BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia will appoint a new ambassador to Lebanon, encourage the return of Saudi tourists and increase flights there by Saudi airlines, the Lebanese president's office said, in a sign of improved bilateral ties.
The kingdom's Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan informed President Michel Aoun of the changes when they met at the presidential palace on Monday, Aoun's office said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia's former ambassador left Beirut last summer, and the post has been vacant since.
Last year, Riyadh also advised big-spending Saudis not to visit Lebanon.
