Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA LEBANON Issue dated 15/10/2014

Final dash for Lebanese military deals

Lebanon's acquisition of military materiel under a $1 billion envelope that Riyadh granted to prime minister Saad Hariri in August is proceeding apace. Intelligence Online can also reveal that there has been a breakthrough on Saudi Arabia's $3 billion package [...] (573 words)

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