Saad Al-Hariri

Just four people have submitted their candidacies for Lebanon’s parliamentary elections planned for May since the nomination process opened on Jan. 10. The next house of representatives will elect a new president in October, five months…
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Lebanese former Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Friday that Iran-backed Hezbollah was responsible for the rift with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. “The responsibility, first and foremost, in this regard lies with Hezbollah,…
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The head of the Lebanese Future Movement, Saad Hariri, expressed his thanks to countries that rushed to provide aid to the injured and families of the victims of the explosion of a fuel tanker in Akkar, northern Lebanon. An official…
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The United States said Thursday’s resignation of Saad Hariri as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate was disappointing. “It is critical that a government committed and able to implement priority reforms be formed now,” Secretary of State…
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The Supreme Islamic Sharia Council, which represents the Sunni community and its leaders in Lebanon, has renewed its support for Saad Hariri, the prime minister-designate, amid an escalating dispute over the failure to form a government in…
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Russia has reiterated its “firm position and commitment to supporting Lebanon’s sovereignty, independence, territorial unity and stability.” Moscow has also indicated its support for Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri forming a…
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A critical meeting on Monday between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on the country’s uncertain future failed to reach an agreement. The 18th meeting between the two men, held at the Presidential…
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi launched an effort on Wednesday to end the political stalemate that has left Lebanon without a government for six months. El-Sisi held talks in Cairo with Saad Hariri, who was named prime minister…
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In a surprise visit, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met one-on-one with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Jan. 8 in Istanbul. The cooperation avenues between the two countries, including boosting economic and business ties,…
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The leader of Lebanon’s biggest Christian political party on Sunday ruled out joining a new government led by Prime Minister-designate Saad Al-Hariri, a new hurdle for efforts to pull the country out of political paralysis. Politicians…
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