cairo lebanon saad al-hariri resign prime minister nov. meet egypt president abdel fattah al-sisi talk brief cairo stopover plan return lebanon egypt state media say tuesday hariri paris since saturday meet french president emmanuel macron say return lebanon wednesday country independence day celebrations say clarify position surprise resignation announce riyadh trigger political crisis lebanon power-sharing government draw country deep regional power struggle sunni kingdom saudi arabia shi ite islamist iran saudi ally hariri say quit interference lebanon iran lebanese ally hezbollah shi ite group part government president michel aoun others say hariri may coerce resign sisi former military commander present bulwark islamist militancy stress back saudi arabia gulf arab ally help aid since oust government lead muslim brotherhood 2013. also say egypt consider measure hezbollah despite saudi demand sanction lebanese group receive call macron u.s. secretary state rex tillerson crisis hariri arrive cairo international airport receive egypt health minister lebanese ambassador cairo egypt ambassador beirut press office say go immediately presidential palace say message hariri twitter account say meet would follow dinner honor saad hariri arrive cairo tuesday even paris meet president sisi schedule return lebanon wednesday mena state news agency say egypt presidency say aoun hezbollah ally also speak sisi discuss developments sisi aoun underscore importance preserve lebanon stability well uphold lebanon national interest lebanon 's hariri hold talk egypt president sisi cairo