Saad Hariri

Lebanon PM's brother calls for peace in interview with Israeli journalist

"I think everybody at a certain point will move forward to have peace. We are tired."

Demonstrators stand on a bridge decorated with a national flag during an anti-government protest along a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon, October 21, 2019
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks after a cabinet meeting in Baabda near Beirut, Lebanon December 5, 2017

Hariri: punishment must be served after UN-backed tribunal verdict

Lebanese members of parliament attend a parliament session in downtown Beirut

Lebanese politicians decry government's inaction amid tensions with Israel

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

Lebanese security forces investigating explosion near Hariri convoy


Lebanon caretaker PM Hariri: new gov't needed urgently to avoid collapse

Hariri said the "continuation of the caretaker government is not the solution so let's stop wasting time and have the government bear the responsibility."

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

More than 370 people wounded in Beirut protest clashes

The Lebanese Red Cross said it had treated 220 people who were wounded on both sides on Saturday night, taking 80 of them to hospital.

Riot police restrain a protestor during a protest against a ruling elite accused of steering Lebanon towards economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon January 18, 2020

Lebanon protests turn violent for second night

On Tuesday night, riots broke out in Beirut's Hamra area, with bank facades smashed and stones pelted at security forces who fired back with tear gas.

Demonstrators clash with police during a protest against the economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2020

Lebanese Step Up Protests Against Economic Hardship, Corruption

The protesters demand that the new government be composed of technocrats rather than politicians representing the country’s many ethnic and religious groups.

A riot police runs for cover during anti government protests in Beirut, Lebanon

Lebanon's Hariri reemerges as prime minister candidate as Khatib withdraws

President Michel Aoun responded by postponing until Dec. 16 consultations with lawmakers that had been expected to result in Khatib being named prime minister on Monday.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks after a cabinet meeting in Baabda near Beirut, Lebanon December 5, 2017

Lebanese 'protest DJ' provides beats for the crowd

On Monday protesters blocked roads in Beirut and throughout Lebanon, and schools were canceled for the third straight week.

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

Lebanese flock to presidential palace in rally to support Aoun

Though no immediate estimate of the rally's size was available, many thousands spread across a roadway leading to the palace.

Supporters of Lebanese President Michel Aoun carry his picture near the presidential palace in Baabda, ahead of his address to the nation

Middle Israel: Yair Netanyahu and the Lebanese disease

Lebanon’s political malaise is further exacerbated by its unique system of hereditary office.

YAIR NETANYAHU at a recent court hearing.

At Lebanon shops, mills and petrol pumps, fears of supply crisis grow

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri quit on Tuesday after two weeks of historic protests against leaders accused of pushing the country toward collapse.

Demonstrators stand on a bridge decorated with a national flag during an anti-government protest along a highway in Jal el-Dib, Lebanon, October 21, 2019

Despite Hariri’s resignation, fundamental political change unlikely

The Lebanon protests have already achieved some successes but ending sectarianism will not likely be one of them

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