Saudi Minister in Beirut for Talks with Top Officials
Saudi State Minister for Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan arrived in Beirut on Sunday on an official visit to Lebanon, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported.
Sabhan is scheduled to meet with the country's top officials, the agency said.
He was welcomed at Beirut's airport by Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq, Saudi charge d'affaires in Lebanon Walid Bukhari, a Saudi embassy delegation, and Airport Security Apparatus chief Brig. Gen. George Doumit.
Al-Sabhan had visited Lebanon a few days before the election of President Michel Aoun in October 2016.
Aoun held talks in Saudi Arabia in January after choosing Riyadh for his first foreign visit as president. The visit was aimed at improving Lebanese-Saudi ties harmed by tensions between Riyadh and Tehran and Hizbullah.
05 February 2017, 18:58
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The Saudi King, Salmon, has reportedly purchased a German sand submarine which can travel submerged in sand. He is seeking docking rights in Lebanon should his presence on the Arabian peninsula become an embarrassment to President Obama.
05 February 2017, 19:02
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Breaking news: King Salmon has been paraded through the streets of Tehran after his submarine went off course and surfaced in a suburban Tehran shopping mall. The King, unaware of the mistake in navigation, had spent several million US dollars on sweets and clothing before police officers questioned him about the submarine and discovered his identity. They traced him to the unmarked submarine by the air hose running from it into his traditional Arab dessert garments. The King has a respiratory impediment ameliorated by breathing pure Swiss Alps mountain air.
05 February 2017, 19:04
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In Iran and many other parts of the Arab world, it is considered rude to eat dessert in Western attire.
