Middle East tensions rise as Iran and Saudi Arabia jostle for power – Financial Times A string of escalatory moves in the Gulf in recent days suggests the long-brewing cold war between Saudi Arabia and its regional arch-rival Iran could soon grow hot. It began with the surprise resignation of the Lebanese prime minister, Saad al-Hariri, announced on Saturday from… Read more »
Lebanon crisis: Iran-Saudi power struggle over Hariri – Al Jazeera Saad Hariri’s resignation as Lebanese prime minister could lead to an extended crisis in the country with neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia achieving their preferred outcomes, analysts told Al Jazeera. Hariri quit in a televised speech while in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, just 11 months into his second stint as… Read more »
Saudi, UAE, Kuwait urge citizens to leave Lebanon – Al Jazeera Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have advised their citizens not to travel to Lebanon and urged those who are in the country to leave as soon as possible. Saudi Arabia’s official news agency SPA quoted a source in the foreign ministry on Thursday as saying: “Due… Read more »
PM Saad Hariri’s party demands his return to Lebanon – France 24 The political party of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who resigned from Saudi Arabia under mysterious circumstances five days ago, demanded on Thursday that he return from the kingdom immediately. The statement seemed to imply that Hariri was being held against his will. Saudi Arabia meanwhile ordered all… Read more »