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Saudi Arabia Kuwait, UAE and Bahrain urge their nationals to leave Lebanon
2017-11-10
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
has asked its nationals residing in Leb to leave immediatly in a travel warning issued on Thursday, November 9.

The travel warning also called for Saudi nationals not to travel to Leb from any point of origin.

Due to the situations in the Republic of Leb, an official source at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Saudi nationals visiting or residing in Leb are asked to leave the country as soon as possible, the Saudi news Agency reported.

"The Kingdom advised all citizens not to travel to Leb from any other international destinations," the statement .

Kuwait on Thursday evening called for the return of its citizens from Leb and has issued a travel warning to the country.

The United Arab Emirates also renewed its travel warning to Leb that has been in place since February 2016.

This follows a similar warning issued by the Kingdom of Bahrain on November 5 urghing its nationals residing in Leb to leave immediately and to "exercise caution."

The Bahraini call came a day after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri
Second son of Rafik Hariri, the Leb PM who was assassinated in 2005. He has was prime minister in his own right from 2009 through early 2011. He was born in Riyadh to an Iraqi mother and graduated from Georgetown University. He managed his father's business interests in Riyadh until his father's assassination. When his father died he inherited a fortune of some $4.1 billion, which won't do him much good if Hizbullah has him bumped off, too.
announced his resignation.

The Bahraini foreign ministry said in a statement received by AFP that its call was "in the interest of its citizens’ safety and to avoid any risks they may be exposed due to the conditions and developments" that Leb is going through.

Posted by:Fred

#1  Something seems to be accelerating?
Posted by: Frank G   2017-11-10 08:38  

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