Kuwait distributes Ramadan meals in Rome

The Islamic Cultural Center and the Great Mosque of Rome, above, undertook the meal preparations. (Wikimedia Commons)
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  • Hundreds of meals have been delivered since the start of the holy month to four mosques in Italy’s capital
  • Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio praised Kuwait’s $5.5 million donation to help Italy’s health service combat COVID-19

ROME: The Kuwaiti Embassy in Italy will distribute 3,000 meals to mosques in Rome so that they can be given to Muslims in need during Ramadan.

Hundreds of meals have already been delivered since the start of the holy month to four mosques in Italy’s capital.

The delivery took place at the headquarters of the Islamic Cultural Center and the Great Mosque of Rome, which undertook the meal preparations. The humanitarian initiative is being run under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry.

The Gulf state’s generosity toward people in need in Italy during the coronavirus pandemic has been recognized by Rome.

A few months ago, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio praised Kuwait’s $5.5 million donation to help Italy’s health service combat COVID-19.