King Donates $1m to Palestine Sports Facilities

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Saudi Press Agency
Publication Date: 
Thu, 2006-06-29 03:00

JEDDAH, 29 June 2006 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Tuesday ordered a donation of $1 million to the sports facilities near completion in the Gaza and West Bank in Palestine as part of Kingdom’s efforts to support the Palestinian people.

President of the Youth Welfare Prince Sultan, who is also president of Arab Sports Federation and Arab and Saudi football federations, had earlier submitted a request from president of the FIFA (Federation of International Football Association) Joseph Blatter to support the sport project in Palestine which is nearing completion.

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