Hezbollah has benefited 'tremendously' from Hariri case: analyst Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he will return to Lebanon for Wednesday's Independence Day celebrations and explain his situation, after his shock resignation announcement in Saudi Arabia sparked political turmoil. For Maya Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, the crisis has "tremendously" benefited the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah movement. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES