Former Progressive Socialist Party Chief, Walid Jumblatt, made a call this morning to the head of the ‘Loyalty to the Resistance’ parliamentary bloc, MP Mohammad Raad, offering condolences on the martyrdom of his son, Abbas Raad, as a result of the Israeli aggression targeting southern Lebanon.

He also paid trubute to the souls of all the martyrs who died since the beginning of the aggression.

Jumblatt, who consulted yesterday with the Russian President’s Special Envoy to the Middle East and North Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, conveyed to MP Raad his deepest condolences and sympathy over the martyrdom of Abbas Raad.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Chan Santokhi, President of Suriname, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, also sent similar messages to President Santokhi on the occasion.

Source: Emirates News Agency