Lebanon scrambled to contain the fallout from Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s threat that Cyprus could be implicated in a wider conflict if the island nation allows Israel to use its ports and airports to target Lebanon.
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib contacted his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos, quoting him as saying that Nicosia was in no way willing to become involved in the war in the region.
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry said Bou Habib told Kombos that Lebanon always looks to Cyprus’ positive role in supporting stability in the region.
Kombos…
