Lebanon's Future Movement party of former prime minister Saad Hariri, who resigned from Saudi Arabia under mysterious circumstances five days ago, demanded on Thursday that he return from the kingdom immediately. He said Hezbollah's participation in government is an "act of war" against Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia sees Hezbollah as a proxy of Iran amid a spiralling rivalry between the two regional Sunni and Shia heavyweights. Hezbollah has called on Saudi Arabia to stay out of Lebanese affairs, saying Hariri's resignation from Riyadh "raised many questions." The group's parliamentary bloc said Saudi Arabia was mired in crisis after the failure of its two-and-a-half-year military intervention in Yemen, which has led to a military stalemate.

Source: CBC News November 09, 2017 16:07 UTC