Lebanon PM resigned in a statement televised from the Saudi capital Riyadh on Nov 4RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir rejected accusations that his country was holding Saad al-Hariri against his will, saying the Lebanese prime minister who resigned earlier this month was free to leave when he wants. He also accused Hezbollah of destabilising the region, and said “consultations and coordination between peace-loving countries and Lebanon-loving countries are underway to try to find a way that would restore sovereignty to Lebanon and reduce the negative action which Hezbollah is conducting in Lebanon”. Hariri’s abrupt resignation as premier in a statement televised from the Saudi capital Riyadh on Nov 4 thrust Lebanon to the front of a Middle East contest for power between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Lebanon’s coalition government was formed last year through a political deal that made Michel Aoun president, Hariri prime minister, and brought members of Hezbollah into the cabinet. Read full story
Source: The Express Tribune November 16, 2017 11:03 UTC