KUN0096 4 GEN 0334 FRANCE /AFP -PIN3 SOC-KUWAIT-LEBANON-FIRYAL Kuwait in support of Lebanon in all spheres -- says Sheikha Firyal Al-Sabah By Omar Al-Halabi (with photos) BEIRUT, Sept 13 (KUNA) -- President of the Kuwaiti Joint Committee for the Support of the Lebanese people Sheikha Firyal Salman al-Sabah on Wednesday said that the Kuwaiti government and people would never hesitate in offering all sorts of assistance to the Lebanese people to help cope with repercussions of Israeli war. Sheikha Firyal recalled to KUNA, following her meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Seniora and a number of senior Lebanese officials, the establishment of Al-Nabatiya government hospital that was made a reality by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) in 1996 which is specialized in the treatment of chronic diseases. She praised the efforts exerted by the Kuwaiti ambassador to Lebanon Ali Al-Saeed in elaborating about this project. Sheikha Firyal pointed out that the cooperative societies in Kuwait had collected contributions to offer 10,000 school bags to Lebanese students of the elementary and intermediate stages. She added that the bags would reach the students before the new schooling year starts. She hailed the big role played by the wife of parliament Speaker Randa Berry in the field of charitable work to serve her country. She said that nearly 28 Lebanese charitable organizations were benefiting from the Kuwaiti Joint Committee for the Support of the Lebanese People. On her part, Randa Berry asserted that the swift Kuwaiti donations had assisted the Lebanese people in stand defiant against the Israeli aggression. She added that Sheikha Firyal has come to Lebanon heading a noble delegation from the committee to assist her country rebuild. A committee delegation had visited Lebanon following the cessation of military operations to inspect and assess the humanitarian situation and to listen closely to the immediate needs of the Lebanese people. (end) oh.tg KUNA 131852 Sep 06NNNN