Suleiman to Bahrain over travel warning to Lebanon

President Michel Suleiman travels to Bahrain on Tuesday as part of his efforts to convince the leaderships of four Gulf countries to review their travel advisories to Lebanon. Suleiman is scheduled to meet with Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa and other top officials during his few hour visit to the kingdom. He will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Samir Moqbel. The president has already travelled to Kuwait, the UAE and Qatar to urge the officials there to review their decisions. But following his trip to Abu Dhabi earlier in the month, the UAE renewed its warning that citizens should avoid travel to Lebanon at the present time for their safety. The warnings of the four Gulf countries came after deadly clashes in Beirut and the northern port city of Tripoli.