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Hissyspit

(45,790 posts) Wed Aug 15, 2012, 12:25 PM Aug 2012

Saudi Arabia Orders CItizens to Leave Lebanon "Immediately" - Saudi State News Agency [View all]

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

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Saudi Arabia Orders CItizens to Leave Lebanon "Immediately" - Saudi State News Agency [View all] Hissyspit Aug 2012 OP

fall out from the upcoming israeli attack on iran? ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #1

Exactly crimson77 Aug 2012 #2

Uh oh... UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Aug 2012 #8

If this has anything to do with Turkey you would hear grumbling's from Nato crimson77 Aug 2012 #11

Has anyone heard if the IDF has called up their Reserves yet? crimson77 Aug 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Aug 2012 #13

If Israel strikes Iran, that could trigger ww3. crimson77 Aug 2012 #14

Kidnap threats according to AP dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #5

I've check reuters and found nothing about this. Javaman Aug 2012 #3

Reuters link here dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #6

Breaking here in UK too dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #4

Its a kidnap threat issue - nothing to with the Israel / Iran issue. dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #9

They SAY it is about kidnapping... dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #15

I'm of the mind it could go either way. It's an interesting development, though. nt Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #16

Saudi Arabia orders its citizens to leave Lebanon UnrepentantLiberal Aug 2012 #10