Lebanon orders removal of anti-Saudi posters in Beirut

The News Craving

Published by
Al-Araby

Posters that featured offensive images of the Saudi royals in a south Beirut suburb, where Hezbollah enjoys strong support, were ordered to be taken down by the Lebanese interior ministry. The posters appeared on the streets of Dahieh, a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb, shortly after the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, accused Riyadh of terrorism. Lebanon’s Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi ordered the removal of offensive images of Saudi leaders, with relations between Beirut and Gulf states already at a low. Posters insulting Saudi King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the…

Read More

Scroll to Top