#Hariri

Timour Azhari

timourazhari

#Lebanon begins consultations between President Michel Aoun and MPs to name a new prime minister.We expect Saad Hariri to be tasked with forming his fourth government. Thread of votes as

Zainab

zainabjaber3

In March 2010, I went to Tehran with Saad Hariri," said Tarek Mitri (former Lebanese minister of culture)We had a meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei. Saad Hariri & I sat together

Hadi Nasrallah

HadiNasrallah

Israel killed Rafiq Hariri in 2005. Here’s why:- Hariri legitimized Hezbollah’s anti-Israel resistance- to frame Syria and Hezbollah thus stripping them from Sunni and national support in Lebanon- to force

Romy

romyjournalist

First few seconds felt like an earthquakeThen heard sounds of 2 explositionsAnyone knows what jappened?? The whole house was shaking for a minuteThen two loud booms [ terrifying ] Apparently

Michael Young

BeirutCalling

One very strong message came out of Saad al-Hariri's interview with MTV last week, namely that he was ready to make a deal with Hezbollah and Amal, and that his

Waël Atallah

wael_atallah

1/Thread:How did Mustapha Adib become prime minister of Lebanon.#مصطفي_أديب 2/Mustapha Adib is 48 years old, born in Tripoli and Lebanese ambassador to Germany.He is very close to Mikati but is

Kareem Shaheen

kshaheen

A couple of notes on this piece about Salim Ayyash, the Hezbollah operative who was convicted in Rafik Hariri's killing by the tribunal earlier this month:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/man-convicted-in-2005-assassinat

Elijah J. Magnier

ejmalrai

#Lebanon:As long as Speaker Nabih Berri is alive and sitting on top of the parliament, #Hezbollah will not be able to achieve any reforms related to fighting corruption. Berri was

EEDS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF BARBADOS

Eedsmckenzie

I've always challenged the notion of Myspace being a "utopian" platform; immune to ever growing into a data hoarding "Facebook," especially in an era where growth requires the sale of

Joyce Karam

Joyce_Karam

BREAKING: Explosions in Beirut #Lebanon• 2 explosions in last 15 min• One at Port, one inside Beirut• Reports it’s near ex PM Hariri residence in city center• Second very loud,

Michel Zovighian

michelzovighian

1/2 Observing how principal politicians behave:Nasrallah alternates between offensive and defensive modes, Berri keeps a low profile with occasional appearances that remind us that he is active all along, Jumblat

Lara Bitar

LaraJBitar

Octobre 21, 2019. Beirut, Lebanon. #سعد_الحريري Regarding "the fist" in downtown Beirut:- A small group of protesters marched to Beit el-Wasat tonight in opposition to Saad Hariri's return to power-

Michael Young

BeirutCalling

Anticipation of the demise of the Diab government strikes me as premature, and this for a few reasons: (1) No one in the political class wants a vacuum, so consensus

Maya Mikdashi

mayamikdashi

1/ thread: The #Lebanese Political Class is Killing Our Parents, Again Today’s political leaders in Lebanon are mostly either civil war warlords/criminals or their (mostly male) relatives & lackeys. Between

Janet H. Anderson

janethanderson

This piece @tjitskelingsma @justiceinfonet asks all the rights Q’s about @STLebanon “970 million dollars for a single trial on a single attack that killed 22 people, with none of the

Tony Badran

AcrossTheBay

I applaud the ambassador and I hereby invite him to have the French taxpayer foot the entire bill for France's stunning and brave policy in Lebanon. That's the deal. The