Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri May Withdraw Resignation Next Week

A poster of resigned Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri with Arabic that read, "We are all with you," hangs on a street in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Cardinal Bechara el-Rai, who heads the Maronite sect, Lebanon's biggest Christian community and the Middle East's largest Catholic church, is to head to Saudi Arabia and is expected to meet with Hariri, in a visit he had planned before Hariri announced his resignation. Photo: Hassan Ammar, AP

Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri said on Wednesday he may withdraw his resignation next week, if matters remain “positive” and the trend continues.

Mr. Hariri has previously said that he would resign unless Iran-alligned Hezbollah stays out of regional conflicts accepting Beirut’s policy of neutrality.

On November 4, Mr. Hariri announced his resignation from Saudi Arabia. Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said at the time that the government considered Mr. Hariri to be detained in Riyadh.

However, after his return to Beirut on November 21, Mr. Hariri put the resignation on hold to give way to more political consultations.

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