EU to provide 1 billion euros to Lebanon to control migration

BRUSSELS, Belgium: This week, the European Union (EU) said it will provide aid to Lebanon worth 1 billion euros (around US$1.06 billion) to help control the flow of asylum seekers and migrants crossing across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus and Italy.

The deal comes amid increasing hostility toward Syrian refugees in Lebanon and a surge in their irregular migration to Cyprus.

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