Morocco's King Grants Lebanon 90 Tons of Food Aid

The food aid shipment arrives in Beirut. (MAP)
The food aid shipment arrives in Beirut. (MAP)
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Morocco's King Grants Lebanon 90 Tons of Food Aid

The food aid shipment arrives in Beirut. (MAP)
The food aid shipment arrives in Beirut. (MAP)

Two Moroccan military planes landed in Beirut on Saturday, carrying the first batch of essential food upon instructions by Morocco's King Mohammed VI.

The aid was received by Moroccan ambassador to Lebanon Mohamed Karin and members of the embassy, in addition to a representative of the current Commander in Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces.

The shipment was the first of eight military planes delivering basic food products to Lebanon.

King Mohammed announced he would personally fund the large donation of aid.

The 90 tons of food aid will go to citizens and Lebanon’s armed forces as the country endures its worst economic crisis in decades, which was exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.



Sudan Welcomes Turkish Offer to Mediate with the UAE

Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)
Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)
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Sudan Welcomes Turkish Offer to Mediate with the UAE

Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)
Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)

The Sudanese government welcomed on Saturday Türkiye's offer to mediate between Sudan and the United States.

The mediation was presented by Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran, who is visiting Sudan.

Sudanese FM Ali Youssef told Asharq Al-Awsat that Sudan welcomes the initiative, describing the Turkish official’s visit as a “success”.

The FM had stressed in previous remarks the importance of negotiating with Abu Dhabi, adding that the “door for negotiations with the UAE will always be open.”

Duran visited the interim capital Port Sudan at the head of a delegation from his ministry.

The trip took place in wake of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offer to Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to mediate between Sudan and the UAE.