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Lebanon's Hariri visits UAE after resigning as prime minister

Sa'ad al-Hariri visited the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after resigning as Lebanon's prime minister during a trip to Saudi Arabia.

Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad al-Hariri visited the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, after his trip to Saudi Arabia, as regional tensions aggravated by his surprise resignation escalated into a domestic crisis.

Hariri, an ally of Saudi Arabia, flew to Abu Dhabi and then returned to Riyadh, his office said. His Future TV channel said he would also visit Bahrain.