Saudi Arabia and Lebanese issues in 2005

Abstract

Lebanese political arena has witnessed a number of issues in 2005, which negatively offected political stability in Lebanon. These issues were represented by political assassination, the most influential one was the assassination of Former Lebanese prime minster Rafik AL Hariri. This assassination has let emergence of mutual assassination, that increased the focus on the withdrawal of the Syrian army from Lebanon and achieving independence. Due to the importance of Lebanon for KSA on the one hand and the seriousness of these issues on the other hand, the Saudi concern come through official statements and stands, besides keeping communications in order to calm the Lebanese political parties to find the necessary solutions to save Lebanon and prevent it from returning to civil war.