Report: Fate of Mustaqbal-Hizbullah Dialogue to Be Set in Next 24 Hours

The fate of the dialogue between the Mustaqbal Movement and Hizbullah has become in limbo following the flaring tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reported various media on Tuesday.

Al-Joumhouria said that the fate of the talks will be determined within the next 24 hours even though a session had already been set for January 11.

An Nahar daily however reported that the dialogue will continue despite the Saudi-Iranian dispute.

Sources from the talks emphasized the need “to maintain the dialogue during this critical time.”

The dialogue is being held under the sponsorship of Speaker Nabih Berri and at his Ain el-Tineh residence.

It was initially kicked off in order to ease Sunni-Shiite tensions in Lebanon, among other goals.

A dispute erupted between Riyadh and Tehran over the weekend following the kingdom's execution of prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr.

The fallout saw the severing of diplomatic ties between the two countries, while several Arab countries have in turn severed their ties with Tehran.

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