beirut lebanon president call saudi arabia saturday clarify lebanese prime minister saad al-hariri could return home week stun country resign kingdom senior lebanese official say president michel aoun tell foreign ambassadors hariri kidnap immunity hariri shock resignation thrust lebanon back frontline power struggle sunni saudi arabia shi ite iran rivalry work upheaval syria iraq yemen bahrain lebanon accept prime minister situation odds international treaties aoun say statement say comment move hariri reflect reality due question status follow resignation broadcast saudi arabia lebanese authorities believe riyadh detain hariri fly saudi arabia nov. two top lebanese government officials senior politician close hariri fourth source say french president emmanuel macron echo similar concern say call aoun saturday lebanese political leaders enjoy freedom movement macron make unscheduled visit riyadh early week receive lebanese foreign minister paris tuesday elysee statement say riyadh say hariri free decide resign iran lebanese ally hezbollah call shots coalition government hariri make public remark since quit last week say fear assassination accuse iran along hezbollah sow strife arab world hariri whose family make fortune saudi construction industry also give sign might return beirut lebanese premier take part ceremony riyadh saturday welcome saudi king salman medina media office say hariri meet turkish british ambassadors riyadh home afternoon say source close hariri say saudi arabia conclude prime minister long-time saudi ally go unwilling confront hezbollah phone confiscate arrive riyadh next day force resign saudi tv channel senior source close hariri top lebanese political security officials say aoun want saudi arabia brotherly tie deeply root friendship clarify reason prevent prime minister hariri return office say france western countries look alarm rise tensions region would like saad al-hariri freedom movement fully able play essential role lebanon french foreign ministry spokesman say friday hariri resignation unravel political deal among lebanon rival factions make prime minister aoun hezbollah ally president last year coalition government include shi ite hezbollah heavily arm military political organization hezbollah leader sayyed hassan nasrallah say friday saudi declare war lebanon group accuse riyadh force hariri resign destabilize lebanon comment mirror accusation riyadh early week lebanon hezbollah declare war gulf arab kingdom hariri political party denounce saturday iranian intervention arab countries attack saudi arabia future movement party say stand premier wait impatiently return lebanon handle national responsibilities lead stage statement unite state call hariri trust partner refer prime minister white house reject efforts militias within lebanon foreign force threaten lebanon stability ... use lebanon base threaten others region say u.s. secretary state rex tillerson tell reporters friday indication hariri hold unite state monitor situation resignation hariri come amid anti-corruption purge riyadh dozens senior princes businessmen round lebanese president press saudi say hariri return