Lebanon's Hariri backs Hezbollah ally Aoun as president: live speech

Reuters

Published Oct 20, 2016 10:40AM ET

Lebanon's Hariri backs Hezbollah ally Aoun as president: live speech

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's former prime minister Saad al-Hariri announced his support for his political foe Michel Aoun, an ally of the Iranian-backed Shi'ite movement Hezbollah, to become president in a televised news conference on Thursday, a step that may help resolve the country's political deadlock.