Saudi Arabia is a draw these days for the Lebanese, who are keeping an eye on the names of officials and politicians visiting the kingdom to offer their condolences for the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and to congratulate the new leadership. The Lebanese are monitoring the meetings taking place on the sidelines of this occasion, marking every emerging detail, in the hopes that it will pave the way for a possible rapprochement and solution to the crisis in their country.
Ever since the start of the presidential vacancy in Lebanon on May 25, 2014, the presidential crisis has been driven by several complex foreign and domestic reasons. Saudi Arabia has always featured prominently, either as among the parties facilitating the election of a new president or as a foreign party capable of facilitating and accelerating the process.
