Lebanese president won’t accept PM’s resignation until he returns

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is demanding that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri return to the country before he decides whether to accept his resignation from office, according to Reuters.

Hariri, in Saudi Arabia, announced he was quitting on Saturday, saying he feared for his life.

This photo taken on November 03, 2016 shows Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaking to journalists following his nomination at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut. (AFP PHOTO / ANWAR AMRO)

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