Kolkata to 235-6 after they were invited to bat first in Lucknow's final home game
UAE government has been actively promoting digital transformation initiatives
Investment expert advocates long-term approach to build your portfolio
Needing a win at Anfield to close the gap on fourth-placed Villa, Tottenham slumped to a fourth successive loss
Israeli strike on Lebanon's Mais Al Jabal kills four people from a single family
Shortly after the attack, an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Rafah killing three people and wounding several