Saudi Regime Seeking Tensions in Lebanon: Analyst

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Amin Hotait, a retired Lebanese army general and an expert in military and strategic affairs, said the closure of the Beirut offices of the (Saudi-owned) Al Arabiya and Al Hadath television news channels is in line with Saudi Arabia’s plot to disturb the situation in Lebanon.
"Saudis want to make it seem Lebanon’s situation is on the verge of a crisis,” he said, adding that it is actually part of a plot hatched by the US and the Zionist regime of Israel after the recent victories of the Syrian Army troops and Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters against foreign-backed terrorists in Syria.      
Hotait further emphasized that in order to carry out the US-Israeli plot aimed at disintegrating Syria and covering up the victories of Syrian forces, the Saudi regime has focused its attampts on undermining the security situation in Lebanon by declaring a security crisis in the Arab country, which is an utter lie.
In a statement on April 1, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya said its Beirut office had been shut, describing the move as a restructuring brought about by "challenges on the ground" and citing its concern for the safety of its employees.
However, Lebanon's Minister of Information Ramzi Greige dismissed the suggestion of security concerns, saying, "Of course there are no security grounds for closing the Al Arabiya office in Beirut. There may be political reasons for taking this step, but I don't know until I seek clarification from them."
The Saudis’ move to close offices of its news channels came a few days after the Syrian forces managed to recapture the historic city of Palmyra from the Saudi-backed Daesh terrorists.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS), currently controlling parts of it.