Saudi Arabia Orders CItizens to Leave Lebanon "Immediately" - Saudi State News Agency

[Hissyspit]

Source: Reuters

Saudi Arabia tells citizens to leave Lebanon immediately - SPA

Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:31pm BST

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon "immediately", the state news agency reported in an SMS alert on Wednesday.

"The Saudi Arabian embassy in Lebanon calls all Saudi citizens to leave Lebanon immediately," the alert said, without elaborating.


Read more: http://uk.www.reuters.com/article/idUKBRE87E0SZ20120815

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. fall out from the upcoming israeli attack on iran?

[crimson77]

2. Exactly

Saudi Arabia is one of the driving forces in the confrontation with both Syria and Iran. Hezbollah is a proxy for both and has a major presence in Lebanon esp. the Bekkah Valley. This is from my point of view the clearest sign that Israel is going to attack, FUCK FUCK FUCK.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

7. Uh oh...

[crimson77]

11. If this has anything to do with Turkey you would hear grumbling's from Nato

As a member nation, Turkey has a certain obligation to keep Atlantic Command at least aware of any attack, and I follow this pretty close, there has been nothing out of Nato since the shootdown of the Turkish fighter.

[crimson77]

12. Has anyone heard if the IDF has called up their Reserves yet?

[crimson77]

14. If Israel strikes Iran, that could trigger ww3.

Not to mention I have some people that I care for deeply in Haifa. So yes, you could say I am overly concerned.

[dipsydoodle]

5. Kidnap threats according to AP

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[Javaman]

3. I've check reuters and found nothing about this.

everything is via tweets.

Until I see something confirmed, it's just a rumor.

[dipsydoodle]

6. Reuters link here

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/15/uk-syria-crisis-saudi-lebanon-urgent-idUKBRE87E0SZ20120815

[dipsydoodle]

4. Breaking here in UK too

Saudi Arabia orders citizens to leave Lebanon "immediately", according to the Saudi state news agency.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2012-08-15/saudi-arabia-orders-citizens-to-leave-lebanon-immediately/

And AP cites kidnap threats as reason : http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/saudi-arabia-orders-citizens-leave-lebanon-immediately-citing-17011743#.UCvQ1KC0KSo

[dipsydoodle]

9. Its a kidnap threat issue - nothing to with the Israel / Iran issue.

BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, citing fear of kidnappings by Shiites angry over rebels in Syria taking prisoners from Lebanon and Iran.

The statement by the Saudi Embassy in Beirut was published on the official Saudi news agency Wednesday. It urges its citizens to leave immediately and warns travelers against visiting Lebanon, a popular destination for Gulf residents in the summer.

Armed Shiite clansmen in Lebanon say they have taken 20 Syrians hostages until their relative seized by rebels in Syria is freed. Syria rebels claim to be holding a Lebanese man they accuse of being a member of Hezbollah, the Shiite Lebanese group allied with Syria and Iran.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g4C9cKc4TP6YhF1rduXKztTtOG9Q?docId=848ca59244124c11a987ff34e4c6fe01

[dixiegrrrrl]

15. They SAY it is about kidnapping...

Maybe that is all there is to it
maybe not.

[Poll_Blind]

16. I'm of the mind it could go either way. It's an interesting development, though. nt

PB

[UnrepentantLiberal]

10. Saudi Arabia orders its citizens to leave Lebanon

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120815/ml-syria/

By BASSEM MROUE
Aug 15, 2012

BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, citing fear of kidnappings by Shiites angry over rebels in Syria taking prisoners from Lebanon and Iran.

The statement by the Saudi Embassy in Beirut was published on the official Saudi news agency Wednesday. It urges its citizens to leave immediately and warns travelers against visiting Lebanon, a popular destination for Gulf residents in the summer.

Armed Shiite clansmen in Lebanon say they have taken 20 Syrians hostages until their relative seized by rebels in Syria is freed. Syria rebels claim to be holding a Lebanese man they accuse of being a member of Hezbollah, the Shiite Lebanese group allied with Syria and Iran.