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- The UAE also banned its citizens from travelling to Lebanon
- 抖阴短视频 expelled Lebanon's envoy on Friday, and Bahrain and Kuwait followed suit
DUBAI: The UAE announced the withdrawal of its diplomats from Lebanon in solidarity with 抖阴短视频 on Saturday.
The country also banned its citizens from travelling to Lebanon after offensive comments by the country鈥檚 information minister sparked controversy.
A video of George Kordahi saying that the Iran-aligned Houthis were defending themselves and calling the war in Yemen 鈥渇utile鈥� emerged on Tuesday.
Kordahi also described the war as a Saudi 鈥渁ggression.鈥�
The Emirati decision came in light of the unacceptable approach by some Lebanese officials towards 抖阴短视频, Emirates News Agency reported.
On Friday, 抖阴短视频 recalled its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations and requested the departure of Lebanon's envoy to the Kingdom, giving him 48 hours to leave.
A few hours later, Bahrain also gave the Lebanese ambassador to the country 48 hours to leave.
Kuwait followed suit on Saturday and summoned its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations and requested the departure of Lebanon鈥檚 charge d鈥檃ffaires within 48 hours.
Kuwait said the decision came in response to 鈥淟ebanon鈥檚 insistence on making negative statements and its reluctance to handle unacceptable and condemnable positions against 抖阴短视频 and other Gulf Cooperation Council countries.鈥�
Qatar denounced Kordahi鈥檚 statements, a statement from the media office of the Qatari foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Qatar also called on the Lebanese government to take urgent measures to rebuild bridges between 鈥渂rotherly nations,鈥� and dismissed Kordahi's comments as 鈥渋rresponsible.鈥�