Bukhari briefs Derian on underway projects of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center
Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, received today at Dar Al-Fatwa Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Waleed Al Bukhari, who briefed him on the schedule of programs and projects implemented by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid in Lebanon, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
This project was launched under the patronage of the Mufti of the Republic, by providing aid and food rations to help the underprivileged in all Lebanese regions, amounting to one hundred thousand food baskets, benefiting 500 thousand individuals in all governorates and providing 22 thousand purchase vouchers.
The media office at Dar Al-Fatwa reported that the King Salman Relief Center's contributions to Dar Al-Fatwa will be placed at the disposal of the Zakat Fund to be distributed to orphans and needy families accredited by the Zakat Fund.
The media office confirmed that this in-kind aid is part of the periodic assistance that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is keen on contributing within relief and humanitarian programs in many underprivileged Lebanese areas, which are implemented by the King Salman Center in cooperation and coordination with charitable and social institutions in Lebanon.
The media office also indicated that Ambassador Bukhari stressed during his meeting with His Eminence that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leadership will continue to support the process of reviving the Lebanese state and its institutions, and will be keen on the unity of the Lebanese and the integrity of Lebanese territory, and will encourage the hopes that have begun to take shape after the election of a president for the republic and the formation of a promising government.
In this context, the Mufti thanked the Saudi Kingdom and its wise leadership for its support and embrace of Lebanon and its people and for the continuous path of giving by providing everything that helps the Lebanese heal their wounds.
Mufti Derian also stressed the importance of cooperation between Lebanon and its Arab brothers, at the forefront of which is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Lebanon has taken the first step towards reform, progress, stability and activating state institutions to serve and ensure the safety of all Lebanese, with their determination and the support of their brothers and friends, the Mufti asserted.
