Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon honors Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Beirut, July 05, SPA -- The Shiite Islamic Council in Lebanon held here today an honoring ceremony for Arab and Muslim countries and International Emergency Forces (UNIFIL) which contributed to the
reconstruction of the harmed areas in Lebanon by the brutal Israeli
aggression in July 2006, in the town of Mays al-Jabal in southern
Lebanon.

The Vice Chairman of the Islamic Shiite Council Sheikh Abdulaamir Qabalan honored Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he gave the Saudi Charge d'affair in Lebanon Fayez Wafa a memorial shield and he
thanked the Kingdom for its support for the Lebanese people in the
reconstruction of the harmed areas.

For his part, the Saudi Charge d'Affaires in Lebanon emphasized that the Kingdom under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and the wise government, always supports all the brotherly Arab countries.

He pointed out to the assistance provided by the Kingdom for the
brotherly Lebanese people especially during the Israeli aggression
against Lebanon in July 2006 amounted to $ 50 million dollars by the
Saudi Popular Campaign.