Beirut-Sana
Lebanese Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi affirmed that government work in Lebanon is continuing because it is not possible to leave the country without a government in view of the crises it is experiencing, pointing out that “our great hope is that we are able to reach a solution to the crisis in relations between Lebanon and a number of countries soon.”
Al-Halabi stressed, in a joint press conference with the Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Abdullah Bou Habib, after the end of the crisis cell meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the emerging crisis with the Gulf countries, that “the issue is being addressed, and we look forward to a few hours to address the repercussions of the crisis,” explaining that “all we ask is.” Opening the doors of dialogue because this is the only way to solve all problems.”
For his part, Bou Habib indicated that "the international bodies that Prime Minister Najib Mikati contacted asked him not to think about resigning," stressing that "the Crisis Cell Committee continues to convene."
Yesterday, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed his regret at the Saudi regime's decision to recall its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations and asked the Lebanese ambassador to leave.
Yesterday, the Saudi regime decided to recall its ambassador in Lebanon for consultation and asked the Lebanese ambassador in Riyadh to leave within 48 hours. It also stopped Saudi imports from Lebanon, and Bahrain and Kuwait later took similar measures.
The Saudi regime protested against old statements made by the Lebanese Minister of Information, George Qardahi, before assigning him to his post, in which he demanded to stop the war waged by the Saudi regime on Yemen, describing it as aggression.