
“I think we have come to the conclusion that dealing with Lebanon and its current government is not productive and not helpful with Hezbollah’s continuing dominance of the political scene, and with what we perceive as a continuing reluctance by this government and Lebanese political leaders in general to enact the necessary reforms, the necessary actions to push Lebanon in the direction of real change.”
-Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, following the expulsion of Lebanon’s envoy and the recall of Saudi’s ambassador to Lebanon. [CNBC]