Hariri in Turkey
َAbdel Bari Atwan- Is it finally over between Saudi Arabia and its top Lebanese Sunni client?
Is it finally over between Saudi Arabia and its top Lebanese Sunni client?
It was a surprise to see Saad al-Hariri – Lebanon’s former prime minister and current PM-elect, and head of its Future Movement – suddenly turn up in Istanbul and hold a private two-hour meeting, including lunch, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This marks a turnaround in Lebanese Sunni politics. The heir to the Hariri legacy is turning his back on an 80-year-old legacy of Lebanese Sunni political alignment with and domination by Saudi Arabia.
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