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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 562

Saad Hariri

Cars drive past a giant billboard bearing a portrait of Lebanon's slain fromer premier Rafik Hariri (L) and his son Saad Hariri, also a former prime minister, in central Beirut on February 13, 2025, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of Rafic Hariri's assassination. (Joseph Eid / AFP)
February 14, 2025, 9:04 am
Ex-PM Saad Hariri returns to changed Lebanon, marking 20 years since father killed
Saad, son of towering politician Rafik Hariri, killed by Hezbollah in 2005, returns to Lebanon from UAE for annual commemoration, with Iranian-backed terror group historically weak
By AFP and ToI Staff
Lebanese soldiers cordon off the area at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, September 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
September 29, 2024, 5:15 pm
Lebanese leaders call for ‘unity’ after Nasrallah killing, say they want ceasefire
Christian party advises followers to go ‘radio silent,’ PM Mikati invokes ‘national responsibility,’ and army tells public that division would play into hands of ‘Israeli enemy’
By AFP and Reuters
Lebanese former prime minister-Saad Hariri speaks to journalists after his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, March 22, 2021. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Official Government via AP)
April 2, 2023, 3:24 pm
Ex-Lebanese PM Saad Hariri sued for rape, sexual assault of private jet attendants
One woman accuses Hariri, regularly drunk and high, of brutal workplace rape; one assault allegedly en route to US state visit; his lawyer denies claims, says plaintiffs want money
By Ash Obel
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference in front of a picture of his late father and former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafic Hariri, at his house in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 24, 2022. (Hussein Malla/AP)
January 24, 2022, 6:30 pm
Lebanon’s former PM Saad Hariri quits politics amid deep financial crisis
Says country has no chance for positive future with Iran’s growing influence and internal divisions; his departure may pave way for more hardline Sunni leaders
By AP
Lebanese President Michel Aoun, left, meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, July 26, 2021. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Official Government via AP)
July 26, 2021, 5:46 pm
Amid deep crises, Hezbollah-backed billionaire tapped as Lebanese PM-designate
Facing unprecedented financial meltdown, lawmakers vote to appoint former premier Najib Mikati to position vacated by Saad Hariri after he failed to form a government
By Agencies
Supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad Hariri, who stepped down saying he was unable to form a government, hurl stones at a Lebanese armored personnel carrier (unseen) in the capital Beirut on July 15, 2021. (AFP)
July 16, 2021, 11:18 pm
Lebanon in freefall as France announces aid conference on port blast anniversary
Protests flare in Tripoli, sparking clashes with army that Lebanese Red Cross says left at least 19 people wounded; Lebanese pound plunges to new lows on black market
By Hashem Osseiran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as he gives a joint press conference with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, following a meeting of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group, at the Fiera di Roma, in Rome, as part of Blinken's three-nation tour of Europe, on June 28, 2021. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)
July 16, 2021, 4:03 am
Following Hariri departure, US says Lebanese leaders ‘squandered’ last 9 months
Secretary of State Blinken calls resignation by PM-designate ‘disappointing,’ raps political class over failure to provide citizens with basic services as economy is in freefall
By Agencies
Lebanese Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri, center, arrives to his meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, on July 14, 2021. (Dalati Nohra/Lebanese Official Government via AP)
July 15, 2021, 6:47 pm
Lebanon PM-designate Saad Hariri steps down after months of deadlock
‘God help the country,’ Hariri says 9 months after being named to post by parliament; move likely to plunge country further into chaos; Lebanese pound hits new low
By Sarah El Deeb
In this Nov. 22, 2018 file photo, Lebanese President Michel Aoun, left, whispers to Prime Minister Saad Hariri, during a military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of Lebanon's independence from France, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon's president called Wednesday, March 17, 2021 on the prime minister-designate to form a government immediately or step aside as the country plunges deeper into economic crisis. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
March 18, 2021, 5:52 am
Amid crisis, Lebanese president tells PM-designate to form a government or quit
Retaliating, Saad Hariri challenges President Michel Aoun to step down, indicating country headed toward prolonged political paralysis alongside economic crash
By Sarah El Deeb
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaks to the media outside the Beirut international airport, April 5, 2020. (Anway Amro/AFP)
December 11, 2020, 4:15 pm
Hezbollah slams Beirut port charges against Lebanese PM as ‘political targeting’
Country’s establishment quick to denounce judge’s decision in wake of devastating explosion as ‘unconstitutional,’ following decades of corruption and impunity
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Aftermath of a massive explosion is seen in in Beirut, Lebanon, August 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, file)
December 4, 2020, 6:44 pm
Hezbollah sues for defamation after being linked to Beirut port blast
Lebanese terror group upset about accusations that it was storing the thousands of tons of chemicals that exploded and devastated city; no one has yet been held acountable
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Bahaa Hariri, right, and Saad Hariri, sons of slain Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, visit the scene where their father was assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon, February 19, 2005. (AP)
November 10, 2020, 12:50 pm
Brother of Lebanon’s Hariri envisions eventual peace with Israel
Bahaa Hariri, whose younger brother Saad is PM-designate, wants the border disputes between the countries solved; says including Hezbollah in government would be ‘big mistake’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Then Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Harir speaks in Beirut, Lebanon, October 20, 2016. (Hussein Malla/AP)
October 22, 2020, 2:28 pm
Ex-PM Hariri asked to form new government in crisis-hit Lebanon
Former premier resigned a year ago amid nationwide protests over corruption, mismanagement of resources and a flunking economy — problems that have worsened since his departure
By Sarah El Deeb
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri speaks to the press as he leaves the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon at Leidschendam on August 18, 2020. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
August 18, 2020, 8:43 pm
Lebanon’s Hariri accepts tribunal’s verdict on murder of ex-PM father
Former PM says guilty verdict for one Hezbollah member in assassination demonstrated court’s objectivity and ‘high credibility’
By Agencies
Rescue workers and soldiers stand around a massive crater after a bomb attack that tore through the motorcade of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, February 14, 2005. (AP Photo)
August 18, 2020, 9:58 am
UN-backed tribunal to deliver verdict in 2005 murder of former Lebanese premier
Hezbollah refusing to hand over 4 defendants, tried in absentia, for bombing that killed Rafik Hariri, 21 others; ‘circumstantial’ evidence largely based on mobile phone records
By Sara MAGNIETTE and Jean-Marc Mojon
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