Saudi Arabia's top diplomat visited Lebanon on Thursday for the first time in a decade following years of strained relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the small Mediterranean country. Prince Faisal bin Farhan's visit comes almost two months after a ceasefire went into effect that halted Israel and the Hezbollah group's war

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will continue supporting Lebanon and is optimistic about the country's future after a ceasefire brought an end to a war between Israel and the militant Iran-aligned Hezbollah group, the kingdom's foreign minister said from Beirut.

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat, on his country's first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties, said Thursday that he believed crisis-hit Lebanon's new leaders could spearhead long-sought reforms.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said Thursday that the oil-rich kingdom stands by Lebanon, but stressed that the war-ravaged, crisis-ridden country needs to adopt necessary reforms.

Visit highlights Lebanon's political shifts after Israel-Hezbollah war and Assad's fall amid a brief insurgency in Dec

Israel's strategic affairs minister, who close to Netanyahu, called to ‘bring in the U.S. and forces in the region’ to administer Gaza in later stages of cease-fire

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud assessed that the United States under President Donald Trump 's leadership would not contribute to the risk of an Iran-Israel war. On the contrary, Trump has stated that he does not support the conflict.

Hezbollah, one of Lebanon's most powerful political players, has been significantly weakened by its conflict with Israel.

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Saudi Arabia's top diplomat, prince Faisal bin Farhan, visited Lebanon for the first time in a decade, following strained relations between the two co

Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, on his country’s first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties, said on Thursday he believed crisis-hit Lebanon’s new leaders can spearhead long-sought reforms.

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have been concerned about Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies' rising influence in the government, and the situation eventually led to a diplomatic crisis in ...