Saudi Arabia Urges its Citizens to Leave Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Saudi Arabia's embassy in Beirut has called on citizens to leave Lebanon because of the dangerous situation, its ambassador said Thursday, after some media linked the kingdom to deadly blasts.
"The Saudi embassy sent a text message to (Saudi) citizens in Lebanon advising them to leave, considering the danger of the situation and out of concern for their safety," the ambassador Ali Awadh Asiri, told AFP.
The warning comes two days after a twin suicide bombings killed 25 people near the Beirut embassy of Saudi's regional rival Iran, which is located in the stronghold of Tehran ally Hizbullah.
The text messages sent to Saudis in Lebanon read: "Considering the security situation at the moment and the media campaign, the embassy advises citizens to return home, and advises caution."
Tuesday's attack outside the Iranian embassy were followed by a stinging campaign in some pro-Hizbullah media outlets against Saudi Arabia, accusing the Gulf monarchy of being behind the blasts.
"Saudi Arabia: losses in Syria and suicide in Lebanon," read a headline on Wednesday in pro-Hizbullah daily al-Akhbar.
On Thursday, al-Akhbar said Lebanon had "entered into the era of suicide bombings," adding that the attackers had "resorted to the takfiri (extremist Sunni) heritage sponsored by the Saudi kingdom with millions of dollars".
Twenty-five people were killed and nearly 150 people wounded in Tuesday's attack on the embassy of Iran, which supports Hizbullah and backs Syria's President Bashar Assad.
Saudi Arabia supports the rebels fighting to topple Assad.
An al-Qaida-affiliated group, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it is aimed at pressuring Hizbullah to withdraw its fighters from Syria.
21 November 2013, 15:58
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iran and hizbushaitan have driven hatred of shia to new highs in the region.
21 November 2013, 16:02
2413
In the meantime, you can go get a Doctorate Degree in terrorism in Syrian Prisons with special training and brainwashing by Bashar (for sunnis only) and Iran (for shiites only).
21 November 2013, 16:22
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Saudi Arabia advises its citizens to leave Lebanon. Unless they're there on Jihadi duties of course.
21 November 2013, 16:24
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Why doesnt Iran call its citizens to safely leave lebanon? and take with them their Hezb...
21 November 2013, 16:41
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this is why :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xDsnqDUg-E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHnQJ-_37C0
21 November 2013, 17:55
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He speaks Farsi. He's like an Israeli in Palestine, he's a foreigner!!!!
Nusra-la fuera (= out in Spanish)
Go ride one of ur rockets and fly 2 the moon, izrael, or Iran. Or Iraq so u can live with Moqtada.
21 November 2013, 16:39
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and all the millions u invested in Lebanon, or maybe do sectarian investment like Iran does.
21 November 2013, 16:43
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they can take their millions too, those investments are costing us 10 fold!! We are better off borrowing from the int. markets. bala jmieleton.. Our government MUST restore VISA regime on Saudi nationals, we need to screen the tourists from the terrorists.
21 November 2013, 17:50
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And the Lebanese aconomy will struggle even more now.... EVEYONE is running away except the Shia terrorists who are behaving like izrael, colonizing the country. It began in the 80s when they left Iraq and Iran to settle in our once beautiful and heavenly country they kept ruining.
21 November 2013, 18:33
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could you explain us in what way lebanese lifestyle is affected by saudis? give us some examples of saudi coercion on lebanese people and in what way lebanese have to obey the saudis in the way they live?
and how are you personally affected by saudis?
please enlighten us....
22 November 2013, 01:03
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"Les Libanais doivent reviser leur politique et se remettre en cause en fonction de ces nouvelles donnees. Et puis les Americains ne sont-ils pas les parrains de Taef? Ceux qui ne misent plus aujourd'hui sur eux, pourquoi l'ont-ils fait par le passe? Pourquoi les Libanais n'ont-ils pas le droit de le faire, de defendre leur souverainete et leur independance? "
michel aoun...
22 November 2013, 05:07
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Theres no such thing as nikah jihad in Islam you racist bigot. if anything the shia are the ones practising this with there mutah marraige. the first time we ever heard of this was from ghassan bin jidu who works for al mayadeen channel which is pro hezb shaytan. and as for you making fun of tunisians or libyans. who the hell do you think you are u scumbag.
22 November 2013, 05:12
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the lebanese people are all over the world and most are dual citizens of other nations. so in your logic you folks go live in others lands and then when the syrians or palestinians which are your neighbours and many share the same faith come to lebanon as refugees you bark like a dog. im a muslim and i can tell you that some lebanese christians like palestine than some of the sunni scum bags who only love money
21 November 2013, 18:09
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How embarassing to be Lebanese nowadays- too bad Iran meddles in our country and has puppets that do its bidding.
21 November 2013, 18:42
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fachar. it is not embarassing. Not because some lowlife is a terrorist you spit on your country.
21 November 2013, 20:15
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He's right, a Lebanese passport doesn't open any door lately, its status has been lowered to match the Iranian one. However, I believe it can change again so we can all be proud of being Lebanese again. But we need to deal with the party of terror who bombs Argentina, Thailand, Cyprus, and now Syria. No need to mention Lebanon, you already know this.
21 November 2013, 18:21
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Gaegae, is the best ever, I like him, not because he is silly but also because he is also a looser, I like him,
21 November 2013, 19:41
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You Naïve Lebanese
S.A and their cohorts planned and executed the bombs in Beirut, and telling their nationals to leave, hoping that other countries would follow and that way bring the so called majority to its knees, by destroying the economy, and hoping that their puppets would come to power and with their help restore whats left of a beautiful country, destroyed by Phoenicians who have sold their country down the drain
shame on you all
21 November 2013, 20:27
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Are you sure? I mean they recalled westerners 2 months ago, I don't think they advised them to return ever since!
21 November 2013, 21:27
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get off ur high horse Tonto. I meant it in a friendly way gilipolla.
Chico, grow a bit because life is harsh, and if I were a hizbula thug, ur fate would already be sealed 4 Wat u wrote.
21 November 2013, 21:50
1021
Saudi Arabia just advised its citizens to leave Lebanon. Why haven't you left yet? You and other Salafist terrorists are not welcome here.
22 November 2013, 01:09
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funny a few weeks ago we were israelis... better make up your mind...
what next? oh! maybe next week the new enemies will be turks? or martians? or japanese? let us wait and see the new FPMers fantasies....
seems you label your opponents according to what manar designate as the new enemies of lebanon... poor worm.... sure by creeping on the ground your level of thinking cannot be high....
22 November 2013, 04:32
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"...resorted to the takfiri (extremist Sunni) heritage sponsored by the Saudi kingdom with millions of dollars." Right. Tell that to the Israelis. We all remember well the "3amaliyyét îstish'hèdiyè" in the South of Lebanon when it suited Hizb's purposes...
22 November 2013, 05:19
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can anyone on here tell me who hassan nasr al shaytan is father is. the answer is knowone knows because his mother had alot of different mutah marraiges and shes doesnt know which one it is. and this is were the root of the hatred comes from. there a bunch of bastard children and they want to klll all arabs and muslims
23 November 2013, 07:54
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yeah we should leave the country for your irani masters to rule all lebanese must leave or get killed the so called resistance dream ... relax son we are going no where but you and your fake resistance are going to the waste dump of history
