Kuwait Urges Its Citizens to Leave Lebanon as UAE Calls for Solidarity

Kuwait on Friday urged its citizens to “immediately” leave Lebanon, lamenting the recurrence of blasts in the country.

"We call on all Kuwaitis present in Lebanon to immediately leave the country,” an official source in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a released statement.

He added: “We also urge Kuwaiti nationals to avoid traveling to the country.”

The statement “strongly” condemned the attacks that targeted worshipers in the northern city of Tripoli.

"We are deeply sorry for the death of innocent people and for the recurring blasts taking place recently and threatening stability and security in this neighboring country.”

Kuwait urged the Lebanese to be wise and protect Lebanon from any possible regional repercussions.

"We sincerely wish tranquility and security upon all Lebanese regions.”

Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates expressed its concern over Tripoli's deadly explosions.

"We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks that targeted Lebanon's security and stability,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash said in a released statement.

"These bombings aim at inciting sedition between the different factions in Lebanon and at threatening the country's national unity, particularly in this critical stage in the region.”

Gargash called on the Lebanese to “work in solidarity to defuse sedition.”

“We urge unity to protect Lebanon and its people from the terrorist conspiracy that aims at destabilizing it,” he said.

Earlier on Friday, scores of people were killed or wounded in twin bombings that targeted two mosques in Tripoli.

The attacks come eight days after 27 people were killed and around 300 wounded in a car bombing that rocked the Beirut southern suburb of Ruwais, a Hizbullah bastion.