Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia forced Lebanese PM to quitBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon s Shi ite Hezbollah group on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to quit, and called for calm in an effort to contain the political crisis unleashed by his resignation. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, said there should be no political escalation in response to Hariri s declaration on Saturday, which was made from Saudi Arabia and came as surprise even to his aides. Hariri, in a televised speech, said there was a plot to kill him, and accused Hezbollah and its Iranian backers of sowing strife in the Arab world.    Nasrallah said  legitimate questions  were being asked over whether Hariri had been detained in Saudi Arabia, where news emerged on Sunday that royals, ministers and investors had been arrested in an anti-corruption purge. Aides to Hariri, whose family made their fortune in the Saudi construction industry, strongly denied he had been detained or had been forced to resign. Speaking in a televised address, Nasrallah said:  The resignation was a Saudi decision dictated to Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and was forced on him.  Nasrallah said Lebanon s political leaders expected Hariri to return to Lebanon on Thursday  if he is allowed  to travel.  Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, a political ally of Hariri, is locked in a bitter tussle for power across the Middle East with Shi ite Iran and its allies, including Hezbollah. Lebanese President Michel Aoun will not accept Hariri s resignation until he returns to Lebanon to explain his reasons, palace sources said on Sunday, delaying for now the politically difficult consultations over his successor.  Nasrallah said he would not comment on accusations leveled against Hezbollah by Hariri, describing his resignation announcement as a Saudi statement. Hariri s resignation toppled a coalition government that included Hezbollah, thrusting Lebanon back into the frontline of the Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry and risking an open-ended political crisis.  The government was formed late last year in a political deal that ended years of deadlock, and last month it produced Lebanon s first budget since 2005. Nasrallah said he had thought things were going well and had not wanted Hariri to quit.  Hariri allies in Lebanon have denied suggestions he had been detained and a photograph was published on his Twitter account showing him with Saudi Arabia s newly appointed ambassador to Lebanon, Walid al-Yaaqoub. News of high-level arrests in Saudi Arabia fueled social media speculation in Lebanon that Hariri, a Saudi national, was a target. Nasrallah said  there was legitimate concern , asking if Hariri had anything to do  with this internal struggle between the princes .    Saudi Oger, the construction firm owned by the Hariri family, has faced a multibillion-dollar debt restructuring. The company was hit by a decline in oil prices led to sharp state spending cuts in the kingdom.     Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat cited unnamed sources close to Hariri as speculating that he would probably remain outside Lebanon because of the security threat against him. Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh sought to calm fears the political turmoil would hit Lebanon s already fragile economy, issuing a statement to reaffirm the stability of its currency, which is pegged against the U.S. dollar.    In Lebanon s sectarian system the president must be a Maronite Catholic, the prime minister a Sunni and the speaker of parliament a Shi ite. Hariri is Lebanon s most influential Sunni politician. His father, Rafik al-Hariri, was prime minister after Lebanon s 1975-1990 civil war and was assassinated in a car bombing in 2005.  A U.N.-backed tribunal has indicted five Hezbollah members for the killing but the group denies any involvement.  Saudi media have published reports of a plot to assassinate Hariri in recent days, but all of Lebanon s main security branches have said they have no information about such a plot. A Saudi minister said on Saturday that Hariri s personal security detail had  confirmed information  about the plot. Thamer al-Sabhan said in an interview with a Lebanese TV station on Saturday that there were  threats against the prime minister and the kingdom is keen for his security . U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was concerned by Hariri s resignation and hoped all sides in the country would back its state institutions, his spokesman on Lebanon Stephane Dujarric said in an emailed statement. worldnews
hezbollah says saudi arabia forced lebanese pm quitbeirut reuters lebanon shi ite hezbollah group sunday accused saudi arabia forcing lebanese prime minister said quit called calm effort contain political crisis unleashed resignation stayed hassan nasrallah leader hezbollah said political escalation response hair declaration saturday made saudi arabia came surprise even aides hair televised speech said plot kill accused hezbollah iranian backers sowing strife arab world nasrallah said legitimate questions asked whether hair detained saudi arabia news emerged sunday royals ministers investors arrested purge aides hair whose family made fortune saudi construction industry strongly denied detained forced resign speaking televised address nasrallah said the resignation saudi decision dictated prime minister said forced nasrallah said lebanon political leaders expected hair return lebanon thursday allowed travel sunny muslim saudi arabia political ally hair locked bitter muscle power across middle east shi ite iran allies including hezbollah lebanese president michel noun accept hair resignation returns lebanon explain reasons palace sources said sunday delaying politically difficult consultations successor nasrallah said would comment accusations leveled hezbollah hair describing resignation announcement saudi statement hair resignation toppled coalition government included hezbollah trusting lebanon back frontline regional rivalry risking political crisis the government formed late last year political deal ended years deadlock last month produced lebanon first budget since nasrallah said thought things going well wanted hair quit hair allies lebanon denied suggestions detained photograph published twitter account showing saudi arabia newly appointed ambassador lebanon valid news arrests saudi arabia fueled social media speculation lebanon hair saudi national target nasrallah said legitimate concern asking hair anything internal struggle princes saudi over construction firm owned hair family faced debt restructuring the company hit decline oil prices led sharp state spending cuts kingdom newspaper share cited unnamed sources close hair speculating would probably remain outside lebanon security threat central bank governor road salameh sought calm fears political turmoil would hit lebanon already fragile economy issuing statement reaffirmed stability currency pegged dollar in lebanon sectarian system president must maronite catholic prime minister sunny speaker parliament shi ite hair lebanon influential sunny politician his father rank prime minister lebanon civil war assassinated car bombing a tribunal indicted five hezbollah members killing group denies involvement saudi media published reports plot assassinate hair recent days lebanon main security branches said information plot a saudi minister said saturday hair personal security detail confirmed information plot theme said interview lebanese tv station saturday threats prime minister kingdom keen security antonio guerre concerned hair resignation hoped sides country would back state institutions spokesman lebanon stephanie dujarric said emailed statement worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Hezbollah says Saudi Arabia forced Lebanese PM to quitBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon s Shi ite Hezbollah group on Sunday accused Saudi Arabia of forcing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to quit, and called for calm in an effort to contain the political crisis unleashed by his resignation. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, said there should be no political escalation in response to Hariri s declaration on Saturday, which was made from Saudi Arabia and came as surprise even to his aides. Hariri, in a televised speech, said there was a plot to kill him, and accused Hezbollah and its Iranian backers of sowing strife in the Arab world.    Nasrallah said  legitimate questions  were being asked over whether Hariri had been detained in Saudi Arabia, where news emerged on Sunday that royals, ministers and investors had been arrested in an anti-corruption purge. Aides to Hariri, whose family made their fortune in the Saudi construction industry, strongly denied he had been detained or had been forced to resign. Speaking in a televised address, Nasrallah said:  The resignation was a Saudi decision dictated to Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and was forced on him.  Nasrallah said Lebanon s political leaders expected Hariri to return to Lebanon on Thursday  if he is allowed  to travel.  Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, a political ally of Hariri, is locked in a bitter tussle for power across the Middle East with Shi ite Iran and its allies, including Hezbollah. Lebanese President Michel Aoun will not accept Hariri s resignation until he returns to Lebanon to explain his reasons, palace sources said on Sunday, delaying for now the politically difficult consultations over his successor.  Nasrallah said he would not comment on accusations leveled against Hezbollah by Hariri, describing his resignation announcement as a Saudi statement. Hariri s resignation toppled a coalition government that included Hezbollah, thrusting Lebanon back into the frontline of the Saudi-Iranian regional rivalry and risking an open-ended political crisis.  The government was formed late last year in a political deal that ended years of deadlock, and last month it produced Lebanon s first budget since 2005. Nasrallah said he had thought things were going well and had not wanted Hariri to quit.  Hariri allies in Lebanon have denied suggestions he had been detained and a photograph was published on his Twitter account showing him with Saudi Arabia s newly appointed ambassador to Lebanon, Walid al-Yaaqoub. News of high-level arrests in Saudi Arabia fueled social media speculation in Lebanon that Hariri, a Saudi national, was a target. Nasrallah said  there was legitimate concern , asking if Hariri had anything to do  with this internal struggle between the princes .    Saudi Oger, the construction firm owned by the Hariri family, has faced a multibillion-dollar debt restructuring. The company was hit by a decline in oil prices led to sharp state spending cuts in the kingdom.     Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat cited unnamed sources close to Hariri as speculating that he would probably remain outside Lebanon because of the security threat against him. Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh sought to calm fears the political turmoil would hit Lebanon s already fragile economy, issuing a statement to reaffirm the stability of its currency, which is pegged against the U.S. dollar.    In Lebanon s sectarian system the president must be a Maronite Catholic, the prime minister a Sunni and the speaker of parliament a Shi ite. Hariri is Lebanon s most influential Sunni politician. His father, Rafik al-Hariri, was prime minister after Lebanon s 1975-1990 civil war and was assassinated in a car bombing in 2005.  A U.N.-backed tribunal has indicted five Hezbollah members for the killing but the group denies any involvement.  Saudi media have published reports of a plot to assassinate Hariri in recent days, but all of Lebanon s main security branches have said they have no information about such a plot. A Saudi minister said on Saturday that Hariri s personal security detail had  confirmed information  about the plot. Thamer al-Sabhan said in an interview with a Lebanese TV station on Saturday that there were  threats against the prime minister and the kingdom is keen for his security . U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was concerned by Hariri s resignation and hoped all sides in the country would back its state institutions, his spokesman on Lebanon Stephane Dujarric said in an emailed statement. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: hezbollah says saudi arabia forced lebanese pm quitbeirut reuters lebanon shi ite hezbollah group sunday accused saudi arabia forcing lebanese prime minister said quit called calm effort contain political crisis unleashed resignation stayed hassan nasrallah leader hezbollah said political escalation response hair declaration saturday made saudi arabia came surprise even aides hair televised speech said plot kill accused hezbollah iranian backers sowing strife arab world nasrallah said legitimate questions asked whether hair detained saudi arabia news emerged sunday royals ministers investors arrested purge aides hair whose family made fortune saudi construction industry strongly denied detained forced resign speaking televised address nasrallah said the resignation saudi decision dictated prime minister said forced nasrallah said lebanon political leaders expected hair return lebanon thursday allowed travel sunny muslim saudi arabia political ally hair locked bitter muscle power across middle east shi ite iran allies including hezbollah lebanese president michel noun accept hair resignation returns lebanon explain reasons palace sources said sunday delaying politically difficult consultations successor nasrallah said would comment accusations leveled hezbollah hair describing resignation announcement saudi statement hair resignation toppled coalition government included hezbollah trusting lebanon back frontline regional rivalry risking political crisis the government formed late last year political deal ended years deadlock last month produced lebanon first budget since nasrallah said thought things going well wanted hair quit hair allies lebanon denied suggestions detained photograph published twitter account showing saudi arabia newly appointed ambassador lebanon valid news arrests saudi arabia fueled social media speculation lebanon hair saudi national target nasrallah said legitimate concern asking hair anything internal struggle princes saudi over construction firm owned hair family faced debt restructuring the company hit decline oil prices led sharp state spending cuts kingdom newspaper share cited unnamed sources close hair speculating would probably remain outside lebanon security threat central bank governor road salameh sought calm fears political turmoil would hit lebanon already fragile economy issuing statement reaffirmed stability currency pegged dollar in lebanon sectarian system president must maronite catholic prime minister sunny speaker parliament shi ite hair lebanon influential sunny politician his father rank prime minister lebanon civil war assassinated car bombing a tribunal indicted five hezbollah members killing group denies involvement saudi media published reports plot assassinate hair recent days lebanon main security branches said information plot a saudi minister said saturday hair personal security detail confirmed information plot theme said interview lebanese tv station saturday threats prime minister kingdom keen security antonio guerre concerned hair resignation hoped sides country would back state institutions spokesman lebanon stephanie dujarric said emailed statement worldnews