66-620: Lara Nabhan (born 17 July 1989) is a Lebanese journalist, who works for Al Arabiya channel. Born in Zahlé , Lebanon , on July 17, 1989. She was educated at Antonine University . Since 2012, she has been working on the Al Arabiya channel, from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates , where she also lives. Al Arabiya Al Arabiya ( Arabic : العربية , transliterated : al-ʿArabiyyah ; meaning "The Arabic One" or "The Arab One" )
132-592: A BBC interview in 2001, Hariri was asked by Tim Sebastian why he refused to hand over members of Hezbollah that were accused by America of being terrorists. He responded that Hezbollah were the ones protecting Lebanon against the Israeli occupation and called for implementation of passed United Nations resolutions against Israel. He was further accused of making the American coalition in the War on Terrorism worthless and asked if he
198-561: A call to boycott Al Arabiya and some other arabic language channels what they called “the mouthpieces of the Israeli enemy that speak Arabic” In September 2003, Al Arabiya reporter Mazen al-Tumeizi was killed on camera in Iraq when a U.S. helicopter fired on a crowd in Haifa Street in Baghdad. In February 2006, three Al Arabiya reporters were abducted and murdered while covering the aftermath of
264-591: A change in government. At one point, Hariri was one of the world's 100 wealthiest men and the fourth-richest politician. Hariri was born on 1 November 1944 to a modest Sunni Muslim family in the Lebanese port city of Sidon . He had two siblings (brother Shafic and sister Bahia ). He attended elementary and secondary school in Sidon, and graduated in business administration from Beirut Arab University . In 1965, Hariri went to Saudi Arabia to work. There, he taught for
330-434: A huge role in reconstructing the Lebanese capital, Beirut . He was the first post-civil war prime minister and the most influential and wealthiest Lebanese politician until his assassination . During Hariri's first term as prime minister, tensions between Israel and Lebanon increased, as a result of Qana massacre . In 2000, when he became prime minister for second time, the biggest achievement during his time as prime minister
396-475: A new graphics and audio package, new studios, and a new modified logo in the network's first major rebrand since its launch in 2003. The following year, the network moved operations from Dubai to Riyadh , with the stated goal being to "produce 12 hours of news programming from the Saudi capital by early January". The move came amid orders by the Saudi government to multinational companies to move their regional hubs to
462-515: A quick takeover of the country in the case an indictment against its members is issued by the UN Special Tribunal . The report states that Hezbollah conducted a simulation of the plan on 28 October, immediately following a speech by its secretary general. On the other side, it was revealed by leaked US embassy cables that then Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate director Omar Suleiman reported that Syria "desperately" wanted to stop
528-453: A recent recruit of the anti-Syrian opposition, emboldened by popular anger and civic action now being called Lebanon's Cedar Revolution , alleged in the wake of the assassination that on 26 August 2004 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened Hariri, saying "[President of Lebanon] Lahoud is me. ... If you and Chirac want me out of Lebanon, I will break Lebanon." He was quoted as saying "When I heard him telling us those words, I knew that it
594-425: A relatively free hand in economic matters, Hariri cooperated with Syria's drive to consolidate its control over Lebanon. Under the guise of "regulating" the audiovisual media, the government placed control of all major television and radio stations in the hands of pro-Syrian elites, a process which began on 17 September 1996 when Information Minister Farid Makari ordered a ban on the broadcasting of news programs. This
660-486: A remarkable success during his first year in office. From 1992 to 1993 there was a 6 percent increase in real national income, the capital base of commercial banks effectively doubled, the budgetary earnings hovered at around a billion dollars, and commercial banks' consolidated balance sheets increased about 25%. By 1998, however, real GDP growth was around 1%, a year later it would be −1%, national debt had skyrocketed 540% from two to eighteen billion dollars, Lebanon's economy
726-609: A short period of time before shifting to the construction industry. In 1978, he gained Saudi Arabian citizenship , in addition to his Lebanese citizenship . In 1969, Hariri established Ciconest, a small subcontracting firm, which soon went out of business. He then went in business with the French construction firm Oger for the construction of a hotel in Ta’if , Saudi Arabia , the timely construction of which earned praise from King Khaled . Hariri took over Oger, forming Saudi Oger , which became
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#1732859383151792-518: Is a Saudi state-owned international Arabic news television channel. It is based in Riyadh and is a subsidiary of MBC Group . The channel is a flagship of the media conglomerate and is therefore the only single offering to carry the name as simply "Al Arabiya" in its branding. Al Arabiya was originally launched in Dubai Media City , United Arab Emirates , on 3 March 2003. An early funder,
858-472: The Iranian presidential election . Seven days later, amid the 2009 Iranian election protests , the network's office was "closed indefinitely" by the government. In 2016, Al Arabiya dismissed 50 staff members, including journalists. Citing financial problems stemming from low oil prices, the dismissed individuals were offered salaries and benefits for six months as a severance package. In April 2017, Al Arabiya
924-460: The Lebanese Forces ’s Voice of Free Lebanon . It was estimated that the move would result in the loss of 5,000 jobs. Amid the political crisis brought on by the extension of President Émile Lahoud 's term, Hariri resigned as Prime Minister, saying: "I have... submitted the resignation of the government, and I have declared that I will not be a candidate to head the (next) government." During
990-525: The Development and Reconstruction of Beirut's Central District (French: Société Libanaise pour le Développement et la Reconstruction du Centre-ville de Beyrouth ), more commonly known by the French-derived acronym "Solidere", expropriated most property in the central business district of Beirut, compensating each owner with shares in the company which were worth as little as 15% of the property's value. As
1056-509: The Lebanon war. Said to have heavily financed opposing militias during the war, his former deputy Najah Wakim later accused him of helping to destroy downtown Beirut to rebuild it again and make billions of dollars in the process. After the conflict, he acted as an envoy of the Saudi royal family to Lebanon. He laid the groundwork that led to the 1989 Taif Accord , which Saudi Arabia organised to bring
1122-616: The Syrian government. The outcome of a 15-year investigation led to the guilty verdict of multiple people in Hezbollah's party taking part; however, the only one left alive would be Salim Ayyash , a well-connected, mid-level operative in Hezbollah. The assassination was a catalyst for dramatic political change in Lebanon. The massive protests of the Cedar Revolution helped achieve the withdrawal of Syrian troops and security forces from Lebanon and
1188-753: The United Arab Emirates of destabilization in the Caucasus and Middle East, resulting in Saudi Arabian Commercial Chamber's Head Ajlan Al-Ajlan to call for boycott against Turkish goods. In March 2022, Al Arabiya acquired its own Freeview channel in the United Kingdom, after being available on Freeview via the Vision TV streaming service, with both channels being available on Freeview channel 273. The Al Arabiya internet news service website
1254-534: The United States, Barack Obama. The broadcast was the first-ever formal interview with Obama during his first administration. During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict , the channel interviewed Armenian President Armen Sarkissian about the ongoing war happening between Armenia and Azerbaijan , during which President Sarkissian blasted Turkey and Azerbaijan for inflaming the conflict. In response, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused Saudi Arabia and
1320-635: The accused Mustafa Badreddine were terminated in July 2016 following credible reports of his death. Salim Jamil Ayyash , Hassan Habib Merhi, Hussein Hassan Oneissi, and Assad Hassan Sabra currently remain on trial in absentia . In 2009 the German news magazine Der Spiegel reported that some of the evidence supporting the indictment of Hezbollah involved a number of cellphones purchased in Tripoli shortly before
1386-614: The allegations against Jamil Al Sayyed and other three Lebanese generals. Four Lebanese generals were held in Roumieh prison, northeast of Beirut from 2005 to 2009. They were released from the prison due to lack of evidence in 2009. Following Hariri's death, there were several other bombings and assassinations against minor anti-Syrian figures. These included Samir Kassir , George Hawi , Gebran Tueni , Pierre Amine Gemayel , Antoine Ghanem and Walid Eido . Assassination attempts were made on Elias Murr , May Chidiac , and Samir Shehade (who
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#17328593831511452-597: The articles and added a note citing the error. In 2020, The Daily Beast identified a network of false personas used to insert opinion pieces aligned with UAE government policy to media outlets including Al Arabiya. The pieces were critical about Turkey's role in the Middle East, as well as Qatar and particularly its state media Al Jazeera . Twitter suspended some of the fake columnists' accounts in early July 2020. In 2009, Al Arabiya aired an interview between journalist Hisham Melhem and then newly-elected president of
1518-508: The assassin of Hariri was reportedly killed near al-Qusayr in the Homs region. He turned out to be a Hezbollah operative Hariri was well regarded among international leaders, for example, he was a close friend of French President Jacques Chirac . Chirac was one of the first foreign dignitaries to offer condolences to Hariri's widow in person at her home in Beirut. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon
1584-561: The assassination of Hariri. After an altercation between male Tribunal staff and women at a gynecology clinic in October 2010, Hezbollah demanded that the Lebanese government stop all cooperation with the Special Tribunal , claiming the tribunal to be an infringement on Lebanese sovereignty by western governments. On 1 November 2010, a report was leaked by Al Akhbar , a local secular, leftist newspaper, stating that Hezbollah drafted plans for
1650-530: The assassination, and were used by members of Hezbollah solely for the coordination of the assassination, except for a call from one of them to his girlfriend . The ties to Hezbollah were exposed by Captain Wissam Eid of the Lebanese Internal Security Force , who was assassinated himself before the conclusion of the investigation, as was Lebanese Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan , one of
1716-490: The assassination. Lawyers tasked with prosecuting those responsible for the 2005 bombing said they had received evidence linking Bashar Assad 's phone to the case. In its tenth report, the UNIIIC concluded "that a network of individuals acted in concert to carry out the assassination of Rafiq Hariri ." A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news investigation claimed that the special UN investigation team had found evidence for
1782-571: The bombing of a mosque in Samarra , Iraq. Among them was correspondent Atwar Bahjat , an Iraqi national. In 2012, Al Arabiya's Asia correspondent Baker Atyani was abducted in the Philippines by an armed militia. He was released after 18 months. In August 2015, the Egyptian Streets news website said Al-Arabiya had copied "word-for-word" from two of its articles. Al Arabiya later updated one of
1848-558: The bombing, in a location near Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque . A 2006 report by Serge Brammertz indicated that DNA evidence collected from the crime scene suggests that the assassination might be the act of a young male suicide bomber . In its first two reports in 2014, the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission indicated that the Syrian government may be linked to
1914-463: The channel in a viral tweet. The Algerian Ministry of Communication released a statement on 31 July 2021 saying that it withdrew Al Arabiya's operating accreditation in Algeria , due to what it termed "the non-respect by this channel of the rules of deontology and its recourse to disinformation and manipulation". The Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement’s Arabic-language account published
1980-531: The decade-long plan was the privatization of major industries. Numerous contracts were awarded in important industries such as energy, telecommunications, electricity, airports and roads. The last and perhaps most significant aspect of "Horizon 2000" was economic stimulus via foreign direct investment. Specifically, Hariri supported foreign firms and individuals taking an interest in Lebanon's developmental potential. Hariri simplified tax codes and provided tax breaks to foreign investors. Due to his previous successes in
2046-546: The early 1980s as a wealthy man and began to build a name for himself by making large donations and contributions to various groups in Lebanon. However, he continued to serve as a political advisor to Prince Bandar bin Sultan in 1983. He was implanted as the Saudis' strong man following the collapse of the PLO and the paucity of any viable Sunni leadership in the country as well as a response to
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2112-662: The email messages of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad that were leaked by opposition hackers. Al Arabiya was founded through investment by the Middle East Broadcasting Center , as well as other investors from Saudi Arabia , Kuwait , and the Persian Gulf states . Through MBC, Saudi Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd and his maternal uncle Waleed bin Ibrahim al Ibrahim have partial ownership of Al Arabiya. Al Arabiya has been
2178-762: The following month after an additional complaint was filed by Qatar News Agency . In November 2004, the interim Iraqi government banned Al Arabiya from reporting from the country after it broadcast an audio tape reportedly made by the deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein . Two years later, the Iraqi government also banned the channel for one month for "imprecise coverage". According to the station itself, Al Arabiya journalists and staff have come under constant pressure from Iraqi officials to allegedly "report stories as dictated to" and in 2014, Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki threatened again to ban Al Arabiya in Iraq, shut down its offices and websites. For his part, Al Arabiya's General Manager at
2244-703: The future movement, and Houssam—who died in a traffic accident in the US in the late 1980s. They divorced. He married his second spouse, Nazik Audi , in 1976 and she is the mother of three of Hariri's children: Ayman , Fahd and Hind . From 1982 until his death, Hariri owned 2–8a Rutland Gate , a large house in London's Knightsbridge district. The house was gifted to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia , Sultan bin Abdulaziz , after Hariri's assassination. On 14 February 2005, Hariri
2310-420: The government, Hariri allowed kickbacks from public spending to enrich all major government figures. Contracts for the import of petroleum were awarded to the two sons of President Elias Hrawi . Hariri married twice. He had six children. In 1965, he married an Iraqi woman, Nidal Bustani, who is the mother of his three sons; Bahaa (born 1967), who is a businessman, Saad , who succeeded his father as leader of
2376-585: The kingdom by 2024. As a response to Al Jazeera 's critical coverage of the Saudi royal family throughout the 1990s, relatives of the Saudi royal family established Al Arabiya in Dubai in 2002. Al Arabiya was said to be the second most frequently watched channel after Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia. In 2008, The New York Times described the channel as working "to cure Arab television of its penchant for radical politics and violence". In 2012, Al Arabiya broadcast
2442-507: The leading figures of the Special tribunal. Hezbollah accused Israel of the assassination of Hariri. According to Hezbollah officials, the assassination of Hariri was planned by the Mossad as a means of expelling the Syrian army from Lebanon. In August 2010, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah presented evidence, consisting of intercepted Israeli spy-drone video footage, which he said implicated Israel in
2508-594: The main construction firm used by the Saudi Royal family for all their important developments. As a result, a few years after his first contract with King Khaled, Hariri had become a multi-billionaire. Having accumulated his wealth, Hariri started a number of philanthropic projects, including the building of educational facilities in Lebanon. His first initiative in Lebanon was the Islamic Association for Culture and Education, which he founded in 1979. The association
2574-605: The message to the Muslim world that "Americans are not your enemy," while also reiterating that "Israel is a strong ally of the United States" and that they "will not stop being a strong ally of the United States". In March 2012, the channel launched a new channel, Al-Hadath , which focused on political news. Mamdouh Al-Muhaini became general manager of the Al Arabiya Network in October 2019, succeeding former manager Nabil Al-Khatib . On 24 April 2020, Al Arabiya introduced
2640-748: The news and programs that appear on the channel. The Al Arabiya website experienced technical difficulties during the Egyptian protests at the end of January 2011. The site went offline with error messages as such as the following: "The website is down due to the heavy traffic to follow up with the Egyptian crisis and it will be back within three hours (Time of message: 11 GMT)". Rafic Hariri Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri ( Arabic : رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري , romanized : Rafīq Bahāʾ ad-Dīn al-Ḥarīrī , Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [raˈfiːʔ ɪlħaˈriːri] ; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005)
2706-606: The primary shareholder of the company, Hariri and his business associates profited immensely from this project. Moreover, it was reported in November 1996 that $ 26 million had been embezzled from the Ministry of Finance, which Hariri headed in addition to being prime minister during his first two terms in office. Hariri and his protégés were not the only beneficiaries of this spending spree. To secure support from militia chieftains and pro-Syrian ideologues that Damascus had installed in
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2772-421: The private sector and the numerous resulting international connections, Hariri was able to garner a significant amount of low-interest loans from foreign investors. Hariri also pursued aggressive macroeconomic policy such as maintaining strict regulations on bank reserves and inter-bank interest rates to curb inflation and raise the value of the Lebanese pound relative to the dollar. Hariri's economic policies were
2838-628: The production company Middle East News (then headed by Ali Al-Hedeithy), said the goal was to provide "a balanced and less provocative" alternative to Al Jazeera . A free-to-air channel, Al Arabiya broadcasts standard newscasts every hour, as well as talk shows and documentaries. It has been rated among the top pan-Arab stations by Middle East audiences. The news organization's website is accessible in Arabic, English, Urdu , and Persian . On 26 January 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama gave his first formal interview as president to Al Arabiya, delivering
2904-454: The responsibility of Unit 121 of Hezbollah in the assassination. A UN-backed tribunal issued four arrest warrants to members of Hezbollah . Hezbollah blamed the assassination on Israel. Alleged Hezbollah supporters Salim Jamil Ayyash, Hassan Habib Merhi, Hussein Hassan Oneissi, and Assad Hassan Sabra have been indicted for the assassination and were tried in absentia by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon . In 2024, Salim Jamil Ayyash,
2970-451: The rising power of the Shiite militia Amal. As a former Saudi diplomatic representative, he played a significant role in constructing the 1990 Taif Agreement that ended Lebanon's sixteen-year civil war. In 1992, Hariri became the first post-civil war prime minister of Lebanon under president Elias Hrawi . In addition, he was the minister of finance . After the 1996 elections he also took on
3036-484: The role of minister of post and telecommunications . Hariri put the country back on the financial map through the issuing of Eurobonds and won plaudits from the World Bank for his plan to borrow reconstruction money as the country's debt grew to become the largest per capita in the world.Between 1992 and 1996 the public debt grew from $ 3 billion to $ 9 billion. His first premiership lasted until 1998, and Hariri
3102-618: The same year, the Al Arabiya website was hacked by attackers who claimed to be Shi’ites. In 2009, Courtney C. Radsch lost her job the day after publishing an article about safety problems on Emirates airline, a move Al Arabiya described as restructuring in the English department. In June 2009, the Iranian government ordered the Al Arabiya office in Tehran to be closed for a week for "unfair reporting" of
3168-476: The time, Abdulrahman al-Rashed, vowed in a statement that the news channel and its sister channel al-Hadath will continue reporting the story in Iraq despite "Maliki's threats" as well as other threats from the likes of ISIS. Due to post-coverage of assassination of Rafic Hariri , as of 2007, Syrian politicians have criticized al-Arabiya for anti-government and perceived pro-US and pro-Israeli bias. In 2013, Saudi Islamic scholar Abdulaziz al-Tarefe criticized
3234-401: The topic of controversy. It has been criticized as an arm of Saudi foreign policy. On 14 February 2005, Al Arabiya was the first news satellite channel to air news of the assassination of Rafik Hariri . In September 2008, Iran expelled Al Arabiya's Tehran bureau chief Hassan Fahs, the third Al Arabiya correspondent expelled from Iran since the network opened an Iran office. In October of
3300-503: The warring factions together. Taif put an end to the civil war , building goodwill for Hariri politically. While acting as the Saudi envoy to Lebanon, he spent more time in Damascus than in Beirut where he ingratiated himself with the Assad regime ; he had a new presidential palace built in Damascus as a gift to the Syrian dictator but Assad didn't use it personally. Hariri returned to Lebanon in
3366-526: Was a Lebanese businessman and politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until he resigned on 20 October 2004 ( 2004-10-20 ) , before his assassination in 2005. Hariri headed five cabinets during his tenure. He was widely credited for his role in constructing the Taif Agreement that ended the 15-year Lebanese Civil War . He also played
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#17328593831513432-488: Was also created at his instigation. Syria was initially accused of the assassination, which led to the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon following widespread protests. Major General Jamil Al Sayyed , then head of Lebanese General Security, Brigadier General Mustafa Hamdan , Major General Ali Hajj and Brigadier General Raymond Azar were all arrested in August 2005 at the request of German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis , who
3498-510: Was carrying out the UN investigation about the assassination. Sayyed was one of the persons who decided to assassinate Rafik Hariri according to a leaked draft version of the Mehlis report along with other Syrian high-rank intelligence and security officers and officials, namely Assef Shawkat , Maher Assad , Hassan Khalil and Bahjat Suleyman . However, later reports about the assassination did not repeat
3564-712: Was followed eight days later by a government decree ordering the closure of Lebanon's 150 privately owned radio stations and 50 TV stations. Licenses were to be issued to Hariri's Future Television , the Christian-owned Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI), Murr Television (MTV) owned by the brother of Interior Minister Michel Murr , and the National Broadcasting Network (NBN) being set up by Nabih Berri . The radio stations which were to be given licenses were Hariri's Orient Radio , Berri's NBN, and
3630-653: Was found in breach of UK broadcasting law by the UK media regulator, Ofcom , for broadcasting an interview with an imprisoned Bahraini torture survivor. Ofcom concluded that it infringed on the privacy of imprisoned Bahraini opposition leader and torture survivor Hassan Mushaima, when it broadcast footage of him obtained during his arbitrary detention in Bahrain. Ofcom sanctioned the licence holder Al Arabiya News Channel FZ-LLC by fining them £ 120,000, broadcasting an on-air apology. The channel then surrendered its license to broadcast in
3696-473: Was his condemnation of death." This meeting between Hariri and Assad, which had been on 26 August 2004, lasted for just fifteen minutes. Hariri was accused of corruption that plagued Lebanon during the Syrian occupation . Among the allegations made against him was that his wealth grew from less than $ 1 billion when he was appointed prime minister in 1992, to over $ 16 billion when he died. The Company for
3762-541: Was in a miserable state. In 1996 it was estimated that 30% of Lebanon's population were living below the poverty line and that there were 500,000 Syrian labourers working illegally in the country. As result of the growing criticism and popular discontent with Hariri's policies, the government banned public demonstrations in 1994 and relied upon the Lebanese Army to enforce the decree. Supporters of Michel Aoun were also perpetually harassed and detained. In return for
3828-594: Was investigating Hariri's death). An indictment against alleged Hezbollah members Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Amine Badreddine , Hussein Hassan Oneissi, and Assad Hassan Sabra was issued and confirmed by the Pre-Trial Judge of the United Nations special tribunal (see Special Tribunal for Lebanon ) in 2011. In February 2014, the case against Hassan Habib Merhi was joined with the Ayyash et al. case. Proceedings against
3894-547: Was killed when explosives equivalent to around 1,800 kilograms (4,000 lb) of TNT concealed inside a parked Mitsubishi van were detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel in Beirut. 23 people, including Hariri himself, were killed. Among the dead were several of Hariri's bodyguards and his friend and former Minister of the Economy Bassel Fleihan . Hariri was buried along with his bodyguards, who died in
3960-498: Was later renamed the Hariri Foundation. Hariri became progressively more embroiled in politics. His appeals to the United Nations and services as an emissary to the Saudi Royal family won him international recognition on the political stage for his humanitarian efforts. In 1982, Hariri donated $ 12 million to Lebanese victims of the 1978 South Lebanon conflict and helped clean up Beirut's streets with his company's money and contributed to early reconstruction efforts during lulls in
4026-443: Was launched February 2004. The website initially published in Arabic, and was joined by an English-language service in 2007 and Persian and Urdu services in 2008. The channel also operates a business website that covers financial news and market data from the Middle East in Arabic. Al Arabiya streams online on JumpTV and Livestation . The English website of Al Arabiya was relaunched in 2013 and now features automated subtitles of
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#17328593831514092-471: Was owned by the government and private investors. Solidere was largely focused on redeveloping Beirut's downtown and turning it into a new urban center as quickly as possible as one aspect of the various infrastructure redevelopment plans that would be implemented by "Horizon 2000". Solidere was given powers of compulsory purchase , compensating in Solidere shares rather than cash, and was accused of harassment and underpaying former land owners. Another aspect of
4158-601: Was ready for the consequences of his refusal, reminding him that George W. Bush had said: "Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." He replied that he had hoped there would be no consequences, but would deal with them if they arrive. Hariri further said that he opposed the killing of all humans – Israeli, Palestinian, Syrian or Lebanese – and believed in dialogue as a solution. He further went on to say that Syria would have to stay in Lebanon for protection of Lebanon until they are no longer needed and Lebanon asks them to leave. Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt ,
4224-623: Was replaced by Salim Hoss as prime minister. In fact, as a result of the power struggle between Hariri and newly elected president Émile Lahoud , he left office. In October 2000, Hariri was again appointed prime minister, replacing Salim Hoss, and formed the cabinet. In September 2004, Hariri defended UN Security Council Resolution 1559 , which called for "all remaining foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon." On 20 October 2004, his second term ended when he resigned from office. Omar Karami succeeded him as prime minister. Hariri implemented an aggressive new economic policy. In 1992 inflation
4290-422: Was running at 131% but such was the confidence in Hariri's leadership that within two years it had been reduced to 12%. Perhaps Hariri's most important creation in the beginning of his career was "Horizon 2000" the government's name for its new rejuvenation plan. A large component of "Horizon 2000" was Solidere , the privately owned construction company that was established to reconstruct post-war Lebanon. Solidere
4356-406: Was the Israeli withdrawal from Southern Lebanon, ending an 18-year old occupation. Meanwhile relations with Syrian President Bashar increased. Hariri was assassinated on 14 February 2005 by a suicide truck bomb in Beirut. Four Hezbollah members were indicted for the assassination and are being tried in absentia by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon , but others have linked the assassination to
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