Lebanon faces potential industrialist exodus triggered by crisis with Gulf states
Published 14 Nov,2021 via Asharq Alawsat (English Edition)–The crisis with Gulf states has prompted some Lebanese industrialists to flee Lebanon. Lebanon’s government has failed to arrest drug smugglers trafficking narcotics to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Adding fuel to the fire, former Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe insulted Arab Gulf countries and accused them of financing terrorism. At the same time, Information Minister George Kordahi criticized the coalition led by Saudi Arabia against Houthi militia in Yemen. Because of these approaches, Arab Gulf states have shut down their doors to the livelihoods of the Lebanese, depriving them of access to the largest import market.
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