Riyadh said it was ‘insulted’ after Lebanon’s information minister criticised the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
Beirut: Kuwait on Saturday ordered Lebanon’s charge d’affaires to leave the country within 48 hours, in response to criticism by a Lebanese cabinet minister over the Saudi-led military intervention in the Yemen war.
Kuwait’s official news agency KUNA cited a Foreign Ministry statement as saying the Gulf Arab state’s ambassador to Beirut had also been recalled.
The UAE has also decided to recall its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations in solidarity with Riyadh and prohibit its citizens from visiting that country, the official WAM news agency reported on Saturday, citing the UAE foreign ministry.
The decision came a day after Saudi Arabia and Bahrain ordered Lebanese ambassadors in their respective countries to leave for the same reason.
Riyadh has also summoned its ambassador to Beirut for consultations and stopped all imports from Lebanon.
