US, Saudi Arabia Bolster Lebanon's Weaponry

The United States and Saudi Arabia are boosting Lebanon's arsenal as the anti-Islamic State coalition moves to confront the jihadist group in the region. The U.S. also pledged Friday to provide the Lebanese Army with additional aircraft, and it announced an additional $103.8 million in humanitarian aid to assist Lebanon with the refugee crisis. On a visit to the Turkish capital Ankara, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced nearly $500 million for people and countries hit by...

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