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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bassem Mroue

Qatar pledges a lifeline for Lebanon’s economy, power grid and reconstruction in the south

Lebanon Qatar - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Qatar will help Lebanon revive its struggling economy, including by rehabilitating its crumbling electricity sector and supporting the future reconstruction of the country’s south, the Qatari prime minister said Friday.

Qatar will continue to support the Lebanese army “as a national institution that safeguards the country’s security, unity and stability," Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said after meeting in Beirut with his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam.

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