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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Kareem Chehayeb

Saudi Arabia, France launch humanitarian projects in Lebanon

A makeshift monument is seen in front of the towering grain silos gutted by the massive August 2020 port explosion in Beirut [File: Hussein Malla/AP]

Beirut, Lebanon – Saudi Arabia and France pledged an initial $32m to launch a series of humanitarian projects in Lebanon to help alleviate its crushing financial crisis.

The agreement on Tuesday – made among the French foreign ministry, the French Development Agency, and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre – will provide almost 30 million euros ($31.9m) for the first humanitarian initiatives with more expected to come.

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