Saudi Arabia to give Lebanese army $3 billion in aid

Saudi Arabia is giving the Lebanese army $3 billion in aid, Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman said on Sunday, calling it the largest grant ever given to the country's armed forces.

Incidentally, this is the same figure the United States gives Israel annually, though not all of it is pegged for military use.

In a televised address, Suleiman said that "the king of the brotherly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is offering this generous and appreciated aid of $3 billion to the Lebanese army to strengthen its capabilities."

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