The Beirut offices of Saudi-owned pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat were attacked by protestors on Friday evening.
The protesters claimed they were doing so in response to a critical cartoon which appeared in Friday’s newspaper.
Earlier today, the Dubai-based Al Arabiya News Channel announced it was closing its Beirut office, citing security reasons. — Al Arabiya

Source: Asharq al-Awsat, April 2