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Saudi envoy to visit Beirut after meeting of 5-nation group for Lebanon

The five-nation group for Lebanon -- which comprises the U.S., France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt -- will hold a meeting in the weekend to discuss the situation in Lebanon, media reports said.

Saudi Royal Court adviser Nizar al-Aloula will take part in the meeting before heading later to Beirut to “put the Lebanese officials in the picture of the meeting’s outcome,” ad-Diyar newspaper reported.

French Special Presidential Envoy for Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian is also expected to visit Lebanon, the daily said.

Moreover, Qatari envoy Jassem bin Fahad Al-Thani will also visit Lebanon, amid reports that he has postponed his trip from the current period to a later date, ad-Diyar added.


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