H.H. Sheikh Mohammed directs urgent food relief

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai has directed urgent food relief for 250,000 Lebanese people.

According to a post on social media platform X, the relief will be delivered through the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme. 

 

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