Saudi Arabia, Kuwait urge citizens to leave Lebanon

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry is calling on Saudi citizens and residents currently in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible and advised against traveling to the Mediterranean country. Source Gulf News

Saudi Ally El-Sisi Says Opposed to War With Iran, Hezbollah

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said he was opposed to any war with Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah, and that Gulf tensions should be handled cautiously to avoid adding to regional turmoil.El-Sisi’s comments come as Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption purge and a deepening feud with Iran prompt speculation that the region could be on the cusp of a new war. Source Bloomberg

Lebanon believes Hariri held in Saudi, wants foreign pressure: top official

Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister on Saturday while in Saudi Arabia, is being held by Riyadh, and Beirut plans to work with foreign states to secure his return, a top Lebanese government official said on Thursday. Source Reuters

Where’s Saad Hariri? Lebanon Wants to Know

Saad Hariri, the prime minister, who had previously shown no signs of planning to quit, unexpectedly flew to Saudi Arabia and announced his resignation from there, to the shock of his own close advisers. He has not been back since, and no one is sure when, or if, he is returning. Source The New York Times

Saudi security officer dead in 4th Qatif terror attack in 10 days

A security officer from the border guards died Thursday evening and his colleague was injured after they were shot by unknown assailants while performing their security duties. The incident took place a week after two security officers from the special emergency forces in Al-Musawara district in Qatif province died and six others were injured in consecutive terrorist attacks. Source Arab News

Second Saudi prince Abdul Aziz confirmed dead

Yet another Saudi prince has been killed in the last 24 hours. Prince Abdul Aziz, 44, was the youngest son of King Fahd. Hours after the death of Mansour Bin Muqrin, son of former crown prince Muqrin al-Saud, Twitter is abuzz with the reports of death of yet another Saudi prince Source IndiaToday