CAIRO - Bahrain has asked the Lebanese ambassador to leave within 48 hours, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported on Friday.

The Bahraini step follows similar measures from Gulf ally Saudi Arabia that included a blanket ban on all imports from Lebanon.

 

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