Saudi Denies Asking Citizens to Leave Lebanon by End of June
The Saudi Embassy in Lebanon denied on Friday that it asked its nationals that are currently present in the country to leave by the end of June.
"The report, which was published in a Lebanese newspaper, is completely false,” the embassy said in a statement.
It urged all media outlets to act responsibly as publishing reports like these would “create chaos and scare the citizens and tourists,” the statement added.
The embassy asked all media outlets not to hesitate to contact it to confirm any information or report before publishing it.
“We are keen to preserve the interests of (Lebanon),” the statement added.
The daily reported on Friday the Saudi Embassy in Lebanon asked its nationals to leave it by the end of June.
According to the daily, the embassy contacted several nationals informing them about the decision.
“Those who will not abide by the embassy’s decision can remain (in Lebanon) on their own responsibility,” the embassy said.
Saudi Arabia had previously warned its citizens in Lebanon from heading to the areas that are witnessing unrest in Lebanon, urging them not to use cars holding Saudi license plates.
Lebanon has witnessed recently several security incidents in the northern city of Tripoli, in the Nahr al-Bared and Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camps and along the Lebanese-Syrian border.
The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have also advised their citizens to avoid travel to Lebanon and urged their nationals currently present in the country to leave due to the unstable security situation.
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