You see, Saad Hariri is suffering from serious financial crisis

And Saudi royals are refusing to meet with him to bankroll his company, Saudi Oger.  So he is trying everything: including having people writes articles for him in praise of Saudi regime: "Contrast this with what Saudi Arabia has done for Lebanon. In the 1980s, while Iran was busy directing its proxy militias in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia helped the country reach a historic agreement to end its civil war."