Saudi Arabia Scraps $3 Billion Funding to Lebanon for Arms

By
Dana Khraiche
and
Donna Abu-Nasr
  • Also axed is $1 billion destined for Lebanese police force
  • Decision seen linked to Hezbollah's support for Syria's Assad

Saudi Arabia scrapped $3 billion in pledged military aid to Lebanon, blaming the prominent role in national affairs of the Hezbollah group backed by chief Saudi rival Iran.

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