BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Monday he will visit Saudi Arabia during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Al-Jadeed TV reported, in a sign of improving ties with the kingdom following the return of the its ambassador to Beirut after he was withdrawn during a diplomatic rift.
Saudi Arabia and fellow wealthy Gulf states were once major donors for Lebanon but relations have been strained for years by the growing influence of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement.
BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Najib
Mikati said Monday he will visit Saudi Arabia during the
Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Al-Jadeed TV reported, in a sign
of improving ties with the kingdom following the return of the
its ambassador to Beirut after he was withdrawn during a
diplomatic rift.
Saudi Arabia and fellow wealthy Gulf states were once major
donors...
Mikati said Monday he will visit Saudi Arabia during the
Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Al-Jadeed TV reported, in a sign
of improving ties with the kingdom following the return of the
its ambassador to Beirut after he was withdrawn during a
diplomatic rift.
Saudi Arabia and fellow wealthy Gulf states were once major
donors...