"Considering ongoing developments in Lebanon, we would
like to advise Saudi citizens not to travel to that country during this period
until peace and stability return to the country," the Foreign Ministry
said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
Lebanon is a popular destination for Saudis, particularly in
the summer. Some 191,000 Saudi tourists visited Lebanon in 2010, according to
the Lebanese Tourism Ministry.
Lebanon has been going through a tense period since
Hezbollah toppled Saad Hariri's government two weeks ago and secured enough
support in Parliament to name its own pick for prime minister Tuesday.
On Wednesday, The Associated Press quoted Fares Soeid, a
senior official with the March 14 coalition, as calling on the Lebanese to
gather peacefully every evening, holding Lebanese flags, at Martyrs Square in
downtown Beirut.
