The Lebanese government expressed its deep gratitude and high esteem for the generous initiative of King Mohammed VI who ordered urgent medical and humanitarian aid to be sent to Lebanon after the tragic blasts that shook the port of Beirut. On Thursday, August 6, King Mohammed VI ordered the Moroccan government to send medical and humanitarian aid to Lebanon and to establish a field hospital in Beirut. “I express, on behalf of the Lebanese government, our deep gratitude and high esteem for the generous initiative of HM King Mohammed VI,” director of Arab Affairs at the Lebanese ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ali Al-Mawla Safir, told MAP. Celebrities joined the Lebanese people to express their thanks and appreciation to the Moroccan King. The tragic blasts in the Beirut port killed at least 154 people and injured thousands, including several Moroccans.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 08, 2020 14:48 UTC