by Reuters — BEIRUT: Lebanon’s president told Gov. Riad Salameh on Wednesday to provide data for a forensic audit of the central …

BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) by Dalai Saoud -- Lebanon's emerging crisis with Saudi Arabia and some Gulf countries is deepening, with not enough internal efforts being exerted or Arab mediation in sight to help resolve it, diplomatic and political sources said. The Saudi decision Oct. 29 to expel Lebanon's ambassador and ban its imports stays in place while more punitive measures are feared. The measures came as an angry reaction to critical comments by Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi concerning Saudi military intervention in Yemen.

Three Arab Gulf countries -- Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates-- quickly sided with Riyadh, recalling their ambassadors from Beirut and asking Lebanon's envoys to leave. The diplomatic row came at the worse time for Lebanon, which has been grappling with one of most terrible economic crises in the world and is counting on its traditional rich Gulf supporters for rescue. By describing Yemen's seven-year war as "futile" and supporting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in defending themselves against "external aggression," Kordahi unleashed Saudi growing anger over its onetime protégé. At the heart of the problem is the rising influence and dominance of Iran's proxy in Lebanon, the heavily armed Hezbollah.

by al-monitor.com — An increasing number of children in Lebanon are not getting enough food as a result of the economic crisis, …

by alarabiya.net — Tuqa Khalid — Australia designated all of Lebanon’s Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization”, extending its ban on the group’s …