Basim sent me this: "The UAE, Qatar and Bahrain called on their citizens Saturday to
avoid travel to Lebanon and for those in the country to depart given the tense
security situation as Prime Minster Najib Mikati, who expressed surprise on the
development, urged the three states to reconsider their decisions.
He
urged the three states to reconsider their decisions and welcomed “all those
visiting to Lebanon, particularly our Arab brothers.” Earlier
Saturday, [Minister of Foreign Affairs Adnan] Mansour, who left
Beirut to participate at a forum in Doha, urged both the UAE and Qatar to revise
their decisions."
While Emirati citizens are leaving Lebanon under their own free will during
what they perceive to be a time of war. Lebanese citizens were forcibly expelled
from the UAE during a time of peace. This, of course, did not prevent Mikati
from prostrating before House of Nahyan."
