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Four Seasons in Beirut to reopen in 2026, announces Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal

"Under the leadership of President Joseph Aoun, I am pleased to announce that the Four Seasons hotel [...] will be entirely rebuilt and renovated by Kingdom Beirut S.A.L.," reports a statement from the company owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.

Four Seasons in Beirut to reopen in 2026, announces Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal

The Four Seasons pool, in downtown Beirut. (Credit: Instagram/FSBeirut)

The Saudi investment company, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, and the prince himself, announced on Tuesday that the Four Seasons hotel in Beirut will reopen in early 2026.

"At the dawn of a new era for Lebanon, and under the leadership of President Joseph Aoun, I am pleased to announce that the Four Seasons hotel in Beirut, built by Kingdom Holding Co, will be entirely rebuilt and renovated by Kingdom Beirut S.A.L. and will reopen to the public in the first quarter of 2026," reports a statement. "The hotel will be modernized according to the latest Four Seasons standards, with an entirely new design that will position this establishment as one of the best urban resorts in the world," the statement adds.

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KHC recalls that it "is one of the world's leading investment companies, with investments spread across eighteen sectors, ranging from hotel management, digital media and entertainment, to financial and investment services, e-commerce, education, healthcare, transportation, and many other sectors, across six continents, with assets exceeding 50 billion Saudi Riyals," which is more than 13 billion dollars.

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal released the statement on his X account, simply writing at the beginning of the text "Mr. President." The commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, was elected president of the Republic last week. He was supported by the five countries cooperating on the Lebanese presidential crisis: the United States, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

A key regional power, Saudi Arabia had shown less involvement in the Lebanese issue in recent years, while Iran's influence in the country was strengthening. However, its ally Hezbollah has been significantly weakened by the latest war with Israel and the fall in early December of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a strategic ally of the party.

The Saudi investment company, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, and the prince himself, announced on Tuesday that the Four Seasons hotel in Beirut will reopen in early 2026."At the dawn of a new era for Lebanon, and under the leadership of President Joseph Aoun, I am pleased to announce that the Four Seasons hotel in Beirut, built by Kingdom Holding Co, will...