BEIRUT, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Interior Minister Raya El Hassan assured that Lebanon is stable and secure and is taking measures to receive more tourists this year, local media reported on Wednesday.

"Lebanon is more secure compared with other countries in the region. I have assured ambassadors to be at ease with regard to the safety of tourists and their peaceful stay in Lebanon," El Hassan was quoted as saying by the National News Agency.

El Hassan also called upon other countries to remove the travel ban against Lebanon to allow their citizens to come and visit the country in the summer.

In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait warned their citizens against traveling to Lebanon amid a Lebanese-Saudi crisis sparked by Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's controversial resignation announcement in Riyadh which he rescinded soon after.

Saudi Arabia lifted the travel warning against Lebanon over two months ago given improved security in the country.