Saudi Arabia, France pledge aid to Lebanon for food, health sectors

Saudi Arabia, France pledge aid to Lebanon for food, health sectors

Saudi Arabia and France announced new assistance to Lebanon today as the economic and political crisis in the country continues. 

The Saudi government’s humanitarian organization KSrelief signed an agreement with the French Foreign Ministry for Riyadh to provide 36 million euros ($38.2 million) to Lebanon. The money will go towards food, nutrition and health, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. 

France will provide an additional 30 million euros ($31.8 million) in aid to humanitarian and development projects in Lebanon, the French embassy in Beirut said in a tweet last night.