Saudi dissident killed in Lebanon - party statement


  • World
  • Monday, 11 Jul 2022

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Saudi political dissident Manea al-Yami was killed in Lebanon, the Saudi opposition National Assembly Party (NAAS) and a Lebanese security source said on Sunday.

In a statement posted on Twitter, NAAS, an opposition grouping founded by Saudis living mostly in exile, said Yami was "assassinated in suspicious circumstances" on Saturday.

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