Four Gulf states recall diplomats from Beirut

Bahrain, the UAE and Kuwait have joined Saudi Arabia in taking diplomatic action in response to remarks from a Lebanese minister about the situation in Yemen.
Yemen Kordahi
A portrait of Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi is displayed on a billboard in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Oct. 31, 2021. Yemen's Huthi rebels on Sunday put up posters in support of Kordahi, whose criticism of the Saudi-led war in Yemen has sparked a diplomatic row between Lebanon and Gulf states. - MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP via Getty Images
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Several Gulf states took action against Lebanon over the weekend after comments surfaced from a Lebanese minister criticizing the Saudi intervention in Yemen. 

Bahrain gave the Lebanese ambassador in the country 48 hours to leave on Saturday night. The United Arab Emirates withdrew its diplomats from Lebanon the same day, and on Sunday, called on its citizens to return home. Kuwait also told the Lebanese ambassador Saturday to leave the country within 48 hours, according to Gulf media outlets. 

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