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Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut that Qatar will help revive Lebanon's economy, rehabilitate its crumbling electricity sector and support reconstruction in the south, while continuing to back the Lebanese army. QatarEnergy has agreed with TotalEnergies to jointly develop a solar power plant as an initial project, and Salam said the Qatari side would fund and implement it at no cost to the Lebanese state. The state electricity company, which provides only a few hours of power a day, has cost the country about $40 billion over past decades amid a bloated workforce and outdated infrastructure. Qatar also urged Israel to withdraw from Lebanon and stop its attacks, and said it is coordinating with the United States on reconstruction that would let displaced people return home, with more than 300,000 still displaced according to the International Organization for Migration.
- Qatar to help Lebanon revive economy , rebuild south
Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut that Qatar will help revive Lebanon's economy, rehabilitate its electricity sector, support southern reconstruction and keep backing the Lebanese army. QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies agreed to jointly develop a solar plant in Lebanon as an initial project, which Salam said Qatar would fund and implement at no cost to the Lebanese state. Lebanon's state electricity company, one of the country's biggest sources of debt, has hemorrhaged about USD 40 billion over decades and currently provides only a few hours of power a day. The Qatari official also called on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon and stop its attacks, while working with the US on reconstruction that would let displaced people return home. About 1.2 million people were displaced at the height of the war, and more than 300,000 remain displaced according to the International Organisation for Migration.
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