• Le New York Times, admettant du bout des lèvres que de plus en plus d’officiels et de diplomates à Beyrouth craignent que Hariri soit retenu contre son gré en Arabie séoudite, lâche que personne ne comprend la logique des soudiens au Liban, et qu’ils ont humilié Saad Hariri.

    Saudi Arabia Orders Its Citizens Out of Lebanon, Raising Fears of War
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-lebanon-war.html

    At the same time, the Lebanese prime minister, Saad Hariri, unexpectedly flew to Riyadh and declared his resignation there on Saturday. Suspicions were growing among officials and diplomats in Beirut on Thursday that he had not only been pressured to do so by Saudi Arabia but was being held there against his will.

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    Adding to the confusion, no one professes to understand Saudi Arabia’s logic or goals in Lebanon. Mr. Hariri’s resignation, apparently aimed at isolating Hezbollah, seemed likely only to strengthen it and its allies. It has humiliated Mr. Hariri, Saudi Arabia’s main ally in the country, created a potentially destabilizing political crisis in Lebanon and given Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, an opportunity to appear the elder statesman, calling for calm and declaring that Mr. Hariri is welcome back any time.