THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENG. ALI BIN IBRAHIM AL-NAIMI RECEIVED TODAY IN BEIRUT A SHIELD OF MERIT FROM THE ARAB ECONOMY FORUM. THE SHIELD CARRIES THE TITLE "PIONEERING IN ACHIEVEMENT" AND RECOGNIZES THE MINISTER'S ROLE IN ADVANCING THE OIL SECTOR IN THE KINGDOM AND THE ARAB WORLD. ALNAIMI THANKED THE FORUM FOR THIS HONOR. THE HONORING WAS ATTENDED BY LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER FOUAD SENYOURAH. -