Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri left Paris on Tuesday bound for Cairo, an airport source said, ahead of his return home to face the crisis sparked by his resignation.

Hariri took off from Le Bourget airport shortly after 1.30 pm (1230 GMT), 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 following his shock resignation on November 4.

Source: AFP