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by arabnews.com — RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has signed two deals to support the food and health fields in Lebanon. The memorandums of understanding were signed in the Lebanese capital Beirut with the French ministry for foreign affairs and the French Development Agency, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Under the first phase of the agreements, the Saudi and French sides will contribute €36 million ($38 million) each, bringing the total to €72 million, to support urgent humanitarian and relief works in Lebanon. The agreements fall within the Saudi-French partnership and represent the Saudi government’s keenness to stand with the Lebanese people and contribute to achieving stability and development to overcome the crisis in Lebanon, SPA said.