Lebanese PM Saad Hariri called President Michel Aoun and told him that he will be in Lebanon for Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday, Lebanese Presidency said on Saturday. Hariri telephoned President Aoun after arriving in France from Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning, the presidency said in a statement. “PM Hariri ...
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Berlin in protest over comments made by the German foreign minister perceived as suggesting that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri had been held against his will in Riyadh. Early Saturday, Riyadh’s state news agency SPA released a statement protesting comments on the crisis ...