Qatar Pours $60mn Into Cash-Strapped Lebanon ArmyDoha’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed a $60mn boost for Lebanon’s army - to plug the gap in soldier salaries and food supplies left by a crippling economic crisis in the country.The US remains the top backer of the Lebanese military with $120mn pledged in 2021, while the IMF approved a $3bn aid package in April.The World Bank estimates the financial ruin facing Lebanon as among the worst in the planet’s history as it defaulted on debt in 2020, the currency has lost 90% of its value and UN estimates put 80% of the population in poverty.Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews
