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Lebanon's Saad Hariri withdraws resignation
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has officially withdrawn his resignation, a month after saying he was quitting in a shock announcement in Saudi Arabia.
He had already suspended it two weeks ago after returning to Lebanon.
In a statement, he said the situation had been resolved after all members of the government agreed to stay out of the affairs of other Arab states.
Mr Hariri had accused coalition partner Hezbollah and Iran of spreading strife across the region.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42239355
He had already suspended it two weeks ago after returning to Lebanon.
In a statement, he said the situation had been resolved after all members of the government agreed to stay out of the affairs of other Arab states.
Mr Hariri had accused coalition partner Hezbollah and Iran of spreading strife across the region.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42239355
A very strange episode, which makes me think Saudi Arabia (probably the crown prince) overreached in trying to control the Sunni part of the Lebanese government, and someone persuaded them to back off.
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