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's Hariri says he is still working to form government

"Contacts continue to form a government and the issue is not impossible, as some are trying to suggest," Hariri said in televised comments to reporters.

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

When Kushner met Mohammed; How Saudi prince charmed Jewish power-broker

Five key moments in the powerful relationship between Jewish son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump and Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

US President Donald Trump, flanked by White House senior advisor Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Lebanon's Hariri says forming a government may be delayed

"Perhaps we need more time to arrive at a final formula."

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

Lebanon's Hariri named PM, wants unity gov't fast

The new coalition government is expected to reflect the enhanced political position of the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah.

Saad al-Hariri talks with Lebanese President Michel Aoun while attending a Lebanese Independence Day military parade

Lebanon's Aoun expected to designate Hariri as prime minister

The post of prime minister is reserved for a Sunni Muslim in Lebanon's sectarian power sharing system.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri arrives with Army Commander General Joseph Aoun (L) at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters

No change at top for Lebanese parliament, Hezbollah ally seeks deputy post

Nabih Berri, 80, is head of the Shi'ite Amal Movement and has been a close ally of the heavily armed Shi'ite Hezbollah since the end of the 1975-90 civil war.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker and candidate for parliamentary election Nabih Berri casts his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Tibnin, South Lebanon, May 6, 2018.

Lebanon's Hariri replaces chief of staff after election setback

Despite Future's losses, Hariri is still the frontrunner to form the next government, as the Sunni Muslim leader with the biggest bloc in parliament.

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

Lebanon: Whoever you vote for, Hezbollah wins

The biggest losers were the Future Movement of Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah and Amal Movement gesture as they ride in a car in Marjayoun, Lebanon May 7, 2018

Six things you need to know about Lebanon’s electoral outcome

The election results appear to show that Lebanon is more divided than ever before.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah and Amal Movement gesture as they ride in a car in Marjayoun, Lebanon May 7, 2018

Lebanese vote in first general election in nine years

Lebanese are closely watching the performance of Sunni Muslim Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Future Movement party and that of the Iran-backed, Shi'ite Hezbollah group and its allies.

A man casts his vote at a polling station during the parliamentary election, in Sidon, Lebanon May 6, 2018.