The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced today that it is providing 300 million US dollars as development aid to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

In a statement the UAE government said that “the UAE leadership’s decision reaffirms the commitment to standing alongside the brotherly leadership and people of Jordan, reflecting the nation’s foreign policy that carries the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and continues under the leadership of President Sheikh Khalifa.”

This latest development aid provision, the Fund statement added, highlights the “strong relations between the UAE and Jordan, that are based on brotherhood, mutual interest and respect.”

Thousands of refugees have been pouring into Jordan to escape Syria’s civil war. Syria shares the northern border with Jordan.

According to an UN estimate the Hashemite kingdom hosts about 630,000 Syrian refugees while Jordan claims that the number is over 1.4 million.