Last weekend, Saudi Arabia began an "
anti-corruption" purge as a way to consolidate power for the future leader.
While that received a lot of attention, something slipped through the cracks. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri
resigned from his post during a trip to Saudi Arabia, "citing the destructive role of Iran and Hezbollah in the Middle East."
Now Saudi Arabia
has demanded its citizens leave Lebanon immediately due to "a dispute over the influence of Iranian ally Hezbollah in a country that hs been a battleground in the rivalry between Riyadh and Tehran." Lebanon believes the kingdom is holding the prime minister, with some claiming Saudi officials forced him to resign and holding him under house arrest. Two other gulf states have also advised against traveling to Lebanon.