Hariri

Police to indict five members of Hariri crime group in ‘Prince’ extortion case

Those set to be charged are Marad Hariri, 41, from Umm el-Fahm; Nabil Arian, 31, from Arara; Yosef Hadidja, 33, from Kalansuwa; Mohammed Akel, 37, from Arara; and Murtada Akel, 26, also from Arara.

Border Police officers in Jerusalem, March 30, 2025 (illustration).
 Iran's top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi attends a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, June 28, 2019.

Iranian FM Abbas Araqchi announces support for a ceasefire in Lebanon amid Beirut visit

 People walk outside Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon August 26, 2024.

Israel reportedly hacks Beirut airport control tower, warns Iranian plane not to land

 Police at the scene where four men were shot dead in the Arab Town of Abu Snan, northern Israel, August 22, 2023.

Three arrests made in connection with Abu Snan murders, Shin Bet withdraws from investigation


Lebanon's Hariri agrees reforms amid protests over economic crisis

Hariri accused his rivals of obstructing his reform measures that could unlock $11 billion in Western donor pledges and help avert economic collapse.

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks during a news conference in Beirut

Lebanon shaken by third day of protests with some denouncing Hezbollah

The leader of the terrorist group threatened that his supporters would go out into the protests if necessary.

Demonstrators carry national flags during an anti-government protest in downtown Beirut, Oct. 2019

Massive wildfires rage in Lebanon, arson suspected

Some officials called out the Lebanese government for not responding better to the emergency situation.

Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire called the Saddle Ridge fire in the early morning hours Friday in Porter Ranch, California, U.S., October 11, 2019.

Lebanese officials speak out against Hezbollah's control over country

"The irony is that they want to challenge and threaten the world and then ask it for help and money."

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at a religious procession

Lebanon PM: Hezbollah is a regional problem, not just a Lebanese problem

"Look, Hezbollah is not a Lebanese problem — only — it is a regional problem," said Hariri.

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks during a news conference in Beirut

Lebanon to announce state of economic emergency, accelerate reforms

Lebanon is grappling with one of the world's heaviest public debt burdens at 150% of GDP and years of low economic growth.

Campaign posters of Lebanese parliament candidates are seen in Beirut, Lebanon May 2, 2018

Lebanese PM Hariri: Lebanon to increase naval capabilities

Hariri says he will urge government to endorse plan by August 31.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri visits the flagship of UNIFIL Maritime Task Force at Beirut Port

Lebanese Prime Minister: We oppose U.S. plan for Mideast

"The government with parliament are against this deal and our constitution bans naturalisation," Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, a Sunni Muslim, said.

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks during a news conference in Beirut

Hezbollah expands clout in Lebanese government, selects health minister

By picking the health minister, Hezbollah will be moving beyond the marginal role it played in past governments: this ministry has the fourth biggest budget in the Lebanese state.

Nasr al-Hariri, Head of the Syrian Negotiation Commission, speaks at a news conference in Brussels

Lebanon could have new government in days, finance minister says

"In the coming hours the country may see a new government," Qassem Hashem, one of the Hezbollah-aligned Sunni MPs, said.

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri speaks during a news conference in Beirut