AP Photo 7 months ago

A Lebanese man reads the Quran, Islams holy book, on the grave of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday June 30, 2011. A U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri delivered an indictment...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese women visit the grave of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday June 30, 2011. A U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri delivered an indictment and four arrest warrants Thursday,...

AP Photo 2 months ago

Hezbollah supporters pray before the speech of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, during the fifth day of Ashoura (the most important day when Shiites commemorate the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed), in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday...

AP Photo 2 months ago

Hezbollah supporters, raise their hands in salute as Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks to them via a TV screen from a secret location, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday Dec. 1, 2011. The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group is trying to reassure...

AP Photo 2 months ago

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Mikati announced that Lebanon will pay its share of funds for a controversial U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister...

Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

The defense team with Francois Roux, Alia Aoun, Heleyn Unac, and Katherine Iliopoulos, from left to right, are seen during a special session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon in Leidschendam November 11, 2011. The session convened is to determine whether to stage a trial...

Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

A view of a special session held by the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon in Leidschendam November 11, 2011. The session convened is to determine whether to stage a trial in-absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination of former Lebanese Prime...

Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

A view of a special session held by the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon in Leidschendam November 11, 2011. The session convened is to determine whether to stage a trial in-absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination of former Lebanese Prime...

AP Photo 10 months ago

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri unveils a statue of his father, slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, during a ceremony in front of the Government House in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 31, 2011.

AP Photo 11 months ago

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri as he stands in front of the Martyrs' statue where a giant poster of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is seen attached,...

AP Photo 11 months ago

Lebanon's former President Amin Gemayel gestures to supporters during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, Lebanon, Sunday, March 13 , 2011. Thousands of flag-waving Lebanese gathered in Beirut's...

AP Photo 11 months ago

A Lebanese man carries a picture of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri during a rally in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, Lebanon, Sunday, March 13, 2011. Thousands of Lebanese gathered in Beirut's main square Sunday to mark the sixth anniversary of the assassination of former Prime...

AP Photo 11 months ago

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri removes his tie as he speaks during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, Lebanon, Sunday, March 13 , 2011. Thousands of flag-waving Lebanese...

AP Photo 11 months ago

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference at his residence, standing in front of a portrait of his father slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.

AP Photo 12 months ago

U.S. Ambassador Maura Connelly, left, looks on as U.S. Senator John McCain, center, shakes hands with an unidentified man after visiting the grave of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. U.S. Senators John McCain and Joseph...

AP Photo 12 months ago

U.S. Senators John McCain, left, and Joseph Lieberman, third left, observe a moment of silence in front of the grave of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. McCain and Lieberman say Washington is watching to see whether Lebanon's...

AP Photo 12 months ago

U.S. Senators John McCain, left, and Joseph Lieberman, right, lay a wreath at the grave of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. McCain and Lieberman say Washington is watching to see whether Lebanon's future government will...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center right, is congratulated by the head of Hezbollah bloc lawmaker Mohammed Raad, left, after the new government won a vote of confidence in the Lebanese parliament, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday July 7, 2011. Lebanon's new Cabinet has won a vote...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese lawmakers congratulate Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, right, after the new government won a vote of confidence in the Lebanese parliament, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday July 7, 2011. Lebanon's new Cabinet has won a vote of confidence after a contentious debate...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during the last Parliament session to vote for confidence in the government, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday July 7, 2011. Lebanon's new Cabinet has won a vote of confidence after a contentious debate over the government's position on the...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese Hezbollah lawmakers, Moahammed Raad, left, Ali Ammar, center, and Nawaf al-Moussawi, right, attend the last Parliament session to vote for the government confidence, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday July 7, 2011. Lebanon's new Cabinet is widely expected to win the vote...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese lawmakers and ministers attend the last Parliament session to vote for the government confidence, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday July 7, 2011. Lebanon's new Cabinet is widely expected to win the vote of confidence after three days of war of words between legislators...

AP Photo 7 months ago

A Lebanese policeman, stand guards at the entrance of the parliament building where the lawmakers meet to vote for the government confidence, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday July 7, 2011. Lebanon's new Cabinet is widely expected to win the vote of confidence after three days of...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, speaks via a video link and shown on a screen, centre right, from a secret location, during a rally to mark the wounded resistants day, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday July 5, 2011. Nasrallah announced to the gathered...

AP Photo 7 months ago

Lebanese watch Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah as he speaks in a televised address at a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, July 2, 2011. Nasrallah says authorities will never be able to arrest four members of his militant group who have been indicted in the murder of former Lebanese...