Lebanese officials say kidnappers have freed the seven Estonian tourists who were abducted in March. Officials say the Estonians were released in the Bekaa Valley region Thursday and were en route to Beiruit. Armed assailants abducted the seven men while they were on a cycling tour near the town of Zahle in the Bekaa Valley […]
Former Lebanese PM Urges Hezbollah Cooperation in Hariri Probe
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has urged Lebanon to arrest four Hezbollah members accused in his father’s 2005 murder, saying the Iranian-backed Shi’ite militant group cannot change the course of justice. Mr. Hariri warned Tuesday that Lebanon “will pay the price” if Hezbollah refuses to turn over members of the group indicted for the […]
Lebanon’s Former PM Critical of Handling of Hariri Probe
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says if his government were still in power, it would have made efforts to search for the Hezbollah suspects indicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal in the investigation of his father’s death. Mr. Hariri spoke Tuesday in Paris during a television interview . He also described current Lebanese Prime Minister […]
Lebanon Tribunal Wants Victim Participation in Hariri Case
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
A U.N.-backed special tribunal has offered victims of the 2005 attack that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri a chance to participate in the trial and help in seeking compensation. The tribunal issued a statement Tuesday that says people who suffered “physical, mental or material harm” from the attack can apply to take part […]
Lebanon: Interpol Issues ‘Red Alerts’ for Hariri Murder Suspects
Posted July 10th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon says Interpol has issued its highest-level international alerts for four suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The court’s Beirut spokesman, Martin Youssef, said Sunday that Interpol circulated the so-called “red notices” against each of the accused at the request of the Netherlands-based tribunal. […]
Hezbollah Rules Out Arrests in Hariri Murder Case
Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Hezbollah’s leader says Lebanese authorities will never be able to arrest the four members of his militant group who have been indicted by a U. N.-backed tribunal in the murder of a former Lebanese prime minister. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Saturday in a televised address the suspects will not be turned in “even in 300 […]
UN Urges Lebanon to Cooperate with Hariri Murder Investigation
Posted July 1st, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he expects Lebanon to cooperate with a U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The tribunal has issued indictments and arrest warrants for four suspects in the case. Mr. Ban called on all states to support the work of the joint international and Lebanese […]
UN-Backed Tribunal Issues Arrest Warrants in 2005 Hariri Assassination
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
A U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has issued indictments and arrest warrants for four suspects in the case. The joint international and Lebanese court in The Hague submitted the documents to Lebanese prosecutor general Saeed Mirza on Thursday, without disclosing the names of those charged. Lebanese officials […]
UN-Backed Tribunal Issues Arrest Warrants in 2005 Hariri Assassination
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
A U.N.-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has issued indictments and arrest warrants for four suspects in the case. Lebanese officials say the tribunal in The Hague submitted the documents to Lebanese prosecutor general Saeed Mirza on Thursday, without disclosing the names of those charged. Experts say that […]
Timeline: Investigating Lebanon’s 2005 Hariri Assassination
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
February 14, 2005 – Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, an opponent of Syria’s occupation of Lebanon, is killed in a bomb attack targeting his motorcade in Beirut. Twenty-two other people also die. Lebanon’s pro-Western opposition accuses Syria and its allies in the Lebanese security services. The bombing triggers anti-Syria street protests, known as the […]
