People read newspaper headlines announcing Saudi's decision at a kiosk in Beirut, Lebanon, October 30, 2021. (REUTERS/Aziz Taher)
Kuwait on Saturday ordered Lebanon's charge d'affaires to leave the country and recalled its ambassador from Beirut in protest over comments made by a Lebanese cabinet minister criticising the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen.
The senior Lebanese diplomat was given 48 hours to leave Kuwait, the Gulf Arab state's official news agency KUNA said, quoting a foreign ministry statement.
Besides evicting Lebanon's ambassador and recalling its envoy to Beirut, Saudi Arabia also banned all imports from Lebanon.
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib canceled his visit to Glasgow, Scotland, where he was supposed to attend a U.N. climate summit, to deal with the crisis with the Gulf nations.
