Court of Justice of the European Union

The European Union on Wednesday affirmed support for Lebanon following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, echoing US backing for the Beirut government that Saudi Arabia has accused of declaring war.
Statements of support from EU ambassadors to Lebanon and the US State Department on Tuesday struck a sharply different tone to Saudi Arabia, which has lumped Lebanon together with the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah as parties hostile to it.

A man looks at his cell phone as he walks on the street in downtown Madrid, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP/Francisco Seco)