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A portrait of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri sits on his flower-covered grave in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)
March 7, 2018, 5:47 pm
Judges reject appeal for acquittal by Lebanon PM assassination suspect
Evidence 'strong enough' for long-running trial in absentia to continue, UN-backed tribunal into killing of Rafik Hariri rules
By Agencies
Members of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah carry a portrait of Mustafa Badreddine in Beirut on May 13, 2016. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
July 12, 2016, 4:45 am
Hariri tribunal axes trial of slain Hezbollah commander
Mustafa Badreddine, who led the Shiite group's efforts in Syria, said to have died in Damascus explosion in May
By AFP
This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. (Hezbollah Media Department via AP)
June 2, 2016, 4:02 am
UN-backed tribunal continues trial of slain Hezbollah commander
Judges probing killing of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri say they haven't seen 'sufficient evidence' to confirm death of Mustafa Badreddine
By AFP
This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. (Hezbollah Media Department via AP)
May 13, 2016, 8:44 am
Hezbollah announces probe into killing of top Syria commander attributed to Israel
Shiite group: Unclear who was behind blast at Damascus base; ex-Israeli security chief: Whoever did it, Mustafa Badreddine's death is good for us
By TOI staff, AP and AFP
Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine, purportedly assassinated by an Israeli strike near Damascus on May 13, 2016. (Twitter screenshot)
May 13, 2016, 4:24 am
Top Hezbollah commander in Syria killed by Israel, Lebanese TV says
Mustafa Badreddine, wanted by US and Special Tribunal on Lebanon, said assassinated in airstrike near Damascus airport
By TOI staff
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri (center), escorted by his bodyguards, arrives at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of his father, former prime minister Rafik Hariri, Beirut, Lebanon, February 14, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)
February 15, 2015, 8:52 am
Former Lebanese PM demands Hezbollah leave Syria
Saad Hariri says Shiite terror group's involvement in neighboring civil war is drawing conflict into Lebanon
By AP
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri, February 14, 2013 (screen capture: Youtube/mtvlebanon)
February 14, 2015, 3:13 pm
Former premier in Lebanon to mark father’s killing
Saad Hariri returns from self-imposed exile on 10-year anniversary of assassination that shook the nation
By AP
A Lebanese man walks by a giant poster of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, that was put up near his grave, in preparation to mark the 10th anniversary of his assassination, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
February 12, 2015, 10:50 am
Justice elusive 10 years after killing of Lebanon’s Hariri
Recent turmoil and spillover from neighboring Syria's civil war overshadows investigation of former PM's death
By Bassem Mroue and Mike Corder
A portrait of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri sits on his flower-covered grave in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)
February 26, 2014, 8:24 pm
Hariri murder trial adjourned to add new suspect
Proceedings delayed until May to allow defense to prepare case for Hassan Merhi, accused of involvement in ex-premier's death
By AFP
A portrait of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri sits on his flower-covered grave in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)
January 17, 2014, 11:43 pm
Defense in Hariri case: Prosecution has no evidence
Hezbollah denies involvement in PM's assassination and has denounced tribunal as a US-Israeli conspiracy
By Mike Corder
Back row, from left: Judge Walid Akoum, Judge Janet Nosworthy, Presiding Judge David Re, Judge Micheline Braidy and Judge Nicola Lettier await the start of a trial at the courtroom of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in Leidschendam, Netherlands, on Thursday, January 16, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Toussaint Kluiters)
January 17, 2014, 2:07 pm
The Hariri trial and Lebanon’s ‘education’
While some deny the possibility of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to achieve justice, others see it as a historic opportunity
By Elhanan Miller
Illustrative photo of Lebanese Army soldiers patrolling during October clashes between supporters and opponents of the Syrian regime, in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)
October 23, 2012, 9:50 pm
Washington puts weight behind international probe into Lebanon bombing
Instability from Syria's civil war is threatening neighbor, US spokesperson says
By Matthew Lee
Workers clean the area around last week's bomb in Beirut, October 23 (photo credit: Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
October 23, 2012, 6:18 pm
Hezbollah opposes international probe into Lebanese explosions
Anti-Syrian groups call for investigation of killing of intelligence officer
By Bassem Mroue
Lebanese honor guards carry coffins wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan and his bodyguard, Ahmad Sahyouni, who were assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during their funeral procession at Martyrs' Square in Beirut, October 21, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Bilal Hussein)
October 22, 2012, 6:29 pm
Hezbollah associates accuse Israel of role in Beirut bombing
Druze party and leading daily say Israel had motive in the assassination of Lebanese security chief
By Elhanan Miller
Independent footage from the scene of the bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005 (photo credit: screen capture, YouTube)
October 1, 2012, 4:00 pm
Hezbollah suspects’ lawyers claim UN tribunal on Hariri’s death is illegal
Last effort to thwart trial of quartet in 2005 killing of Lebanese prime minister
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