Qatar provided fuel to Lebanon for basic needs
Doha, The Gulf Observer: Qatar has helped Lebanon procure some 991,000 litres of fuel that will be used by healthcare facilities nationwide, according to Qatar Fund for Development.
The assistance is expected to provide crucial support to some 40 hospitals, healthcare facilities and elderly homes in Lebanon, which is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades.
“The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health received two batches of about 991,000 liters of fuel Funded by Qatar Fund for Development. Where this will support more than 40 hospital and health facility and elderly care homes from this support,” QFFD said in a tweet.
Qatari officials have on various occasions expressed readiness to support Lebanon’s economy once Beirut is able to form a government.
The Gulf state is already providing the Lebanese army with 70 tonnes of food per month for an entire year to help alleviate some burdens for authorities in Beirut.
Last month, a trip to Beirut by Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani saw the official pledge a further $60 million to the military.
