Hariri

Police to indict five members of Hariri crime group in ‘Prince’ extortion case

Those set to be charged are Marad Hariri, 41, from Umm el-Fahm; Nabil Arian, 31, from Arara; Yosef Hadidja, 33, from Kalansuwa; Mohammed Akel, 37, from Arara; and Murtada Akel, 26, also from Arara.

Border Police officers in Jerusalem, March 30, 2025 (illustration).
 Iran's top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, June 28, 2019.

Iranian FM Abbas Araqchi announces support for a ceasefire in Lebanon amid Beirut visit

 People walk outside Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon August 26, 2024.

Israel reportedly hacks Beirut airport control tower, warns Iranian plane not to land

 Police at the scene where four men were shot dead in the Arab Town of Abu Snan, northern Israel, August 22, 2023.

Three arrests made in connection with Abu Snan murders, Shin Bet withdraws from investigation


Lebanon braces for tribunal verdict 15 years after Hariri assassination

Hezbollah, which is both a political party in Lebanon’s government and a heavily armed militia, denies any role in Hariri’s killing.

A Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla looks at a fire rising from a burning object in a Beirut suburb, Lebanon July 17, 2006.

Card-carrying Hezbollah member condemns group in TV interview

"With my own eyes, I saw people eating from the trash," he recalled. "We all support the resistance against Israel, but we are dying of hunger. One needs to eat in order to fight."

Demonstrators form a human chain during ongoing anti-government protests in Sidon, Lebanon October 27, 2019

Lebanon to convene talks on new prime minister on Monday

Sunni businessman Samir Khatib is seen as the frontrunner.

Protestors celebrate after Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri announced his resignation in Beirut, Lebanon October 29, 2019

IRGC's Qassem Soleimani visits Baghdad as Iraqi PM resigns - report

Soleimani was also sent to Iraq in October to help advise the government on the crackdown.

Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

Lebanon's PM Hariri wishes to quit, President Aoun searches replacement

Lebanon's president Michel Aoun will hold binding consultations with members of parliament on Thursday to designate the country's next prime minister.

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks during a news conference in Beirut

Lebanon mired deeper in crisis after Safadi withdrawal

The unrest has kept banks shut for most of the last month.

Instability in Lebanon

Lebanon's grand mufti calls for protesters' demands to be met

The country is in political and economic turmoil after three weeks of nationwide protests that prompted Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to resign last week.

Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during an anti-government protest along a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon October 21, 2019

Hariri resignation to have little immediate impact on Israel - expert

“And no one can deal with Hezbollah, including the Lebanese army, because of its strength,” he said.

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri

Lebanon Prime Minister Hariri resigns, Hezbollah confronts protesters

The protesters, from all sectors and groups in Lebanon, chanted “Kullun yaani Kullun,” meaning “all of them means all of them,” to emphasize that the entire government must step down.

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks during a news conference in Beirut

Hezbollah to speak on Lebanon crisis, S&P says saver confidence tested

The leader of the powerful Shi'ite group Hezbollah, an influential player in Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri's coalition government, is due to address the crisis in a speech later on Friday.

Demonstrators carry national flags and gesture during an anti-government protest along a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon October 21, 2019