"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Saudi King Salman receives Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi- Al-Arabiya

Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz received Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met the Lebanese Patriarch later on Tuesday afternoon, reported Saudi Press Agency.

The meeting tackled brotherly relations between the Saudi kingdom and Lebanon and confirmed the importance of different religions and cultures in strengthening tolerance, rejecting violence, extremism and terrorism and achieving peace and security for the region’s people and the world.

A number of Saudi ministers including Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan attended the reception.

The Lebanese patriarch’s visit is historic as it’s the first time a Maronite Patriarch visits the kingdom.