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Beirut port blast probe suspended again following legal challenges
Nov 05, 2021 03:06A probe into the Beirut port explosion has been suspended after two former ministers facing charges lodged a legal complaint against the lead investigator.
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Outspoken Lebanese minister reiterates he will not resign under Saudi pressure
Nov 04, 2021 14:21Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi has stressed that he will not step down as a result of the ongoing political row between Beirut and Riyadh, days after Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of pressure on Lebanon in response to his comments critical of the kingdom's devastating war on Yemen.
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Hezbollah official on Saudi row: Lebanon won’t give in to threats
Nov 04, 2021 04:42A senior official from the Hezbollah resistance movement says Lebanon will not succumb to threats in the wake of a diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia, which erupted late last month over criticism of the kingdom's deadly war on Yemen.
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Lebanon calls for talks with Saudi Arabia to ease diplomatic tensions
Nov 02, 2021 03:24Lebanon’s foreign minister has called for the initiation of talks with Saudi Arabia as part of efforts aimed at resolving the ongoing disputes and easing a spiraling diplomatic row between the two countries.
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Saudi allies recall diplomats from Lebanon
Nov 02, 2021 02:50The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait have recalled their diplomats from Lebanon after a same move by Saudi Arabia in protest at a Lebanese minister's faulting the hugely-deadly Riyadh-led war on Yemen.
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Crisis in Lebanon rooted in bin Salman’s fear of Yemen's Ma’rib liberation: Top Hezbollah official
Nov 01, 2021 03:32A high-ranking Hezbollah official says the diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia is rooted in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)’s “fear” of the liberation of the Yemeni strategic city of Ma’rib amid Beirut’s support for Yemenis during the Saudi war.
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Lebanon information minister says will not resign under diplomatic pressure from Riyadh
Oct 31, 2021 12:14Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi says his resignation “is out of question,” a report says, days after Saudi Arabia launched a campaign of pressure on Beirut in response to his comments critical of the Saudi-led devastating war on Yemen.
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Arab League urges Persian Gulf states to 'reflect' on anti-Lebanon steps
Oct 30, 2021 12:41The Arab League says it is concerned about a rapid deterioration of Lebanese-Persian Gulf relations after critical comments made by Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi regarding the Saudi-led war against Yemen.
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Bahrain expels Lebanese ambassador as diplomatic crisis worsens over Yemen war
Oct 30, 2021 09:39The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Lebanese ambassador to leave the tiny Persian Gulf country within 48 hours after Saudi Arabia took the same measure in response to critical comments made by a Lebanese minister about the devastating Saudi war on Yemen.
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Saudi Arabia expels Lebanese ambassador to Riyadh in row over Yemen war
Oct 30, 2021 05:49Saudi Arabia has ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the country to leave over the “offensive” remarks made by Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi regarding the Saudi-led coalition against Yemen.