Lebanon president calls on Riyadh to clarify reasons stopping Hariri return

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify the preventing premier Minister Saad al-Hariri returning to Beirut, his office said.

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese President Michel Aoun is seen at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, November 7, 2017. REUTERS / Mohamed Azakir / File Photo

President Michel Aoun said, "Lebanon does not accept its prime minister as in the standard setting in relations between states."

Lebanese authorities believe Hariri is being held by Saudi Arabia, from where he quit in a broadcast last week, two top Lebanese government officials, a senior politician close to Hariri and a fourth source have said.

Reporting by Ellen Francis, editing by Louise Heavens

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