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About Rafik Hariri

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Rafiq Bahaa El Deen Al-Hariri — (November 1, 1944 – February 14, 2005), (Arabic: رفيق بهاءالدين الحريري‎) a self-made billionaire and business tycoon, was Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his resignation, 20 October 2004. He headed five cabinets during his tenure. Hariri dominated the country's post-war... Full Article

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Former President Amin Gemayel speaks, during a ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive truck bombing in Beirut in 2005. An international tribunal...
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  1. Former President Amin Gemayel speaks, during a ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive truck bombing in Beirut in 2005. An international tribunal... AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 days ago

    Former President Amin Gemayel speaks, during a ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive truck bombing in Beirut in 2005. An international tribunal...

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  2. Lebanese Captain Mohammed Aziz, a member of the investigation committee, right, and Lebanese Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi, left, announce the result of an investigation of the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines crash during a press conference at Rafik Hariri international airport, in... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Lebanese Captain Mohammed Aziz, a member of the investigation committee, right, and Lebanese Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi, left, announce the result of an investigation of the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines crash during a press conference at Rafik Hariri international airport, in...

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  3. Lebanese transportation minister Ghazi Aridi speaks to reporters to announce the results of an investigation of the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines crash, at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012. Lebanese authorities blame pilot error for the 2010... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Lebanese transportation minister Ghazi Aridi speaks to reporters to announce the results of an investigation of the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines crash, at Rafik Hariri international airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday Jan. 17, 2012. Lebanese authorities blame pilot error for the 2010...

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  4. Lebanese Omar Kadouha, head of Civil Aviation Safety, left, Lebanese Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi, center, and Captain Mohammed Aziz, a member of the investigation committee, right, announce the results of an investigation of the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines crash during a press... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Lebanese Omar Kadouha, head of Civil Aviation Safety, left, Lebanese Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi, center, and Captain Mohammed Aziz, a member of the investigation committee, right, announce the results of an investigation of the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines crash during a press...

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  5. Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem speaks during an interview with APTN upon arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, a day after Tunisians marked the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Tunisian Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem speaks during an interview with APTN upon arrival at Rafik Hariri international airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, a day after Tunisians marked the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El...

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  6. Turkish Foreign Ministry Ahmet Davutoglu, left, sits next to Bahia Hariri, the sister of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, as they applaud during the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012. U.N.... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Turkish Foreign Ministry Ahmet Davutoglu, left, sits next to Bahia Hariri, the sister of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, as they applaud during the opening session of a conference on democracy in the Arab world, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday Jan. 15, 2012. U.N....

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  7. A supporter of Lebanese former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Future Movement holds a poster show the portraits of Hariri and his slain father Rafik Hariri, during a rally to mark Lebanon's Independence Day, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Sunday Nov. 27, 2011. Thousands of... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

    A supporter of Lebanese former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Future Movement holds a poster show the portraits of Hariri and his slain father Rafik Hariri, during a rally to mark Lebanon's Independence Day, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Sunday Nov. 27, 2011. Thousands of...

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  8. Exterior view of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, where the court convened in a special session in order to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Leidschendam,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Exterior view of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, where the court convened in a special session in order to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Leidschendam,...

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  9. Judges Janet Nosworthy, Micheline Braidi, Robert Roth (presiding), David Re and Walid Akoum (back row, L-R) attend a special session of the United Nations (UN)-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, held to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

    Judges Janet Nosworthy, Micheline Braidi, Robert Roth (presiding), David Re and Walid Akoum (back row, L-R) attend a special session of the United Nations (UN)-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, held to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted...

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  10. Judges Janet Nosworthy, Micheline Braidi, Robert Roth (presiding), David Re, and Walid Akoum, from left to right in red, are seen during a special session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    Judges Janet Nosworthy, Micheline Braidi, Robert Roth (presiding), David Re, and Walid Akoum, from left to right in red, are seen during a special session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted...

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  11. View of the court room with the defence team left, judges center in red, and the prosecution, right, during a special session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    View of the court room with the defence team left, judges center in red, and the prosecution, right, during a special session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination...

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  12. View of the court room with judges seen rear and the prosecution right, during a special session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

    View of the court room with judges seen rear and the prosecution right, during a special session of the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister...

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  13. 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, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political... AP Photo logo AP Photo 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, to determine whether to stage a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in the political...

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  14. French acrobatic team perform a display at an air show at Rafik Hariri airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The show was organized by a company for watches as part of an advertising campaign. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

    French acrobatic team perform a display at an air show at Rafik Hariri airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. The show was organized by a company for watches as part of an advertising campaign.

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  15. Lebanese women from Hariri's Future Movement carry a national flag in front of the torch set at the seafront road where former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated in a suicide bombing in 2005, as they celebrate International Women's Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 6, 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Lebanese women from Hariri's Future Movement carry a national flag in front of the torch set at the seafront road where former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated in a suicide bombing in 2005, as they celebrate International Women's Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 6, 2011.

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  16. Lebanese women from Hariri's Future Movement wave the party's blue flag at the seafront road where former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated in a suicide bombing in 2005, as they celebrate International Women's Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Thousands of women... AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Lebanese women from Hariri's Future Movement wave the party's blue flag at the seafront road where former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was assassinated in a suicide bombing in 2005, as they celebrate International Women's Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Thousands of women...

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  17. Lebanese women from Hariri's Future Movement lay a wreath at the tomb of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, on the occasion of International Women's Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Thousands of women supporters of Rafik Hariri formed a human chain from his grave... AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    Lebanese women from Hariri's Future Movement lay a wreath at the tomb of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, on the occasion of International Women's Day, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 6, 2011. Thousands of women supporters of Rafik Hariri formed a human chain from his grave...

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  18. A supporter of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, prays at his grave, after the special court investigating published on Wednesday a 47-page indictment against four members of the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 19, 2011. The... AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    A supporter of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, prays at his grave, after the special court investigating published on Wednesday a 47-page indictment against four members of the Iranian-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday Aug. 19, 2011. The...

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  19. Billboards show assassinated Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri set on the highway in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. The special court investigating Hariri's murder unsealed Wednesday the 47-page indictment against four members of Hezbollah... AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    Billboards show assassinated Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri set on the highway in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. The special court investigating Hariri's murder unsealed Wednesday the 47-page indictment against four members of Hezbollah...

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  20. A policeman directs traffic in front of a billboard showing assassinated Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with an Arabic writing that reads:" God is great," in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. The special court investigating Hariri's murder... AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    A policeman directs traffic in front of a billboard showing assassinated Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with an Arabic writing that reads:" God is great," in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. The special court investigating Hariri's murder...

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  21. In this undated photo released by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon website, Lebanese Mustafa Amine Badreddine, suspected in involvement in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is seen. The U.N.-backed international court released the names Friday, July 29, 2011, of... AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

    In this undated photo released by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon website, Lebanese Mustafa Amine Badreddine, suspected in involvement in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is seen. The U.N.-backed international court released the names Friday, July 29, 2011, of...

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  22. French President Jacques Chirac (R) welcomes Lebanese member of Parliament Saad Hariri, the son of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 21 July 2006. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, who is in Beyrouth today warned that the escalating... Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    French President Jacques Chirac (R) welcomes Lebanese member of Parliament Saad Hariri, the son of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 21 July 2006. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, who is in Beyrouth today warned that the escalating...

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  23. French President Jacques Chirac (R) meets Lebanese member of Parliament Saad Hariri, the son of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 23 June 2006. Saad Hariri leads the anti-Syrian majority in Lebanon's parliament. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

    French President Jacques Chirac (R) meets Lebanese member of Parliament Saad Hariri, the son of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 23 June 2006. Saad Hariri leads the anti-Syrian majority in Lebanon's parliament.

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  24. Francois Roux, the head of defense for the U.N. court investigating the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Roux has urged four Hezbollah members accused in the crime to... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    Francois Roux, the head of defense for the U.N. court investigating the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Roux has urged four Hezbollah members accused in the crime to...

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  25. A Lebanese woman passes a portrait of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri near his grave, 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... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    A Lebanese woman passes a portrait of slain Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri near his grave, 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...

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Former President Amin Gemayel speaks, during a ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. Rafik Hariri was killed in a massive truck bombing in Beirut in 2005. An international tribunal...

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  1. In staying away, people of Tripoli rejected chaos ... We want to know the truth (about the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri) and are committed to the STL in word and deed, but demanding the truth shouldn’t come through sectarian incitement.
    SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 2 months ago
  2. I call on him (Miqati), from here, not to let justice be defeated at the hands of his limping government and never to forgive those who had first slaughtered his friend, ex-PM martyr Rafik Hariri, before slaying the son of his city, the hero and young martyr (slain Intelligence Bureau officer) Wissam Ei...
    SOURCE: Rantburg 2 months ago