Caretaker Minister of Information, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, on Monday contacted by phone House Speaker, Nabih Berri, offering condolences over the passing of the Head of the Islamic Supreme Shiite Council, Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan.
Minister Abdel Samad also visited the headquarters of the Islamic Supreme Shiite Council, where she offered condolences over the late Sheikh Qabalan.
Abdel-Samad said in a statement, “With his passing, Lebanon has lost an essential pillar of dialogue, wisdom, and the defense of the rights of the oppressed, and he has spared no effort during his path to consolidate the approach of moderation and rapprochement, believing in pluralism, tolerance and national unity.”