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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 […]

today22 November 2017

International News

Hariri warns Lebanon faces Arab sanctions risk, to return in days

Saad al-Hariri warned on Sunday Lebanon was at risk of Gulf Arab sanctions because of the Shi’ite group Hezbollah’s regional meddling and said he would return to Lebanon within days to affirm he had resigned as the country’s prime minister. In a television interview, the Saudi-allied Hariri held out the possibility he could yet rescind his resignation if Hezbollah agreed to stay out of regional conflicts such as Yemen, his […]

today13 November 2017

International News

‘Israeli-Saudi-American convergent interests behind Hariri’s resignation’

Robert Malley, a prominent American politician and adviser to former President Barack Obama, who was also a specialist in international crises in the previous US administration, explains that there is a convergence between the interests of three sides: the administration of US President Donald Trump, the Israeli government and the new Saudi administration led by Mohammad bin Salman. This convergence was the reason behind the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister […]

today10 November 2017

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