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Middle East Eye - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Saturday the kingdom will keep French military supplies previously intended for Lebanon under a $3bn aid programme, as Riyadh toughens its stance against Hezbollah and also leads a coalition against Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen
Last month the oil-rich Gulf state halted the aid programme in protest against Hezbollah, the Shia militant group fighting in support of Syria's regime -- which Saudi bitterly opposes.
"We didn't stop the contract. It's just going to Saudi Arabia, not to Hezbollah," Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said at a news conference in Paris. "We have a situation where Lebanon's decisions have been hijacked by Hezbollah. The contracts will be completed but the clients will be the Saudi military."
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