Numerous media outlets are reporting that Lebanon has declared war on Saudi Arabia in what appears to be a religiously motivated issue.
Not sure how this might affect the US, but I'm always concerned about anything further destabilizing the Middle East. Something to keep an eye on.
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war against it
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon has declared war on it
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Saudi Arabia said on Monday that Lebanon had declared war against it because of attacks against the Kingdom by the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah.
Saudi Gulf affairs minister Thamer al-Sabhan told Al-Arabiya TV that Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister on Saturday, had been told that acts of "aggression" by Hezbollah "were considered acts of a declaration of war against Saudi Arabia by Lebanon and by the Lebanese Party of the Devil."
"We will treat the government of Lebanon as a government declaring a war because of Hezbollah militias," Sabhan said, according to state-owned news channel Al Arabiya.
Sabhan's accusations reportedly included smuggling drugs and providing training for acts of terrorism.
Not sure how this might affect the US, but I'm always concerned about anything further destabilizing the Middle East. Something to keep an eye on.
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war against it
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon has declared war on it
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Saudi Arabia said on Monday that Lebanon had declared war against it because of attacks against the Kingdom by the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah.
Saudi Gulf affairs minister Thamer al-Sabhan told Al-Arabiya TV that Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister on Saturday, had been told that acts of "aggression" by Hezbollah "were considered acts of a declaration of war against Saudi Arabia by Lebanon and by the Lebanese Party of the Devil."
"We will treat the government of Lebanon as a government declaring a war because of Hezbollah militias," Sabhan said, according to state-owned news channel Al Arabiya.
Sabhan's accusations reportedly included smuggling drugs and providing training for acts of terrorism.