Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi emphasized that “the role of the state and officials is to serve the citizens.”
In his Sunday sermon, he lamented, “How regrettable it is to see our people in a state of humiliation and poverty. It is no wonder as our crippled state has become prey to corrupt individuals who devour its resources and institutions.”
He added, “Our people on the southern borders are experiencing the pressures of psychological warfare, and children are deprived of school education. You cannot imagine this bitter reality, and we refuse to be sacrificial lambs for a culture of death that has only yielded imaginary victories.”
Rahi continued, “We do not understand why the real estate departments in Mount Lebanon are closed in a bankrupt state, and we demand the Ministry of Finance to address this gross negligence.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj stated on Saturday 27/1/2024 that Egypt and the Palestinian Red Crescent had joined forces to establish and equip a camp for the displaced in Khan Younis at Gaza Strip.
The minister highlighted that 53,000 pregnant Palestinian women in Gaza Strip lack basic healthcare services, and that 130 children had been orphaned.
The minister’s statements came during a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Mark Bryson-Richardson who was paying Egypt a visit.
Minister Qabaj highlighted that Egypt had established six logistic zones and nine warehouses to handle international aid that arrive in Arish International Airport and is delivered by the Egyptian Red Crescent to Gaza Strip.
Source: State Information Service Egypt
