Lebanese Sunni Muslims

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Jan. 30 will travel to Turkey for a two-day official visit, according to a Turkish Prime Ministry source.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri accepted a visit from Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon Çağatay Erciyes on Nov. 26.

Lebanon’s prime minister Saad Hariri, back in Beirut for the first time since his shock resignation, was expected Nov. 22 to explain his surprise decision and his extended stay in Saudi Arabia.

The office of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Nov. 18 he has arrived in Paris with his wife from Saudi Arabia without mentioning two of his children.

Turkey has expressed its full pledge to the stability and sovereignty of Lebanon with expectations that Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri will make a decision regarding his career “without pressure” after his return to his country.

Saad Hariri, whose resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister a week ago sent shockwaves across the region, said on Nov. 12 he is “free” in Saudi Arabia and will return to Lebanon “very soon.”

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who is in Saudi Arabia, will return to his home country in the coming days. This is what he himself said in an interview with a Saudi TV channel.

His escape became the occasion for a scandal between Beirut and Riyadh. Hariri worries about his safety in the country because of the open criticism of the Hezbollah group and Iran.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia Mohammad bil Sulman have discussed recent events in the Middle East during a surprise visit of Macron in Riyadh, the France press reported.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Nov. 9 urged their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, days after Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation while visiting Riyadh.

Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri is held in Saudi Arabia, from where he resigned as prime minister, two top Lebanese government officials said, amid a deepening crisis pushing Lebanon onto the frontlines of a power struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.