Lebanon to start receiving French arms in April: Paris

[World News]

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The first deliveries of Saudi-funded French weapons to help Lebanon combat jihadists will begin in April, a spokesman for Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sunday. Fabius confirmed the timeframe at a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Romain Nadal told reporters. The two leaders also called for more EU humanitarian assistance to Lebanon, which is hosting more than 1.1 million Syrian refugees, many living in dire conditions in makeshift camps. The EU is expected to release one billion euros in new aid to address the crises in Syria and Iraq and the threat posed by the Islamic State group, part of which is earmarked for Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.

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