Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri, left, stands next to the outgoing Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, as the pray at the grave of slain former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon, on Satirday June 27, 2009. Lebanon's president appointed parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri Saturday to become prime minister after his pro-Western coalition defeated a Hezbollah-led alliance in this month's election. The 39-year-old billionaire businessman Saad Hariri and son of a slain former prime minister replaces his ally Fuad Saniora, who held the post since 2005. AP Photo logo AP Photo 32 months ago

Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad Hariri, left, stands next to the outgoing Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, as the pray at the grave of slain former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon, on Satirday June 27, 2009. Lebanon's president appointed parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri Saturday to become prime minister after his pro-Western coalition defeated a Hezbollah-led alliance in this month's election. The 39-year-old billionaire businessman Saad Hariri and son of a slain former prime minister replaces his ally Fuad Saniora, who held the post since 2005.

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