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Lebanese Businessman Deported From Saudi Arabia Over Hizbullah Ties
2013-07-28
Shiites are the new Palestinians...
[AnNahar] Saudi authorities have expelled a Lebanese businessman for alleged ties with Hizbullah, a month after Riyadh announced plans to deport Lebanese who authorities accuse of supporting the Iranian-backed Shiite party, al-Akhbar newspaper reported Saturday.

Al-Akhbar said that the man, whom it did not identify, has several companies and factories that employ hundreds of individuals.

He was expelled after a tip off that he sold some properties to people with ties to Hizbullah, the daily added.

The group's backing of the Syrian regime has angered the overwhelmingly Sunni rebels fighting to topple Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Oppressor of the Syrians and the Lebs...
The Gulf Cooperation Council -- which includes Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE -- has said the bloc would crack down on Hizbullah members as part of a joint effort to limit the group's "financial and business transactions."

Hizbullah says the group has no business interests in the Gulf. However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome...
there are more than half a million Lebanese working in the Gulf states, including tens of thousands in Saudi Arabia. Many are Shiites.
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