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Lebanon orders deportation of Shia Bahraini opposition group members |
2021-12-16 |
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] ![]() ’s Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi ordered the country’s General Security to deport members of Bahrain’s Shia Wefaq opposition party after they held a conference that sparked the ire of Manama, state-run media reported Wednesday. The order was sent in a letter from Mawlawi to General Security to deport the non-Lebanese members of the party, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. Mawlawi’s move came as a result of the presser held in Beirut on Dec. 12, 2021, which "harms relations between Lebanon and the Kingdom of Bahrain and [negatively] impacts Lebanon’s national interests." Last week, Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry denounced Lebanon for hosting a presser for individuals it described as "hostile personnel" on terror lists with the purpose of "broadcasting and promoting abusive and malicious allegations against the Kingdom of Bahrain." Mawlawi held a call with his Bahraini counterpart on Wednesday. The latest incident also comes after Bahrain, and a number of other Gulf states asked Lebanese diplomats to leave, against the backdrop of a series of statements and stances issued by Lebanese officials. |
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