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December 30, 2013

Saudi Arabia Grants $3 Billion in Aid to Lebanese Military 
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Lebanon is receiving $3 billion in aid from Saudi Arabia. The Lebanese
government says the money will go to its military, the largest ever
grant for Lebanon's armed forces. The announcement follows Friday's
bombing in Beirut that killed five people, including former minister
Mohamad Chatah, a critic of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the
Lebanese group Hezbollah.

 

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