Waleed Bin Talal’s donation to save the apple harvest of Ehmej

Former minister, Leila Solh Hamadeh, visited Ehmej, Byblos, last Thursday on invitation from the town mayor to witness hands-on the process of sterilizing, sorting and packing of apples with the use of novel industrial machinery donated by her institution. To note, Al Waleed Bin Talal Philanthropic Foundation has earlier provided the municipality of Ehmej with high-tech equipment to this end. Solh revealed on the occasion that she is back with “another pivotal development project that benefits the area and its residents,” hoping this would contribute to salvaging this year’s apple production following the recent marketing crisis. (An Nahar, L’Orient Le Jour, December 19, 2016)