Former Lebanese PM says Hariri will return to Lebanon

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is seen at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/Files

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora said on Tuesday that the head of his political party, Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, will return to Lebanon.

Hariri's return to Lebanon is "a priority" said Siniora, adding that he had spoken by phone to Hariri on Monday.

(Reporting By Angus McDowall; editing by Ralph Boulton)