Saudi Embassy in Lebanon Urges Citizens to Take Precautions
The Saudi embassy in Lebanon called on its citizens on Friday to take precautions in the country.
"We urge Saudi citizens in Lebanon to limit their movements and to communicate with the embassy when necessary,” it said.
Alriyadh.net news portal clarified: “The decision was made due to Lebanon's latest security-related developments”.
Several security incidents took place in the country in the past few weeks, requiring an army interference to restore stability.
On Friday, controversial Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir and his supporters rallied after the Muslim prayers in Abra neighborhood in the southern city of Sidon, to protest claims that Hizbullah rented apartments in the vicinity of his mosque in the town.
The protest ended calmly after al-Asir called on his supporters to head peacefully to the two apartments claimed to be owned by Hizbullah until the army detains the residents.
Meanwhile in the northern city of Tripoli, several roads were blocked on Friday in protest at a dispute that erupted between army troops and the bodyguards of Salafist cleric Dai al-Islam al-Shahhal in the Bekaa town of Majdal Anjar.
Protesters shouted slogans condemning “the harassment against clerics” and threatening further escalation “should this treatment continue”.
In August 2012, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri urged all KSA citizens to leave the country “immediately”, after media reports said a Saudi man and his son were kidnapped by al-Meqdad clan in retaliation for the abduction of one of its members in Damascus by the Syrian opposition.
11 years
why? because i believe marrying children is a crime?
only in saudi arabia does that make me sick in the head.
11 years
@kanaandian
Most everyone will agree with you that marrying children is an atrocious practice. However, your earlier gross generalization about Saudis borders on malicious stereotyping and highly inaccurate to say the least. Just because some Saudis are bad apples does not mean that all are. Same goes for those of us who consider HA a menace akin to Wahabism and Salfism and maybe worse but it does not follow that all Shiites should be so branded. Come on you are more intelligent than to propagate hate statements.
11 years
As long as there are armed Shiite extremists, the extremists Sunni will continue to make a fuss about themselves and their arms. To say that only Salafism and Wahabism pause danger to Lebanon and the Lebanese is disingenuous at best.
The Shiites proved that the old saying "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" applies to them as we'll as it did to any other Lebanese sect that felt empowered at one time or another.
The ONLY solution for Lebanon is a secular one and for that to work HA must surrender its weapons to the state and integrate within the state. All other approaches to a solution will prove foolhardy and not workable.
11 years
Shat up you stuttering lilfaglee.....aka fagblower. Words coming from a mentally challenged idiot who only knows how to post childish quotes that reflect his level of intelligence.....ZERO! Mustool hable Nabatieh’s village idiot!
Yallah let's see some of your clever 'sutleih' response to reinforce my point here!
11 years
The best precaution we can give these crazies is this friendly one: 7ello 3an afena ASAP. raw7a bala raj3a ya tatar. nkeyeh fikon tole3 3endna naft. barra wleh!
11 years
I thought that saudi citizens were forbidden to come to lebanon since last august... The GCC countries are at a loss of ideas to show their disapproval of HA's grip on lebanon...
11 years
First, you take two watermelons one in each hand. Second, if you are strong enough, then you can bash them together. You really think one is better than the other?
11 years
Lebanon is a country going downwards, no doubt about it. All tourists including westerners are advised to stay away from this country for safety and security reasons. It is not a safe place. There are far better alternatives elsewhere.
11 years
Everybody's freaking out yet we are going out and partying as usual :)
11 years
bab yalli ysid ma yrid. bikaffina jayeht ekhwenon el local.
that is what we our governments should be saying about saudi nationals, these people pose a huge security risk (terrorism mostly) wherever they travel..