Organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, in partnership with Metropolis Cinema and in cooperation with the European Union Member States, the European Film Festival returns for its 26th edition.

Taking place exceptionally online, this new edition features a thrilling selection of films from Europe, as well as short films by emerging Lebanese filmmakers.

Information Minister George Kordahi on Sunday stressed that he will not resign despite the growing diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries.

In remarks to al-Jadeed television, Kordahi emphasized that such a move is "out of the question."

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday noted that “the crisis with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular and the Arab Gulf nations in general has multiple and accumulating reasons.”

Embattled Information Minister George Kordahi on Saturday visited Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in Bkirki and left without making a statement, amid a diplomatic storm sparked by his remarks on Yemen’s war.

The United Arab Emirates said Saturday that it would withdraw its diplomats from Lebanon in solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

It also said Emiratis would be "prevented" from traveling to Lebanon. Travel bans have happened previously to Lebanon over politics in the past.

Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh on Saturday defended Information Minister Georges Kordahi after KSA, Kuwait and Bahrain expelled the Lebanese ambassadors in protest at his remarks over the Yemen war.

Five Lebanese ministers and Presidency secretary general Antoine Choucair on Saturday held a crisis cell meeting over the diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries.

The meeting was held at the Foreign Ministry at Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s request.

UNIFIL's Head of Mission and Force Commander, Major General Stefano Del Col, on Friday welcomed Lebanon's new Minister of National Defense, Maurice Slim, to the peacekeeping mission's headquarters in Naqoura, South Lebanon.

In his remarks, Major General Del Col announced a donation of 500 kilograms of medicines to the Lebanese Army, in accordance with support requested for the army in operative paragraph 11 of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2591.

Saudi Arabia on Friday ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave the country within 48 hours and stopped all imports from Lebanon, a response to comments by a Lebanese minister who described the war in Yemen as a Saudi "aggression."

Saudi state media added that the kingdom's ambassador to Beirut was also asked to head back home.

Al-Mustaqbal Movement said Friday in a statement that their “moderate approach” does not mean they accept that Hizbullah endanger co-existence and launch “provoking and hateful campaigns” against the Arab Gulf states “to please Iran.”

“We’ve had enough with Hizbullah’s arbitrary policies in politics, security, economy and foreign affairs,” the statement said.