Hariri back in Lebanon for first time since quitting as PM
aad al-Hariri returned to Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since he resigned as prime minister in a statement delivered from Saudi Arabia that plunged Lebanon into crisis. Hariri’s sudden resignation on 4 November thrust Lebanon to the forefront of regional tussle between the Sunni monarchy of Saudi Arabia and Shi’ite Islamist Iran, whose powerful Lebanese ally Hezbollah is part of the Beirut government. Hariri, a long-time ally of […]