Lebanon's newly appointed Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (L) pays respects with Lebanon's former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora at the grave of assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut June 27,2009. President Michel Suleiman appointed Hariri as prime minister-designate on Saturday, charging him with the tough task of forming a new government that would turn the page on four years of turmoil. Hariri said on Saturday he would seek forming a national unity government but warned his task would be difficult. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Lebanon's newly appointed Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (L) pays respects with Lebanon's former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora at the grave of assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut June 27,2009. President Michel Suleiman appointed Hariri as prime minister-designate on Saturday, charging him with the tough task of forming a new government that would turn the page on four years of turmoil. Hariri said on Saturday he would seek forming a national unity government but warned his task would be difficult.

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  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.
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