German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel attends a news conference after a meeting with his Belarussian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Minsk, Belarus November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has summoned its ambassador in Germany home for consultations over comments by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel about the political crisis in Lebanon.
The Saudi foreign ministry said the government also handed Germany's representative in Riyadh a protest note over what it said were "shameful" comments Gabriel made after a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart.
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