Saudi Arabia to lift Lebanon travel ban later this month

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Saudi Arabia to lift Lebanon travel ban later this month
Sources told LBCI on Tuesday that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to lift its Lebanon travel ban at the end of this month.

Last Wednesday, Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon said Gulf Arab states will scrap by the end of the month a travel warning for citizens considering Lebanon for a destination, in a sign of improving relations with the new Lebanese government.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates - once provided the bulk of Lebanon's tourism revenue but last June warned citizens against visiting as Syria's civil war fueled sectarian violence in its smaller neighbor.

"Unofficially it has been lifted. When people talk to the authorities they tell them: 'You can go to Lebanon'," Pharaon told Reuters in a telephone interview.

"Now we're waiting for the (official) green light. We see this will be before the end of the month."


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