RIYADH: Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble awarded the country’s Medal of Honor to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, the Kingdom’s SPA news agency reported on Friday. The award was given in recognition for the center’s “distinguished efforts, rapid response, and interventions in providing urgent humanitarian and relief assistance to the displaced and those affected by drought in Somalia,” the most recent was securing and distributing 2,838 tons of food baskets, benefiting 254,184 individuals. Yousef Al-Rahma, director of KSrelief’s branch in Africa, received the medal. The prime minister also presented the Medal of Honor to the Kingdom’s ambassador to Somalia, Ahmed bin Mohammed Saleh Al-Mawlid, in recognition of the efforts of the former Saudi ambassador Dr. Mohammed Abdulghani Khayat. The premier also held talks with Al-Mawlid and Al-Rahma, where they discussed humanitarian and relief affairs and ways to enhance cooperation. He extended his thanks and appreciation to King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and KSrelief for the overall assistance provided to Somalia, “which embodied the depth of the good relations between the two countries.” Al-Mawlid thanked the prime minister and the Somali government for the honor, stressing the Kingdom’s continued support for the Somalia people in various fields.