Saudi Arabia, France and military support for Lebanonnote

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman announced on 29/12/13 that Saudi Arabia had pledged a sum of USD 3bn in aid for the Lebanese Army to buy military equipment from France. The following 361-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Saudi financial support and what about the equipment which the Lebanese Army may get as a result of this support. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/01 – January 3, 2014)]