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Saudi Ambassador Calls for Electing President Who Returns Lebanon to Arab Fold

A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia's embassy in Beirut, Lebanon May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia's embassy in Beirut, Lebanon May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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Saudi Ambassador Calls for Electing President Who Returns Lebanon to Arab Fold

A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia's embassy in Beirut, Lebanon May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia's embassy in Beirut, Lebanon May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari visited several Christian figures on Friday and will meet several others on Saturday to extend congratulations on the occasion of Christmas and the New Year.

Bukhari met on Friday Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, the Syriac Catholic Patriarch, at the patriarchal headquarters in Beirut.

They discussed the Lebanese developments, namely the election of a new president.

They highlighted the need for Lebanese parties to agree on the election of a new head of state who returns Lebanon to the Arab fold, unites the Lebanese people together, and helps the recovery of the crisis-hit nation.

The two officials also discussed issues of mutual interest.

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Houthi Attack Sees Explosions Near Ship in Red Sea

Houthi soldiers march during a military course, in Sanaa, Yemen, 08 November 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
Houthi soldiers march during a military course, in Sanaa, Yemen, 08 November 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
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Houthi Attack Sees Explosions Near Ship in Red Sea

Houthi soldiers march during a military course, in Sanaa, Yemen, 08 November 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
Houthi soldiers march during a military course, in Sanaa, Yemen, 08 November 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi militias saw multiple explosions strike near a vessel traveling through the Red Sea on Tuesday, though no damage was immediately reported by the ship.

A vessel in the southern reaches of the Red Sea, about 130 kilometers southwest of Hodeida, reported the attack, the British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said.

No one was wounded on board in the blasts, and the ship was continuing on its journey, the UKMTO added.

The Houthis have targeted more than 90 merchant vessels with missiles and drones since the war in Gaza started in October 2023. They seized one vessel and sank two in the campaign, which also killed four sailors.

Other missiles and drones have either been intercepted by a US-led coalition in the Red Sea or failed to reach their targets, which have included Western military vessels as well.