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Lebanese Former Prime Minister to Leave Saudi Arabia for France

HeadlineNov 16, 2017

In news from the Middle East, former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has reportedly accepted an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to leave Saudi Arabia and come to France. Last week, Hariri unexpectedly resigned as Lebanese prime minister while on a trip to Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun accused Riyadh of holding Hariri “captive.”

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