http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Rafik_HaririFind stories, videos, and photos about Rafik Hariri from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:30:27 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/05/25/lebanon.hezbollah.nasrallah/tztop.hassan.nasrallah.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Rafik_Hariri14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Rafik Hariri from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/25/lebanon.hezbollah.nasrallah/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/25/lebanon.hezbollah.nasrallah/index.html#cnnSTCTextHezbollah's leader accused a German magazine of engaging in a conspiracy with Israel and the West after it reported that the militia group orchestrated the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Tue, 26 May 2009 00:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/24/lebanon.hariri.hezbollah/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/24/lebanon.hariri.hezbollah/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe militia group Hezbollah has dismissed a German magazine report that it was behind the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, calling the accusations "fabrications."Sun, 24 May 2009 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/17/obama.lebanon.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/17/obama.lebanon.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextSince the moment Barack Obama took office, he has made a concerted effort to speak directly to the Muslim world.Thu, 21 May 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/lebanon.generals.released/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/lebanon.generals.released/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour generals held without charges since 2005 in connection with the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri were freed Wednesday on orders from the U.N. tribunal investigating the killing.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/01/lebanon.un.tribunal.hariri/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/01/lebanon.un.tribunal.hariri/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations Sunday launched a special tribunal to prosecute the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/27/lebanon.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/27/lebanon.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe tribunal established to prosecute people allegedly responsible for the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others will officially convene at The Hague in Netherlands on Sunday.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/hariri.lebanon.death.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/hariri.lebanon.death.anniversary/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands gathered in downtown Beirut's Martyrs' Square on Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination, a traumatic event in the nation's post-civil war history.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731630,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1731630,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister continues to roil the Middle EastThu, 17 Apr 2008 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726442,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726442,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe 10th progress report on the U.N.'s investigation into the Lebanese prime minister's assassination doesn't satisfy those who suspect Syrian involvementSat, 29 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/14/lebanon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/14/lebanon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of Hezbollah threatened "open war" against Israel as mourners gathered in Beirut Thursday for the funeral of a senior commander in the Islamic militant group organization killed this week.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/25/beirut.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/25/beirut.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion in Beirut has killed four people, including Lebanon's top anti-terror investigating officer, sources with the Lebanese Internal Security Forces and a government minister told CNN. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA high-ranking Lebanese army general and his bodyguard were killed in an explosion in Beirut's Christian suburb of Baabda Wednesday, military intelligence sources told CNN.Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust hours before President Emile Lahoud was scheduled to leave office, an opposition boycott has kept Lebanon's parliament from choosing his successor. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/lebanon.parliament/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/lebanon.parliament/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bitterly divided Lebanese parliament adjourned Tuesday without officially beginning the process of selecting a new president.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/19/lebanon.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/19/lebanon.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA massive bombing in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian Lebanese parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least four others, a high-ranking Lebanese official confirmed to CNN.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/05/lebanon.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/05/lebanon.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupporters and opponents of Lebanon's pro-Western government appeared to split seats on Sunday as Lebanese voters went to the polls to replace two ruling-party lawmakers assassinated in recent months.Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/14/beirut.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/14/beirut.blast/index.htmlLebanon prepared to bury anti-Syrian parliament member Walid Eido on Thursday, a day after a bomb killed him and nine others in Beirut.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/13/beirut.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/13/beirut.blast/index.htmlA member of the Lebanese parliament died in a Beirut bomb blast Wednesday -- the latest anti-Syrian politician to be killed in the country.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/13/lebanon.blasts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/13/lebanon.blasts/index.htmlLebanon's prime minister stood firm against calls to resign after a pair of bombs aboard commuter buses killed three people Tuesday.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.gemayel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/23/lebanon.gemayel/index.htmlHundreds of thousands packed Martyrs Square in Beirut on Thursday to honor slain Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, cheering speeches by his supporters who turned the funeral into a show of defiance against Hezbollah and its Syrian backers.Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/13/lebanon.cabinet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/13/lebanon.cabinet/index.htmlLebanon's depleted government Monday approved a United Nations draft setting up an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/25/hariri.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/25/hariri.un/index.htmlA "considerable number of new leads" have emerged in the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, according to the latest report released Monday by a commission of U.N.-appointed investigators.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 22:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/11/hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/11/hariri/index.htmlA prosecutor investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is asking the U.N. Security Council to extend his mandate for one year.Sun, 11 Jun 2006 05:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376830/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376830/index.htmLast year, when Syrian intelligence operatives were implicated in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, their motive seemed clear: to neutralize a political opponent of ... Thu, 11 May 2006 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/01/news/international/lebanon_fortune_051506/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/01/news/international/lebanon_fortune_051506/index.htmLast year, when Syrian intelligence operatives were implicated in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, their motive seemed clear: to neutralize a political opponent of Syria's three-decade occupation of Lebanon.Thu, 04 May 2006 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/23/lebanon.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/23/lebanon.syria/index.htmlSyrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened to "break" Lebanon if the late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri did not support a longer term for President Emile Lahoud, a pro-Syrian politician, Lebanon's prime minister claimed Sunday.Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/03/14/barzil.hariri.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/03/14/barzil.hariri.arrest/index.htmlBrazilian police said they have arrested a woman wanted for questioning in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/14/hariri.anniversary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/14/hariri.anniversary/index.htmlA year after the brutal slaying of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, hundreds of thousands of supporters gathered in Martyrs Square to celebrate his life and sustain political support for the country's so-called Cedar Revolution that swept Syrian troops out of the country last year.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/27/bush.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/27/bush.hariri/index.htmlPresident Bush on Friday promised the son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri that his father's assassination will receive a "full and firm investigation."Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/11/rice.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/11/rice.syria/index.htmlThe United States has put Syria on notice, warning that further action would be taken by the U.N. Security Council if Damascus continued to obstruct the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/07/syria.khaddam.meeting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/07/syria.khaddam.meeting/index.htmlFormer Syrian vice president Abdel-Halim Khaddam has met with United Nations investigators probing the February bombing death of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a Khaddam aide confirmed to CNN Saturday.Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/syria.khaddam/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/06/syria.khaddam/index.htmlSyria's former vice president says the country's leader is a "traitor" who has damaged Syria and caused it to be alienated from the Arab world.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/02/lebanon.syria.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/02/lebanon.syria.un/index.htmlU.N. investigators looking into the assassination of a former Lebanese leader have asked to interview Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa, a spokesperson for the investigators said.Mon, 02 Jan 2006 08:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/31/syria.reax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/31/syria.reax/index.htmlA day after Syria's former vice president made a series of damning remarks about President Bashar al-Assad, the country's lawmakers stood behind their leader and said that Abdul Halim Khaddam should be tried for treason for his comments.Sat, 31 Dec 2005 20:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/27/lebanon.arrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/27/lebanon.arrest/index.htmlA Syrian was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in the assassination earlier this month of Gibran Tueni, the anti-Syrian general manager and columnist of Lebanon's leading newspaper.Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/14/lebanon.funeral/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/14/lebanon.funeral/index.htmlTens of thousands lined the streets of central Beirut Wednesday for the funeral of Gebran Tueni, an anti-Syrian member of parliament and head of a prominent newspaper who was killed Monday in a car bombing.Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/13/lebanon.mehlis/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/13/lebanon.mehlis/index.htmlSyria's reluctance to cooperate with U.N. investigators probing the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri may delay the findings for up to two years, the head of that investigation said Tuesday.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.report/index.htmlThe latest report from U.N. investigator Detlev Mehlis says investigators still believe that "top-ranked Syrian and Lebanese officials" were involved in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/12/lebanon.blast/index.htmlA stormy Lebanese Cabinet session Monday ended with a call for an international investigation into a string of high-profile attacks on critics of Syrian involvement of Lebanon, spurring five pro-Syrian ministers to suspend participation in the government.Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/lebanan.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/lebanan.blast/index.htmlA car bomb exploded in an eastern Beirut suburb Monday morning, killing at least four people, a Red Cross worker said.Mon, 12 Dec 2005 07:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/syria.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/syria.hariri/index.htmlA man who called himself "the main witness" in the U.N. investigation of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said his testimony was coerced by Hariri's son and his advisors, the Syrian news agency SANA reported Monday.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/11/hariri.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/11/hariri.probe/index.htmlTwo members of a U.N. team investigating the February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Friday interviewed Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud, his office said.Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/07/syria.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/07/syria.hariri/index.htmlSyria has received a formal request from the United Nations to interrogate several suspects in its investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a Syrian Foreign Ministry official said Monday.Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/06/iran.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/06/iran.syria/index.htmlIran is a friend and a staunch supporter of Syria, and believes international pressure on Syria stemming from a United Nations inquiry into the assassination earlier this year of a former Lebanese prime minister is unjust and unacceptable, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday as reported by Iranian media.Sun, 06 Nov 2005 11:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/03/syria.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/03/syria.hariri/index.htmlSyria has begun its own investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, after lambasting a U.N. inquiry which found evidence that Syrian officials were involved in the killing, according to a report from Syria's state-run news agency.Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/01/syria.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/01/syria.un/index.htmlSyria has angrily rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution that demands Damascus cooperate fully in the investigation into the killing of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri or face "further measures."Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/hariri.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/hariri.charges/index.htmlTwo Lebanese brothers were charged Wednesday in connection with the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, presidential spokesman Rafic Shalala said.Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/lebanon.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/26/lebanon.charges/index.htmlTwo Lebanese brothers were charged Wednesday in connection with the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, presidential spokesman Rafic Shalala said.Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/25/syria.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/25/syria.un/index.htmlA draft U.S.-French resolution being circulated Tuesday among the U.N. Security Council says Syria "must detain" Syrian officials or individuals suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/25/syria.report/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/25/syria.report/index.htmlThe head of a U.N. investigation team looking into the assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister has urged that Syria show "meaningful cooperation" with the ongoing probe.Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/22/hariri.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/22/hariri.syria/index.htmlSyria's foreign ministry adviser has said his country was an easy target for U.N. investigators examining who was behind the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/22/hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/22/hariri/index.htmlThe son of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Saturday his father was a "martyr" and called for an international court to exact justice on his assassins.Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/21/bush.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/21/bush.hariri/index.htmlPresident Bush on Friday urged the United Nations to quickly address the findings of its report implicating Syrian and Lebanese officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Fri, 21 Oct 2005 20:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/21/lebanon.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/21/lebanon.hariri/index.htmlU.N. investigators have found "converging evidence" of Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the February killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a released report has concluded.Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/18/syria.lebanon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/18/syria.lebanon/index.htmlLebanese officials have asked France to extradite a Syrian man to face charges in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, judicial sources said Tuesday.Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/12/assad.interview/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/12/assad.interview/index.htmlSyrian President Bashar Al-Assad denied Wednesday that he or his country was involved in the February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/12/syria.minister/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/12/syria.minister/index.htmlSyria's interior minister, who was head of the country's military intelligence in neighboring Lebanon for nearly 20 years, has committed suicide, officials said.Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/16/beirut.explosion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/16/beirut.explosion/index.htmlA powerful explosion rocked a predominately Christian area in eastern Beirut around midnight, killing one person and wounding at least 20 others, according to Lebanese security sources and local media reports.Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/01/lebanon.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/01/lebanon.arrests/index.htmlFour pro-Syrian Lebanese generals have been charged with offenses linked to the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, according to a source close to the prime minister's office.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/01/lebanon.arrests.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/01/lebanon.arrests.syria/index.htmlThe head of the United Nations probe of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri said investigators believe the five suspects already arrested are not the only people involved in the bombing, but only the cooperation of Syria will give them the full picture.Thu, 01 Sep 2005 09:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/30/lebanon.arrests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/30/lebanon.arrests/index.htmlThree former top Lebanese security officials detained in early morning raids Tuesday are suspects in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the current prime minister said.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/25/lebanon.syria.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/25/lebanon.syria.un/index.htmlA top U.N. official said Thursday that Syria was not fully cooperating with the investigation into February's assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, refusing to turn over documents and ignoring interview requests.Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/21/lebanon.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/21/lebanon.blast/index.htmlA car bomb has killed an anti-Syrian politician in Beirut, a day after opposition leader Saad Hariri's camp won Lebanon's parliamentary elections.Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/19/lebanon.vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/19/lebanon.vote/index.htmlCandidates led by the son of slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri were projected to win a solid victory in Lebanon's final round of parliamentary elections Sunday, but official results were not expected until Monday, a Hariri aide said.Sun, 19 Jun 2005 07:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/17/un.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/17/un.hariri/index.htmlA German prosecutor heading the U.N. investigation into the assassination of Rafik Hariri has said the blast that killed the former Lebanese prime minister came from an explosives-packed truck.Fri, 17 Jun 2005 11:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/30/lebanon.vote/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/30/lebanon.vote/index.htmlThe opposition bloc led by a son of assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has won a decisive victory in round one of Lebanon parliamentary sections.Mon, 30 May 2005 04:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/26/lebanon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/26/lebanon/index.htmlThe last Syrian soldiers have left Lebanon, surrendering to international and Lebanese popular demands and ending its 29-year military presence in its smaller neighbor.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/lebanon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/22/lebanon/index.htmlUnder pressure from the United Nations and opposition politicians, Lebanon's security chief said he was putting his fate in the hands of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/19/lebanon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/19/lebanon/index.htmlLebanon's Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said Tuesday he had formed a new government.Tue, 19 Apr 2005 09:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/15/lebanon.government/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/15/lebanon.government/index.htmlPro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud has named former government minister Najib Mikati as prime minister-designate.Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/07/hariri.inquiry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/04/07/hariri.inquiry/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council has unanimously authorized an international investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Thu, 07 Apr 2005 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/27/hariri.tape/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/27/hariri.tape/index.htmlAn Arabic-language satellite channel has broadcast a videotape that it said showed images recorded seconds before the explosion that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in February.Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/27/lebanon.explosion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/27/lebanon.explosion/index.htmlLebanese security forces on Sunday were investigating the bombing of a mainly Christian neighborhood of Beirut that came just hours before the traditional midnight Mass celebration of Easter.Sun, 27 Mar 2005 05:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/24/un.lebanon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/24/un.lebanon/index.htmlA fact-finding team investigating last month's assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has blamed Syria's government for the political tension that preceded the killing, according to a U.N. report released Thursday.Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/22/beirut.explosion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/22/beirut.explosion/index.htmlA bomb has ripped through a shopping mall in a predominantly Christian area north of Beirut, Lebanon, killing three people and wounding at least two others, police said.Wed, 23 Mar 2005 00:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/18/beirut.explosion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/18/beirut.explosion/index.htmlA car bomb has ripped through a predominantly Christian area of Beirut early Saturday, sheering off part of a multi-story office building and raising concerns about more violence in the volatile Lebanese capital.Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/15/lebanon.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/15/lebanon.syria/index.htmlUnder pressure from the United States, Europe and significant portion of Lebanon's populace, Syrian intelligence units Tuesday were in the process of leaving Beirut, a Lebanese army source told CNN.Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/14/lebanon.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/14/lebanon.syria/index.htmlHundreds of thousands gathered in Beirut for what organizers called the largest opposition rally since the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri four weeks ago.Mon, 14 Mar 2005 05:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/01/lebanon.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/01/lebanon.protests/index.htmlThe United States supports the Lebanese people's expression of democratic aspirations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said.Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/24/syria.lebanon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/24/syria.lebanon/index.htmlSyria, under mounting international pressure after a former Lebanese prime minister was killed in Beirut, has said it will withdraw troops from Lebanon in line with a 1989 Arab-brokered agreement.Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/22/lebanon.inquiry/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/22/lebanon.inquiry/index.htmlLebanon's president says his government will share with a U.N. inquiry any evidence gathered on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a U.N. spokesman said Tuesday.Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/21/lebanon.protest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/21/lebanon.protest/index.htmlChanting "Syria out," thousands of people packed the streets of Beirut to protest the presence Syrian forces in Lebanon -- and the influence they believe Syria has on the Lebanese government.Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/18/lebanon.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/18/lebanon.protests/index.htmlThousands of people took to the streets Friday in various parts of Lebanon as opposition leaders called for people around the world to support a peaceful "uprising" against Syrian armed forces in Lebanon and the pro-Syrian government.Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/18/hariri.investigation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/18/hariri.investigation/index.htmlSwiss DNA and explosives experts are set to arrive in Lebanon to help investigate the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/17/us.syria/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/17/us.syria/index.htmlRelations between the U.S. and Syria are coming under increasing pressure after the U.S. admitted it has "an increasing list of problems" with the country.Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/16/beirut.explosion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/16/beirut.explosion/index.htmlThe body of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, has been buried amid a passionate crush of mourners crowded around the mosque Hariri helped build.Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/lebanon.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/lebanon.warning/index.htmlA U.N. special envoy says he warned former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri about a "very high risk for violence and assassinations" just days before Hariri was killed in Monday's deadly bomb blast.Wed, 16 Feb 2005 01:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/beirut.explosion.1956/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/beirut.explosion.1956/index.htmlThe United States announced Tuesday the recall of its ambassador to Syria in response to the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/beirut.explosion.0338/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/15/beirut.explosion.0338/index.htmlLebanon's opposition says it holds Syria and the pro-Damascus Lebanese government responsible for the death of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.explosion.1910/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.explosion.1910/index.htmlFormer Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was among 10 people killed on Monday when a massive bomb blast hit his motorcade in central Beirut.Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.reaction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.reaction/index.htmlThe death of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has drawn worldwide condemnation. Here is a selection of comments as reported by CNN, The Associated Press and Reuters:Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.hariri/index.htmlFormer Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was among those killed Monday in the massive explosion that rocked central Beirut's fashionable seafront district.Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.fisk/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/14/beirut.fisk/index.htmlFormer Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a huge blast in Beirut, with several others killed and injured.Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/20/lebanon.pm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/20/lebanon.pm/index.htmlLebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri has resigned along with his government and said he would not lead a new government.Wed, 20 Oct 2004 15:03:00 EDT