Ghareeb delivered a speech in which he said that the food aid ordered by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for the people of Mali came within the King's humanitarian efforts to help those affected throughout the world. "During the first days of the blessed month of Ramadan, we witness the handing over of more than three thousand tons of rice in coordination among the Saudi Embassy, the government of Mali and Saudi Relief Delegation", he added. Then, Al-Duraiweesh delivered a speech in which he said that the aid came in implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to provide urgent assistance to Mali amounting to $3,000,000 to bridge Mali's food shortages caused by drought and locust invasion of agricultural crops. On his part, the Saudi Ambassador to Mali Fawaz Al-Timyat thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for his noble gesture, pointing out that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently provided financial assistance estimated at SR 1,000,000 for Ahmed Baba Centre of Islamic Manuscripts in addition to Arab and Islamic centers throughout Mali.
