RELIEF ITEMS SENT BY THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA UPON INSTRUCTIONS OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES FOR THE NEEDY IN DROUGHT-HIT WEST AFRICAN COASTAL COUNTIES STARTED TO BE GIVEN AWAY BY OFFICIALS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, IT WAS REPORTED HERE TODAY. THE CHARITY CAMPAIGN HELD UNDER THE BANNER OF "SAUDI ARABIA: THE KINGDOM OF HUMANITY" CONTAINS 1400 TONS OF FOODSTUFFS, RICE, CEREALS, AND COOKING OIL WHICH WERE BEING DISTRIBUTED OVER DROUGHT-HIT AND POVERTY-STRICKEN DISTRICTS OF ZEGENTCHUR AND COLDA OF THE CAZAMAS STATE OF SENEGAL. IN A STATEMENT TO THE SAUDI PRESS AGENCY, IBRAHIM BIN SULEIMAN AL-DIRWEESH, HEAD OF THE RELIEF TEAM AFFILIATED TO THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, SAID 150,000 BENEFITED FROM THE ASSISTANCE WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED OVER STUDENTS AND POOR FAMILIES.
