Saad Hariri: loose witness in MBS prosecution

The Lebanese prime minister now has one on the crown prince; Mohammed bin Salman goes after his inner circle; Netanyahu needs Putin for possible deal on the Golan.
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Lebanese leader Saad Hariri (L) may benefit from the troubles of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R). Hariri was speaking to the media in front of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in the Hague, the Netherlands, Sept. 11, 2018, while Mohammed was meeting with President Donald Trump at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2017. - Bas Czerwinski/Pool via REUTERS (L) and REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (R)
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Hariri’s liberation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s come-uppance over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul is a windfall for Saad Hariri, who is on the verge of forming a new government in Lebanon.

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