Riyadh, Safar 02, 1438, November 02, 2016, SPA -- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has sent a congratulatory cable to President General Michel Aoun, the Lebanese President, on his election as president of Lebanon. The Crown Prince said, "I am happy for your election as President of the Lebanese Republic and I express to your excellency my most sincere congratulations and best wishes for health and happiness and more progress and prosperity for the brotherly people of the Republic of Lebanon." --SPA 00:49 LOCAL TIME 21:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w