Top Lebanese Figures Call for PM Hariri’s Return
TEHRAN – Top Lebanese figures have called for the country’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s release from Saudi Arabia and his return to Beirut following his unusual resignation. Lebanese leaders have stepped up demands for the return of Saad Hariri, insisting his resignation as prime minister in Riyadh last week was made under duress and that […]
Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia Holding Lebanese PM Hariri Hostage
TEHRAN – Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday warned about new Saudi-Israeli plot in the region, and said the country’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri is now a hostage in Saudi Arabia. “Hariri is a prisoner in Saudi Arabia, and cannot return to his own country. Saudi Arabia is […]
Lebanese President Says PM Hariri Phoned to Resign From Riyadh
Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s office said on Saturday that Saad al-Hariri had phoned him “from outside Lebanon” to resign as the country’s prime minister and that Aoun awaited Hariri’s return to hear the “circumstances of the resignation”. Saad Hariri resigned from his post Saturday during a trip to Saudi Arabia in a surprise move that […]
Recent victories reveal adequacy of Lebanese govt
In the course of his visit to Lebanon, Leader’s Aide in International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Friday. At a joint meeting which lasted for about an hour, both sides discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on developments in the region, including the ones in Syria. […]