Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has warned its citizens against travel to Lebanon following Beirut clashes on Oct.14

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Saudi citizens to completely avoid traveling to Lebanon from the Kingdom or any other country.

The ministry's decision is based on the current security events in Lebanon and the Ministry of Interior's decision to prevent direct and indirect travel of citizens to a number of countries without obtaining prior permission from the concerned authorities, including Lebanon.

It asked all citizens to follow the instructions issued by the relevant authorities in this regard, and not to travel to Lebanon.

"We call on all citizens in Lebanon to take precaution and stay away from crowd places," the minister said.