Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon or avoid travelling there, amid deteriorating political ties between Riyadh and Beirut. On Tuesday they called on “all citizens not to travel to Lebanon, for their safety, and asking citizens residing in Lebanon or visiting not to stay unless extremely necessary.” The move on Tuesday came after Riyadh halted $4bn in aid to Lebanese security forces in response to “hostile” positions linked to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah. On Wednesday Kuwait and Qatar also called on their their citizens to leave Lebanon or avoid travelling there. Press TV reports: Saudi Arabia suspended a $3-billion package to the Lebanese army and a remainder of $1 billion in aid to its internal security forces on Friday. On the same day, a senior Saudi official said the kingdom was making “a comprehensive review of its relations with the Lebanese republic.” The Saudi authority said that they have noticed “hostile Lebanese positions resulting from the stranglehold of Hezbollah on the State.” Reacting to the halt in Saudi aid to the Lebanese military, Hezbollah said in a statement that the decision by the Saudi regime to suspend its aid to the Lebanese army exposes [...]