Topic: Saad Hariri

Lebanon pays UN court, averting crisis

Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Wednesday he had transferred Lebanon's share of funds for a UN-backed court probing the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, averting a crisis that threatened the collapse of his government."This morning, I transferred Lebanon's share ...
Tens of thousands of supporters of Lebanon's anti-Syrian opposition gathered in the Sunni stronghold of Tripoli on Sunday to denounce the regime in Damascus and its Shiite ally Hezbollah.The rally in the northern port city was organised by the Future ...

Hariri suspect says Lebanon can't arrest him: report

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Lebanese suspect in the killing of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri has said authorities know where to find him but cannot arrest him, deepening political tensions over the 2005 assassination.The U.N.-backed court prosecutor has indicted four ...

Hariri indictment says phones link suspects to killing

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four Hezbollah suspects in the killing of Rafik al-Hariri were linked to the attack largely by circumstantial evidence gleaned from phone records, according to an indictment published on Wednesday after a six-year investigation which polarized Lebanon.The Shi'ite Muslim ...
By Mariam Karouny. . BEIRUT — The U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri handed over...
REUTERS/Sharif Karim . Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah adds his two cents at a rally against Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak....
Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri called it a “coup d'état.” If so, it was the slowest coup d'état in Middle Eastern history. For years...

Hariri supporters rally in Lebanon

Supporters of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri rally in Beirut and Tripoli, setting fire to vehicles, garbage, and tires in the streets.....

Hezbollah would consider Lebanon unity government

0 . Hezbollah and its allies are willing to be part of a new unity government with their rivals in Lebanon's Western-backed political bloc if the...
Getty. Hezbollabh Leader Hassan Nasrallah, pictured on key rings at a gift shop in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahyeh. . Full Comment's Araminta...