Oct 17 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens not to travel to Lebanon in light of the latest security events, the foreign ministry wrote on Twitter on Sunday. Lebanon remains on a Saudi travel list where obtaining prior permission to visit is required. On Thursday, seven people were killed in violence in Beirut as crowds headed for a protest called by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group and its Shi’ite ally Amal. The ministry also asked Saudi citizens currently in Lebanon to take precautions and stay away from gathering places. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Daniel Wallis)