Lebanon\u2019s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who sparked a political crisis on Saturday by declaring his surprise resignation in Riyadh, has traveled to the UAE, Saudi-owned media said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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His resignation has thrust Lebanon back onto the front line of the Middle East\u2019s most biting rivalry, pitting a mostly Sunni bloc led by Saudi Arabia and including the UAE against Shia Iran and its allies.<\/p>\n
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On Monday Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon of declaring war against it because of aggression by Iran\u2019s Lebanese ally Hezbollah, dramatically escalating the crisis and threatening to destabilize tiny Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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The ratings agency Moody\u2019s has said that any return in Lebanon to the political paralysis that existed before Hariri joined a national unity government last year would harm its credit rating.<\/p>\n
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The sudden nature of Hariri\u2019s resignation has also fueled speculation in Lebanon that he was coerced into quitting and has been held against his will. Saudi Arabia has denied this.<\/p>\n
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Hariri, a political ally of Saudi Arabia, left Riyadh early on Tuesday for Abu Dhabi to meet the United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the Hariri-owned Future TV and Saudi-owned al-Arabiya reported.<\/p>\n
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Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Tuesday that Iran\u2019s decision to supply rockets to militias in Yemen constitutes a \u201cdirect military aggression\u201d against the kingdom.<\/p>\n
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A rocket fired from Yemen intercepted on the outskirts of Riyadh hours after Hariri\u2019s resignation on Saturday. On Monday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told CNN the rocket \u201cwas an Iranian missile launched by Hezbollah\u201d.<\/p>\n
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