A donation of 5,084,134 Saudi Riyals (1,355,626 U.S. Dollars) has been made by the Popular Committee for Assisting the Palestinian Mujahdeen in Saudi Arabia, headed by the Governor of Riyadh, to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
This sum of money constitutes the fifth donation from the Popular Committees to the PLO during the current Islamic year. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, the Director General of the Office of the Popular Committees for Assisting the Palestinian Mujahidin, Abdulrahim Mahmoud Jamoos, expressed appreciation for the Kingdom's continuous moral and material support of the Palestinian people.
The donation to the PLO was transferred under the instructions of Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, the Governor of the Riyadh region, who is the chairman of the Popular Committee.
According to the Saudi Information Ministry, Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz is deeply involved in humanitarian activities, and has actively furthered Islamic causes the world over.
In addition to his official duties of chairing commissions and organizations linked to the Riyadh Governorate, Prince Salman presently chairs the Higher Committee for donations to support Bosnia-Herzegovina and Somalia, the Higher Committee for raising donations for earthquake victims in Egypt, and the General Committee for raising donations for Afghanistan. (www.albawaba.com)
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