Lebanese PM visits ally Saudi Arabia
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has held talks with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his first visit to traditional ally Saudi Arabia since returning to the post in November.
The Hariri family's decades-long ties to the Saudi monarchy cooled last year over financial troubles involving the construction giant led by the billionaire politician.
Saudi-born Hariri arrived in Riyadh on King Salman's private plane on Wednesday after they attended an Arab League summit in Jordan, state media said yesterday.
He met with Prince Mohammed, the kingdom's defence minister, for talks on "bilateral relations and developing situations across the Middle East," the SPA state news agency said.
Hariri, the son of assassinated former premier Rafik Hariri, last visited the kingdom in April 2015 after Salman's accession to the throne.
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