Lebanon’s outgoing PM leaves Saudi Arabia to visit UAE – report

Refuting claims he is under house arrest, Saad Hariri’s Future TV station says he’s set to meet top official in Abu Dhabi

By AP 7 November 2017, 10:47 am
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In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi King Salman, right, meets with outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (Saudi Press Agency, via AP)
In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi King Salman, right, meets with outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. (Saudi Press Agency, via AP)

BEIRUT — The TV station of Lebanon’s resigned Prime Minister Said Hariri says the politician has left the Saudi capital of Riyadh to travel to the United Arab Emirates, where is he is scheduled to meet a top official.

Saad Hariri’s departure comes after days of speculation in Lebanon that the Lebanese-Saudi politician is under 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.

Joe Biden, the US vice president, left, shakes hands with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Hariri’s Future TV said the outgoing prime minister left Riyadh on Tuesday morning to UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi to meet the powerful crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Hariri unexpectedly announced his resignation Saturday during a trip to Saudi Arabia, throwing Lebanon’s fragile government into disarray.

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