Topic - Saad Hariri

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  Hezbollah member wanted in Lebanon ex-PM killing

  A U.N.-backed court indicted at least one senior Hezbollah member and three other suspects Thursday in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a Lebanese official said.

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  Sound of silence in Arab world

  In life, Osama bin Laden was burned into the Muslim consciousness in countless ways: the lion of holy warriors, the untouchable nemesis of the West, the evil zealot who soiled their faith with blood and intolerance.

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  U.S. considers slashing financial aid to Lebanon

  The Obama administration is reconsidering how it bankrolls Lebanon after the militant Iranian-backed group Hezbollah won a prominent role in the government of the fragile Mideast state where the U.S. has spent millions promoting a pro-Western agenda.

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  Sunnis riot to protest Lebanon's new leader

  Sunni Muslims staged violent demonstrations Tuesday after Lebanese lawmakers announced that the candidate Hezbollah supported for prime minister — telecommunications mogul Najib Mikati — had won the post.

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  Hezbollah's candidate to form Lebanese government

  The candidate backed by Iranian-allied Hezbollah was designated Tuesday to form Lebanon's next government, angering Sunnis who protested the rising power of the Shi'ite militant group by burning tires and torching a van belonging to Al Jazeera.

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  Hezbollah moves toward Lebanon government control

  Hezbollah secured the support from a majority of parliament Monday to nominate its candidate for prime minister, putting the Iranian-backed militant group in position to control Lebanon's new government.

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  Turkey, Qatar suspend mediation in Lebanon

  The foreign ministers of Turkey and Qatar have left Lebanon and suspended efforts to resolve the country's deepening political crisis, according to a statement released Thursday.

• Saudis walk away from effort to end Lebanon's political crisis

  Saudi Arabia has abandoned months of behind-the-scenes efforts to resolve Lebanon's political crisis over the international tribunal investigating the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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  First U.S. ambassador in 5 years arrives in Syria

  The first American ambassador to Syria since 2005 arrived in Damascus on Sunday at a time of regional turmoil and with Syrian-U.S. relations still mired in mutual distrust.

• Bad choice: Stability in Lebanon or support for tribunal

  The collapse of Lebanon's unity government presents a dilemma to U.S. policymakers — support the pursuit of justice in a U.N. tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri or support a stable, secure and prosperous Lebanon.

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  Lebanon's government falls as Hezbollah pulls out

  Lebanon's year-old unity government collapsed Wednesday after Hezbollah ministers and their allies resigned over tensions stemming from a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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  Lebanese coalition collapses in turmoil over probe

  Lebanon's year-old coalition government collapsed Wednesday amid fears that a United Nations report into the 2005 assassination of the country's prime minister will trigger a new civil war and plunge the Middle East into another conflict.

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  Hariri denies plan to abjure slaying probe

  Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri pushed back Wednesday against a report claiming he planned to end his support for the U.N.'s Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the body investigating the 2005 assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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  Iran's Khamenei rejects Hariri tribunal as 'kangaroo court'

  Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasted the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Monday, as it prepares to issue widely anticipated indictments against Hezbollah members for the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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  Hezbollah indictments loom

  Lebanon is bracing itself. The U.N.-backed court set up after the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is expected to announce indictments of Hezbollah members before the end of the year.

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