Saudi FM says confident of reform under new Lebanon leaders – World

BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, on his country’s first high-level visit to Beirut after years of strained ties, said Thursday he believed crisis-hit Lebanon’s new leaders can spearhead long-sought reforms.

Reeling from years of economic collapse and a destructive Israel-Hezbollah war, Lebanese leaders have pinned hopes on wealthy Gulf states for desperately needed reconstruction…