Lebanese majority leader lawmaker Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference after the release of four generals who were held for nearly four years in the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of his father former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, seen in the picture, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Authorities in Lebanon have begun releasing four generals held for four years on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after an international judge ordered them released. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese majority leader lawmaker Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference after the release of four generals who were held for nearly four years in the 2005 truck-bomb assassination of his father former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, seen in the picture, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Authorities in Lebanon have begun releasing four generals held for four years on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri after an international judge ordered them released.

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  1. Children gather near Santa Claus upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Coming from Lapland, Finland, Santa will be visiting schools, medical centers, will open the Christmas village in Downtown Beirut, and participate in a show on Sunday at Martyr's Square where he will light a giant Christmas tree.
  2. Santa Claus, center, hugs a child upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Coming from Lapland, Finland, Santa will be visiting schools, medical centers, will open the Christmas village in Downtown Beirut, and participate in a show on Sunday at Martyr's Square where he will light a giant Christmas tree.
  3. Santa Claus waves upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Coming from Lapland, Finland, Santa will be visiting schools, medical centers, will open the Christmas village in Downtown Beirut, and participate in a show on Sunday at Martyr's Square where he will light a giant Christmas tree.
  4. Santa Claus waves upon his arrival at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Coming from Lapland, Finland, Santa will be visiting schools, medical centers, will open the Christmas village in Downtown Beirut, and participate in a show on Sunday at Martyr's Square where he will light a giant Christmas tree.
  5. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, reacts as he prays at his father grave, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. Hariri has formed a 30-member Cabinet including Hezbollah and its allies, after more than four months of tough wrangling and bargaining over who would get which Cabinet positions. Hariri's Cabinet is the first since the June parliamentary elections in which his Western- and Saudi-backed bloc defeated a Hezbollah-led coalition which is supported by Iran and Syria, retaining a slim majority in the 128-member legislature.
  6. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, reacts, as he prays at his father grave, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. Hariri has formed a 30-member Cabinet including Hezbollah and its allies, after more than four months of tough wrangling and bargaining over who would get which Cabinet positions. Hariri's Cabinet is the first since the June parliamentary elections in which his Western- and Saudi-backed bloc defeated a Hezbollah-led coalition which is supported by Iran and Syria, retaining a slim majority in the 128-member legislature.
  7. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, prays at his father grave in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. Hariri has formed a 30-member Cabinet including Hezbollah and its allies, after more than four months of tough wrangling and bargaining over who would get which Cabinet positions. Hariri's Cabinet is the first since the June parliamentary elections in which his Western- and Saudi-backed bloc defeated a Hezbollah-led coalition which is supported by Iran and Syria, retaining a slim majority in the 128-member legislature.
  8. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, the son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, prays at his father grave in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday Nov. 9, 2009. Hariri has formed a 30-member Cabinet including Hezbollah and its allies, after more than four months of tough wrangling and bargaining over who would get which Cabinet positions. Hariri's Cabinet is the first since the June parliamentary elections in which his Western- and Saudi-backed bloc defeated a Hezbollah-led coalition which is supported by Iran and Syria, retaining a slim majority in the 128-member legislature.
  9. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) arrives to attend thef irst meeting of the newly formed cabinet at the presidential palace of Baabda, east of Beirut, on November 10, 2009. The new government was formed late on November 9 by Hariri following more than four months of tough negotiations with the Hezbollah-led opposition on the distribution of portfolios and the choice of ministers.
  10. In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, front center, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, front right and Bahrain's king Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, front left attend a welcome home celebration for the Crown Prince in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. The crown prince returned home last Friday after a year long absence for treatment of an undisclosed illness that sparked rumors about his health and raised questions about the complicated issue of royal succession in the oil-rich kingdom.
  11. In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, front center, waves next to Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, front right and Bahrain's king Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, front left while attending a welcome home celebration for the Crown Prince in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. The crown prince returned home last Friday after a year long absence for treatment of an undisclosed illness that sparked rumors about his health and raised questions about the complicated issue of royal succession in the oil-rich kingdom.
  12. BEIRUT, LEBANON - DECEMBER 07: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO) President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (L) during a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on December 7, 2009 in Beirut, Lebanon.
  13. BEIRUT, LEBANON - DECEMBER 07: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO) President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas (L) during a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on December 7, 2009 in Beirut, Lebanon.
  14. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas leaves the Government House after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is for reconciliation with his rivals in the militant Hamas group.
  15. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, at the Government House in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is for reconciliation with his rivals in the militant Hamas group.
  16. Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, center, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, right, and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, left, attend a military parade to mark the 66th anniversary of Lebanon's independence, in central Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943.

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