Saad Hariri

Lebanon Finally Sees Its Twitter Dawn

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Digital Diplomacy, Social Media, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Twitter, Social Networking, Hezbollah, Prime-Minister-Najib-Mikati, Public Diplomacy, Media News
Faisal J. Abbas

With Lebanon suffering one of the world's slowest Internet connection speeds, it is certainly not surprising that social media hasn't picked up in this country as quickly as it did in other parts of the globe.

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The Hariri Inquiry: Lebanon, Hezbollah, Syria

Dr. Josef Olmert | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Hariri, Lebanon, Hizballah, Sa'ad Hariri, United Nations, Rafiq Hariri, Hezbollah, Arab Spring, Syria, International Court of Justice, World News
Dr. Josef Olmert

The Shi'ite terrorist group Hezbollah, claiming to be Lebanon's guardian against alleged Israeli Aggression committed a murder of a Sunni leader, who was a proud Lebanese patriot

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What Will Events in Syria Mean for Lebanon?

James Denselow | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Beirut, Hezbollah, Damascus, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Syria Protests, Bashar Al-Assad, Syria, Lebanon Syria, World News
James Denselow

To date, Lebanon has perhaps been the one Arab country not to have been directly affected by the "Arab Awakening." But the country is fated to be tied to events in Syria and the vulnerabilities associated with them regardless.

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Ontornet: Lebanese Campaign Against Snail-Paced Internet Service

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Twitter, iloubnan.info, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Facebook, Arabic, Multimedia, Broadband, Saad Hariri, Internet, Social Media Exchange, Telecommunications, World Wide Web, Lebanese, Ontornet, Adsl, Hibr, Technology News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Lebanese Internet users are mad as hell and won't take it anymore, so they've launched a campaign to gripe about the country's disgracefully sluggish access to the World Wide Web.

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It's Deja Vu in Lebanon All Over Again

Taufiq Rahim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Iran, Hezbollah, Jumblatt, Michel Aoun, Obama, Hariri, Geagea, Nasrallah, Bashar Al-Assad, Saad Hariri, Berri, Walid Jumblatt, Aoun, Gemayal, World News
Taufiq Rahim

As my flight touched down in Beirut, I had the feeling of returning to a land where deja vu is a fact of daily life. Where the same names persist for two decades or three or even more.

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Firestorm Among Lebanon's Cedars

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Un Tribunal, Michel Aoun, Bashar Al Assad, Hezbollah, March 14 Alliance, Lebanon, Nicholas Sarkozy, Saad-Hariri, Beirut, Sheikh Nasrallah, Walid Jumblatt, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Rafik Hariri, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Lebanon is about to fall into another dark period. But this time, the forces of Hezbollah and its patron Iran seem finally to have the upper hand.

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Cohen's Hallucinations in The New York Times

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Saad Hariri, Roger Cohen, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, The New York Times, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Walid Jumblatt, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Justice, Rafik Hariri, Beirut, World News
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

There is nothing worse than a shallow columnist pontificating about what should and should not happen in a country he discovered only last week.

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Justice, or a Death Blow For Lebanon?

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Turkey, Jeffrey Feltman, Stl, US Foreign Policy, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Lebanon, UN Security Council, Hezbollah, Rafiq Hariri, State Department, World News, Hilary Clinton, Jamil Sayyed, Iran, Saad Hariri, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Assassination, Israel, Kenneth Starr, 2006 Lebanon War, Qatar, World News
Sharmine Narwani

To weigh one man's death against the lives of four million Lebanese and countless other millions who could be caught up in a regional conflagration is sheer madness.

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Lebanon's Moment of Truth

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Hezbollah Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Rafik Hariri, Middle East News, Lebanon, Lebanon News, Lebanon Politics, World News
James Denselow

There can be little doubt that assassins revel in an absence of accountability -- and in Lebanon's history few of them have ever been brought to justice.

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Hezbollah and Iran: the New Masters of Lebanon?

Haggai Carmon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, Hariri, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Hezbollah Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Rafik Hariri, Saudi King Abdullah, World News
Haggai Carmon

Hezbollah conducted a simulation of the zero hour to demonstrate its ability to maintain a security and military grip on Lebanon, thereby giving its Iranian master the coveted reins over Lebanon.

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Assad's Lebanese Return

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Bashar Al-Assad, Syria, United Nations, Politics News
James Denselow

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, returns to Lebanon for the first time since 2005. Today, when Saad Hariri plays host to Assad, he will be looking for Syrian support to prevent another round of crippling violence enveloping Lebanon.

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Hassan Nasrallah The Manipulator

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beirut, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Samir Geagea, Walid Jumblatt, Party of God, Hezbollah, Special Tribunal for Lebanon, UN Security Council, Hassan Nasrallah, Un, Rafik Hariri, Syria, Shiites, World News
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, is -- in principle -- a man of religion. However, in addition to commanding an illicit militia and ordering bloody wars, Nasrallah is a manipulator.

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After 35 years, Lebanese MPs Can Only Muster A Soccer Match

Patrick Galey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Berri, Sports, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Civil War, Soccer, World News, World News
Patrick Galey

This week Lebanon commemorated the 35th anniversary of its 1975-1990 Civil War, a conflict that claimed the lives of almost 200,000 people. While y...

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Hariri Back To Washington: A Changed Leader in Challenging Times

Joe Macaron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Saad Hariri, Middle East, Scud Missiles, Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Obama Middle East Policy, Israel, Barack Obama, Bashar Al-Assad, Beirut, World News
Joe Macaron

There is a new rule, probably the only visible Lebanon policy under President Barack Obama's administration: every US official visiting Damascus must pass by Beirut.

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Kissing Cousins: Assad Hangs Tough With Ahmadinejad

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Bashir Assad, Ambassador Robert Ford, Obama Administration, Lebanon, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Damascus, Saad Hariri, Gulf States, Middle East, Greem Revolution, Saudi Arabia, Tehran, Israel, Iaea, Hafez Assad, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Syrian President Assad rewarded the Obama administration's decision to re-establish normal relations with Syria this week by laying out the red carpet today for Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Lonely Obama vs. Popular Iran

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Walid Jumblatt, George W. Bush, Hezbollah, Iran, Iraq, Barack Obama, Syria, The Green Revolution, World News
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

While Iran knows how to make friends, Obama's America has become an expert in losing them.

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Lebanese Press Freedom Takes Hits: IPI Report

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UCIPLIBAN, Samir Kassir, Syria, An-Nahar, Ghazi Aridi, Nayla Tueni, Future TV, Bassem El Sabaa, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Desmond Tutu, Beirut, Sanaa El Jack, Neshan Derharoutounian, International Press Institute, Iran, Saad Hariri, Tarek Mitri, Asharq Al-Awsat, Future Movement, Gebran Tueni, Naomi Hunt, International World Press Freedom Review 2009, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Press freedom is suffering in Lebanon, despite a modicum of maneuverability allowed by the law and the government's non-interference with journalists,...

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Did Clinton Just Change US Policy on Hezbollah?

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netanyahu, Saad Hariri, John Brennan, Israel, Lebanon, Obama, Hezbollah, State Department, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Sharmine Narwani

They say talk is cheap, but is it possible that recent comments by Hillary Clinton are signaling a radical change in US foreign policy?

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Lebanon's Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri Steps Down

The Guardian | Hugh Macleod in Beirut | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hezbollah Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Lebanon Election, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Hezbollah Victory, Saad-Hariri, Lebanon Fighting, Lebanon Saad Hariri, World News

Lebanon entered a new chapter of political uncertainty today as prime minister-designate Sa'ad Hariri stepped down after the Hezbollah-led opposition ...

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Hariri's Big Risk

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Jebran Bassill, Hassan Nassrallah, World News
James Denselow

In submitting a cabinet without the approval of his opposition, Lebanese PM-in-waiting Saad Hariri is risking his political future.

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Saad Hariri, 39-Year-Old Billionaire, Expected To Become Lebanon's Next PM

AP | HUSSEIN DAKROUB | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Lebanon's Prime Minister, Lebanon's Parliament, World News

BEIRUT — Saad Hariri, the billionaire businessman and son of a slain former prime minister, is emerging as the favorite to lead Lebanon's govern...

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Lebanon's Election is Obama's First Post-Muslim/Arab World Speech Victory

Ray Hanania | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Christians, Islam, Terrorism, President Barack Obama, Michel Aoun, Shi'ite, Iraq, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Rafiq Hariri, Saad Hariri, Muslims, Middle East, Lebanese Elections, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Speech to Muslim World, Sunni, Maronites, Obama Mideast Trip, World News
Ray Hanania

Obama's speech to the Arab and Muslim World is creating a new context in which the people of the Middle East can more clearly see justice without the need for more violence.

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Lebanon Election: Last-Minute Campaigning Indicates A Tight Race

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lebanon, Lebanon Election, Lebanon Election Corruption, Foreign Affairs, March 14 Movement, Hezbollah, March 8 Coalition, March 8, March 8 Movement, Saad Hariri, Lebanon Elections, March 14 Coalition, Israel, March 14, Advocacy, World News

Lebanon's much anticipated parliamentary elections will be held June 7, and the closeness of the race is revealed in the lengths vying parties are goi...

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Hariri 'Rejects Any Hezbollah Deal' In Upcoming Lebanese Elections

Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hariri Assassination, Hezbollah Lebanon, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Foreign Affairs, March 14 Movement, Hezbollah, March 14 Coalition, March 8 Coalition, March 8, Rafik Hariri, March 8 Movement, March 14, Advocacy, Rafic Hariri, World News

Saad al-Hariri, the leader of Lebanon's Future movement, has said he will refuse to join a Hezbollah-led coalition government should the Shia party an...

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Despite a Tenuous Peace, Mistrust Remains High in Beirut

Jared Levy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hizballah, Lebanon, Beirut, SSNP, American University of Beirut, Saad Hariri, West Beirut, Bashar Al-Assad, Politics News
Jared Levy

Nearly two months after the cessation of violence in Hamra, sectarian and political tensions continue to run high.

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