Macron welcomes Lebanon's Saad Hariri to Elysee Palace

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Saad Hariri for talks on Saturday, hours after the Lebanese premier arrived from Saudi Arabia in the midst of a political crisis.

Hariri, who made a shock resignation announcement on November 4 and has since fended off claims he was being held



in Saudi Arabia against his will, was also due to have lunch with Macron.

The Lebanese leader's wife and elder son were to join them for the meal after the talks, but the couple's two younger children remain in Riyadh "for their school exams", a source close to Hariri said.