EghtesadOnline: Lebanon’s president on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of holding hostage prime minister Saad al-Hariri along with his family - the first time he has explicitly said he was being held - and called this an act of aggression.

EghtesadOnline: Iran said on Monday that it does not interfere in Lebanon and that comments on Sunday by Saad al-Hariri , who resigned as Lebanese prime minister nine days ago, gave hope he would soon return to his country, state TV reported.

EghtesadOnline: Lebanese President Michael Aoun gave a positive assessment of Saad al-Hariri ’s first comments since stepping down as prime minister, saying on Monday Hariri had hinted at the possibility of rescinding his resignation, visitors to Aoun said.

EghtesadOnline: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri , in his first public comments since his surprise Nov. 4 resignation from the Saudi capital, dismissed speculation that he was held against his will in Saudi Arabia and said he plans to return home within days.

EghtesadOnline: Saad al-Hariri resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister after Iran turned down a request by Riyadh to stop supporting the oppressed Yemeni nation in the face of a deadly Saudi war, an informed Iranian source says.

EghtesadOnline: Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying in a televised broadcast he sensed a plot to target his life and criticizing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.