Abul Gheit: Will Mobilize Arab Assistance for Lebanon after Beirut Blast
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit arrived in Beirut on Saturday in a show of solidarity and to discuss assistance for Lebanon after the devastating mega-blast in Beirut that left many dead and tens of families homeless.
“The Lebanese are strong in spite of the mega catastrophe that hit your country. The Arab League is ready to mobilize Arab efforts to provide assistance to Lebanon after the Beirut port explosion,” Abul Gheit told President Michel Aoun during a meeting at Baabda Palace after his arrival.
The official said he will take part in Sunday’s international conference call, organized by French President Emmanuel Macron, for donors organizing aid for Lebanon after the giant explosion in Beirut.
In remarks to reporters upon his arrival at the airport, Abul Gheit stressed that “solidarity” between Lebanon’s senior officials and between the Lebanese is necessary during this difficult time.
He said “the Lebanese must stand firm together to face the situation and the Arab League is here to help.”
"You cannot imagine the sorrow and interaction of the Arab world with Lebanon in the last three days,” noted Abul Gheit.
08 August 2020, 17:38
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Can Lebanon just get out of this Arab League already? Our disintegration started by this Arab League with that fateful decision in 1969 called the cairo agreement that led to the PLO using Lebanon a s able of their operation and w have not recovered since.
09 August 2020, 03:39
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That is something a country can say if they weren't rebuilt by arab states and didn't rely on lebanese working in arab states and didn't rely on arabs buying property in lebanon and didn't rely on arabs giving them aid and on arab tourism. We don't have much of that left and look at how well that turned out
09 August 2020, 05:36
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Arab League did such a great job getting the civil war in Syria resolved it is ready for its next big challenge.
