Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Friday called on the Arab League (AL) to hold an emergency foreign ministers' meeting on Lebanon, where fierce clashes between the opposition and the ruling coalition leaving at least eight people dead and 40 others injured.
The two Arab countries have requested AL Secretary General Amr Moussa to hold the meeting as soon as possible, Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossam Zaki was quoted by the official MENA news agency as saying.
"The meeting is expected to be held within a couple of days," Zaki said.
On Tuesday, the Lebanese government declared the Shiite militant Hezbollah's telecommunications network illegal, calling it a threat to state security.
It also decided to remove security chief of the country's only international airport in Beirut, Wafik Shqaier, over his alleged links to Hezbollah.
Those cabinet decisions fueled the high tension between opposition Hezbollah and government supporters, which turned violent since Wednesday, with main roads in and around Beirut blocked by protestors.
Sectarian fighting between Hezbollah and pro-government supporters in Beirut entered a third day on Friday, with crackle of gunfire and sporadic bursts of rocket-propelled grenade echoing in the capital.
Source: Xinhua
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