Ayman Meghrabi, Saudi Arabia's cultural attaché in Lebanon, held an extensive meeting Friday with Saudi students studying in the American University in Beirut. The university's senior staff attended the meeting. Meghrabi said the dire security situation was discussed and the students were given a choice of staying or leaving for the Kingdom. He said embassy directly contacted the students following the Saudi governments advisory to Saudi nationals to leave Lebanon Meghrabi said 99 percent of the 110 Saudi students at the university preferred to stay on and continue their studies. He assured the students' families of their safety and said that the embassy would continue to take every measure for their safety in Lebanon. __
