FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri gestures as he speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon September 3, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday joked about Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's detention in the kingdom last year, saying he was free to leave after attending an international investment conference in Riyadh.
"Prime Minister Saad is staying in the kingdom for two days so I hope you don't spread rumours that he was kidnapped," he said during a panel discussion at the event.
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