Saudi ambassador to Beirut, Fahd al-Doussari, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in the Baabda Presidential Palace, on June 19, 2026. (Credit: Photo taken from the presidency's X account)
The arrival in Beirut a few days ago of Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador, Fahd al-Doussari, is no ordinary diplomatic event.The first change of Saudi ambassador to Lebanon in more than a decade comes amid a warming of relations between Beirut and Riyadh. On the regional level, the kingdom’s new envoy arrived in Beirut in the immediate aftermath of the agreement just reached between the United States and Iran. His arrival appears to herald a new phase in which Riyadh is expected to play a crucial role both across the region and on the Lebanese stage. On the flip-side A strategic Ankara-Damascus-Beirut axis against Tel Aviv? Born in Riyadh in May 1981, Doussari holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from King Abdulaziz University and a master’s degree in international relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy (GSD).A career...
The arrival in Beirut a few days ago of Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador, Fahd al-Doussari, is no ordinary diplomatic event.The first change of Saudi ambassador to Lebanon in more than a decade comes amid a warming of relations between Beirut and Riyadh. On the regional level, the kingdom’s new envoy arrived in Beirut in the immediate aftermath of the agreement just reached between the United States and Iran. His arrival appears to herald a new phase in which Riyadh is expected to play a crucial role both across the region and on the Lebanese stage. On the flip-side A strategic Ankara-Damascus-Beirut axis against Tel Aviv? Born in Riyadh in May 1981, Doussari holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from King Abdulaziz University and a master’s degree in international relations from the Geneva School of Diplomacy (GSD).A...
