beirut lebanon saad al-hariri expect leave saudi arabia france within 48 hours fly home beirut officially submit resignation lebanese prime minister source close hariri tell reuters thursday hariri announce resignation televise broadcast saudi arabia nov. yet return lebanon say wednesday would return soon lebanese president michel aoun tweet thursday hop country political crisis follow hariri acceptance french invitation await return pm hariri beirut decide situation government want resign rescind resignation aoun say accord presidential source aoun previously say accept hariri resignation return beirut tender explain reason resignation hariri push lebanon center intensify regional rivalry shi ite muslim iran sunni saudi arabia lebanese presidential source quote aoun thursday say lebanon remain commit policy disassociation especially among arab state disassociation policy generally know lebanon mean stay regional conflict interview sunday hariri repeatedly call disassociation respect french president emmanuel macron say statement wednesday invite hariri france speak saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman invitation visit days offer political exile macron say speak germany hariri expect go france family source close hariri say hariri travel riyadh nov. abruptly resign day late remain saudi capital since top lebanese officials senior politicians close hariri tell reuters force quit hariri saudi arabia deny hold riyadh coerce resign version story correct language aoun statement include word disassociation lebanon 's hariri fly paris within 48 hours source close hariri