Egypt's cancer hospital (Photo: the hospital's official Facebook page)
An entrance hall in Egypt's only dedicated children's cancer hospital has been named after the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, Cairo's governor said.
According to Egypt's state-news agency MENA, Mostafa Said said the main entrance hall of 57357 hospital – known by the telephone hotline used for donations – was named after the monarch "for honour and out of loyalty to the late king who was a symbol of the courage of the Arab leaders in the region".
Said was speaking during a ceremony to inaugurate the newly named entrance hall and a number of expansions including a new building with a 300-bed capacity, as well as three nursing schools. He was joined by the Saudi ambassador to Egypt, Ahmed Qatan.
The Saudi embassy has donated $250,000 pounds to the hospital.
Abdullah died in January; his brother Salman bin Abdulaziz was named as his successor.
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