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Lebanon's Prime Minister to resign amid protests

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has said he would submit his resignation, declaring he had hit a "dead end" in trying to resolve a crisis unleashed by huge protests against the country's ruling elite.
World • 29 Oct 19

Lebanon's former PM returns to Beirut for first time

Lebanon's former prime minister Saad al-Hariri has returned to Beirut for the first time since he resigned from the role in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia and plunged his country into political crisis.
Lebanon • 21 Nov 17

Hariri to return to Lebanon to announce position

Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri has said he would travel to Beirut in the coming days and announce his position on the crisis in his country after holding talks with President Michel Aoun.
World • 18 Nov 17

Lebanon calls on Saudi to explain PM's resignation

Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia today to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not leave the kingdom and return home.
World • 11 Nov 17

Saudi Arabia orders citizens to leave Lebanon

Saudi Arabia has warned its citizens against travelling to Lebanon and asked those who are in the country to leave as soon as possible, the kingdom's official news agency has said, quoting an official source in the Foreign Ministry.
World • 09 Nov 17

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