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Lebanese expert slammed Saudi's exaggerated response to remarks made by a Lebanese minister on the Yemen war that sparked a damaging diplomatic row with some Persian Gulf Arab states, especially Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Speaking with Qods News Agency, the Director General of the Beirut Center for Strategic Studies Talal Atrisi said that the Saudi Arabia’s stance against Lebanon affected by the Yemeni war and the withdrawal of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Regarding the tension in Beirut's relations with some Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following the controversial remarks of the Lebanese Minister of Information on the futile Saudi war against Yemen, he said: The crisis in Lebanon today is not an Arab crisis, is a Saudi crisis alongside some Arab regimes who have cut ties with Beirut."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"The purpose of the Saudi position is only to emphasize that Saudi Arabia, as in the past, has maintained its influence in Lebanon and among its officials," he added.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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For a whole year, Saudi Arabia opposed the formation of a cabinet in Lebanon and sabotage Lebanese political system, Atrisi said, adding that Saad al-Hariri also was unable to form a government due to Riyadh's opposition."<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"The formation of the Mikati government also was never welcomed by Saudi Arabia and Saudi government never issued a message of congratulations," he said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The Middle East expert went on to say that Riyadh is seeking a return to the status quo in Lebanon therefore do everything including blaming Hezbollah as the main cause of the crisis.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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In addition, the withdrawal of the US military from the region is another factor that has left Saudi Arabia losing control and that is why it is trying to prevent the formation of a cabinet in Lebanon in order to bring the country and Hezbollah to the brink of crisis in retaliation for the movement's political role in the Yemeni war, Atrisi noted.<\/span><\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2021-11-13 14:07:05","content_date_finish":"2021-11-13 14:07:05","content_date_register":"2021-11-13 14:08:03","content_date_last_edit":"2021-11-13 14:08:20","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"0","content_show_related_img":"0","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"1","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"0","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"0","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"2094301718","attach_date_register":"2021-11-13 14:07:55","attach_id":"496951","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"797","attach_img_height":"475","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"1","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"427","visit_date_last":"2025-05-08 21:56:07","attach_title":"Talal Atrisi","node_title":"Interviews","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":135, \"left\":27, \"right\":28}]"}]]