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Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE issue travel warnings over Lebanon protests

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Protesters gathered in Riad al-Solh Square in the heart of downtown Beirut on Friday [Kareem Chehayeb/Al Jazeera]
Protesters gathered in Riad al-Solh Square in the heart of downtown Beirut on Friday [Kareem Chehayeb/Al Jazeera]

Kuwait’s Embassy in Lebanon on Friday asked citizens wishing to travel to Lebanon to wait because of the current protests and unrest.

“The embassy also calls on citizens currently in Lebanon to take utmost care and stay away from crowds and demonstrations,” the Embassy said in its tweet.

Protesters across Lebanon blocked roads with burning tires on Friday and thousands marched in Beirut, calling on the government to resign over an economic crisis.

Similarly Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry told its citizens on Friday not to travel to Lebanon, according to state news agency (SPA)

The Saudi foreign ministry advised its citizens in Lebanon to be extremely cautious and to call the Saudi embassy in Beirut when needed.

The United Arab Emirates issued a similar warning.

Khalid Belhoul, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary, has advised Emirati citizens currently in Lebanon to contact the UAE Embassy in Beirut to arrange for their safe return home.

The ministry also stressed on its previous statements that Bahrainis must not travel to Lebanon under any circumstances for their own safety.

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3 responses to “Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE issue travel warnings over Lebanon protests”

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    Abyad Mental Masturbation:
    Because Jewish Occupation

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    On Friday, October 18, in the afternoon, the next, 79th stage of the “return march” was held on the border of the Gaza Strip. This time it was held under the slogan “Down with the settlement” and was timed to coincide with the eighth anniversary of the Shalit’s deal.

    Despite the fact that on the eve of the so-called Supreme National Council of the return march, which includes representatives of all “factions”, although it is actually controlled by Hamas, urged the residents of Gaza to go to a mass protest, the current “march” has become the smallest in recent months. About 4,500 activists took part in it.

    Several outbreaks of unrest were recorded. Protesters threw stones, Molotov cocktails and explosive devices toward Israeli troops. There are no injured among the Israelis.

    The Israel Defense Forces used means to disperse demonstrations and opened fire in cases provided for in the instructions.

    The FaLIEstinian Information Center said 69 members were injured as a result of Israeli military operations; 26 of them were injured, the rest, apparently, were either injured or poisoned with tear gas.

    On the eve of the March, the IDF introduced additional security measures on the Gaza border. The IDF command emphasizes that the army will react harshly to any provocations. Hamas emphasizes that it will continue its efforts to release all Israeli prisoners convicted of terror, calling the exchange of Gilad Shalit for more than a thousand terrorists one of his most significant victories over the Israelis

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    The protest demonstrations in Lebanon are accompanied by riots, during which two people were killed and several dozen were injured.

    In Beirut, law enforcement forces used the means to disperse demonstrations while trying to mob the crowd to storm a complex of government buildings.

    The National News Agency reported that two foreign workers were sleeping in a burnt building. Security services reported that 60 of their employees were injured.

    The Lebanese Red Cross reported 64 wounded and 530 patients who were unable to reach hospitals due to blocked roads.

    The authorities of Saudi Orabia and the UOE called on their citizens to immediately leave Lebanon.

    Mass demonstrations followed the announcement by the Lebanese government of its intention to introduce a communication tax using the VoIP protocol, on which services such as WhatsApp and Skype are based.

    Back in September, a state of emergency was declared in the country. Lebanon, which has accepted one and a half million Syrian refugees, has the third largest public debt in the world in relation to GDP (150%). For seven years, the government acted without an approved state budget. International structures are ready to provide financial assistance to Lebanon in the amount of $ 11 billion, however, only after the approval of the state budget, which includes a number of economic reforms

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