Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's press office denied on Sunday reports stating that Saudi Arabia refused to grant Lebanese pilgrims visas to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia, presented by Hariri himself and the Future Movement.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has granted 3,000 visas to the office of PM Saad Hariri, in addition to 2,000 visas announced by the embassy," the statement issued by the press office clarified. The statement concluded by saying that Prime Minister Saad Hariri "salutes the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and his Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in this regard."