Hariri Returns to Riyadh after Meeting Abu Dhabi Crown Prince
Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks Tuesday in the UAE with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, on his first departure from the Saudi capital after the announcement of his shock resignation from Riyadh on Saturday.
Hariri returned to Riyadh after the talks with Abu Dhabi's ruler which tackled "the brotherly relations and the developments in Lebanon," his office said.
The Emirati official news agency meanwhile reported that Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed "stressed the UAE's support for Lebanon regarding the challenges and the regional interference that are facing it and impeding the course of growth and development in it."
The "regional interference" is also "threatening the safety and security of its brotherly people," the news agency quoted the Emirati leader as telling Hariri.
Hariri's trip comes after days of speculation in Lebanon that the resigned Premier is under an alleged house arrest in Saudi Arabia following his resignation over the weekend.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia are strong allies and are spearheading an anti-Iran coalition in the region.
Hariri stunned the Lebanese with his resignation on Saturday and a haltingly delivered televised statement from the kingdom fueled speculations.
In the speech, he accused Iran of meddling in Arab affairs and Iran-backed Hizbullah of holding Lebanon hostage.
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speculated on Sunday that Saudi Arabia had forced Hariri to resign amid the deepening Saudi-Iran rivalry.
over 6 years
better house arrest than sewer arrest
over 6 years
stfu
over 6 years
Southern Tenant Farmers Union, i like it ex-FPM. As you know, Southern is also known as tric.portugal
over 6 years
He explained his resignation and what's behind it in his press conference: iran's hegemony over Lebanon, Hezbollah actions, and the attempt on his life.
He can send his written resignation by DHL if you would like. Anything else?
over 6 years
Back in 2011-2012 aoun and his hezbollah militia issued a one way ticket to Hariri out of Lebanon. Now they cannot wait to issue him a return ticket. Amazing what a difference a few years can make.
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أن النظام السوري قال أنه جاء إلى لبنان ليخلّص المسيحيين من الإبادة، وهنا أريد أن أسأله من كان يريد إبادتنا غيرهم، ومن أرسل القوى التي كانت تقوم بأعمال الإبادة ؟
ميشال عون
over 6 years
Or Bashar Bin Salman?
over 6 years
The Saudi Troll must have learned his vocabulary in one of their madrassas or in The Bashar bin Salman School of Foreign Affairs.
over 6 years
Or at the Mohammed Bin Assad Institute of New Saudi Thought
over 6 years
Hariri is under Saudi escort and House Arrest.
He is not allowed to travel to Lebanon.
He is being forced to do this, the government will work to get their Prime Minister back home.
over 6 years
Is your sheikh really a human or an Alien from another planet?
http://arabia2day.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/20100220_sau_mufti.jpg
over 6 years
Pro-Saudi troll who reinvented himself who sounds like a Pro-Assad troll :-)))
over 6 years
Time for Israel to give up its weapons of mass destruction and get out of Arab occupied land. Time for Saudi to become a democracy and hold elections. But most importantly time for the US to stop meddling in our affairs.
Hezbollah should give up its weapons, I agree but for God's sake that is our business and racist Israel, xenophobic America and wahabi Saudi cannot give us any lessons.
over 6 years
Given that you have an innate interest in creating havoc in Lebanon, I suggest you look at the cruelty of your occupation and your racist society. Your country, Israel, has committed terrorist acts in all Arab countries and killed so many innocents and Hezbollah was born thanks to your criminal occupation.
ISIS was born thanks to your incitement of the US to occupy Iraq.
Your country is ruled by extremists that are as scary as Hezbollah.
If you want to get rid of Hezbollah, make a just peace with the Palestinians and give back occupied territory and stop giving us moral lessons.
over 6 years
Ah you are the same Saudi troll with another account! Your rich vocabulary betrayed you Mohammed Bin Bashar :-))
over 6 years
Ah you are the same Saudi troll with another account! Your rich vocabulary betrayed you Mohammed Bin Bashar :-))
over 6 years
Your Netanyahu is an extremist and a racist. The Harvey Weinstein of Middle East politics!
Your Assad is a mass murderer. Your Trump is an idiotic puppet brought in to scare the world. Your Saudis and Iranians live in the Middle Ages.
Lebanon has more heart and strength than all those monsters that want to destroy it. You are on this forum to wreck havoc. Go back to your cave.
over 6 years
Israelis trolls should not give us any lessons. You are as extremist and as dangerous as Hezbollah and your Netanyahu is as lovable as Khamanei.
under house arrest