The governments of Dubai, Kuwait and Qatar and the deputy prime minister of Lebanon also appear to have donated $1 million or more for the archive and museum that opened last week, the paper said.

News of the Saudi cash infusions confirms a report by columnist Robert Novak, who revealed in 2003 that the Saudis had pledged up to $20 million to help build the Clinton facility.

In January 2002, Clinton traveled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to speak before a conference of Middle Eastern businessmen organized by the Saudi BinLaden Group, the powerful construction conglomerate run by the family of Osama bin Laden.

Clinton was paid $267,000 for his appearance, according to reports in the Financial Times and Middle Eastern news services.

The Sun used a database at the library that lists 57 donors as "Trustees" - people who gave $1 million or more to help build the facility - to track the Middle Eastern contributions.

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