The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday that it was banning citizens from traveling to Lebanon and will significantly reduce its diplomatic mission there, as tensions grow between countries in the region over an ongoing dispute with Iran.
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“The Foreign and International Cooperation Ministry announced that it had raised its warning situation on traveling to Lebanon to banning travel there,” the government said in a statement. “[It] also decided to reduce the members of its diplomatic mission in Beirut to its furthest extent.”
The announcement followed a statement from Saudi Arabia urging its citizens to leave Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia halted a multi-billion military aid programme for Lebanon on Friday over the country’s failure to support the Kingdom in its recent row with Iran. The UAE announced its support for the decision.