Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri left Paris on Tuesday (November 21st) bound for Cairo, an airport source said, ahead of his return home to face the crisis sparked by his resignation, AFP reported.
Al-Hariri took off from Le Bourget airport shortly after 1.30 p.m., the source said, asking not to be named.
He is due to meet with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before finally heading back to Lebanon for Lebanon's Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday.
"President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet later in the day with Lebanon's Prime Minister Mr. Saad al-Hariri," the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
"The meeting is expected to focus on the latest developments in the region as well as developments in Lebanon," it said.
Al-Hariri had arrived in France on Saturday on the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, trying to calm tensions sparked by his surprise resignation on November 4th.
