After Lebanese Leader's TV Appearance, Doubts Grow About His Future — And Lebanon's
If Saad Hariri's Sunday TV interview with his political party's channel was meant to end rumors that he is being coerced by Saudi Arabia, it didn't work. Hariri resigned as prime minister Nov. 4.
The story of the fate of Lebanon's erstwhile prime minister is unfolding like a real-life television drama.
Last week, Saad Hariri announced his resignation in a televised address from Saudi Arabia. The sudden move left Lebanon in shock and fueled heavy speculation that the Saudi royal family had forced him to step down. Lebanese President Michel Aoun even said he believes that Hariri â who also holds Saudi citizenship â is being held in Saudi Arabia against his will.
For eight days following his resignation on Nov. 4, Hariri was seen but
