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Saudi Arabia halts $3 billion package to Lebanese army, security aid
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Feb 19, 2016 2:36pm EST
Saudi Arabia halts $3 billion package to Lebanese army, security aid
DUBAI
Saudi Arabia said on Friday it suspended a $3 billion aid package for the Lebanese army in what a official called a response to Beirut's failure to condemn attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran.
Saudi Arabia was enraged when Iranians, protesting against the kingdom's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric, raided its missions last month - and many countries in the region came out in support of Riyadh.
The Saudi SPA news agency quoted an official source saying Lebanon had not joined in condemning the attacks at two recent summits because Beirut had come under pressure from Lebanon's powerful Shi'ite Muslim movement Hezbollah.
The unnamed official added that Riyadh had also canceled the remainder of $1 billion in aid it had earmarked for Lebanon's internal security service.
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Saudi Arabia halts $3 billion package to Lebanese army, security aid
DUBAI
Saudi Arabia said on Friday it suspended a $3 billion aid package for the Lebanese army in what a official called a response to Beirut's failure to condemn attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran.
Saudi Arabia was enraged when Iranians, protesting against the kingdom's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric, raided its missions last month - and many countries in the region came out in support of Riyadh.
The Saudi SPA news agency quoted an official source saying Lebanon had not joined in condemning the attacks at two recent summits because Beirut had come under pressure from Lebanon's powerful Shi'ite Muslim movement Hezbollah.
The unnamed official added that Riyadh had also canceled the remainder of $1 billion in aid it had earmarked for Lebanon's internal security service.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-lebanon-idUSKCN0VS1KK
