Rafik Hariri

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News about Rafik Hariri, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

  1. Apr. 17, 2015

    Trial of Lebanese journalist Karma al-Khayat begins in Hague; Khayat is charged with obstruction of justice and contempt of court for publishing confidential information from international investigation into 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prim Min Rafik Hariri. MORE

  2. Feb. 15, 2015

    Special Tribunal for Lebanon in The Hague, established by United Nations in order to try case involving assassination of former Lebanese Prime Min Rafik Hariri, faces challenge of showing that delivery of true justice is possible; tribunal is trying five members of Hezbollah in absentia due to reluctance on part of Lebanese authorities to arrest them. MORE

  3. May. 14, 2014

    Karma al-Khayat, vice chairwoman of Al Jadeed TV, is summoned to appear at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on the outskirts of The Hague to answer charges of contempt of court and obstruction of justice relating to the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Min Rafik Hariri; indictment accuses Khayat and the parent company of Al Jadeed, New TV, of being criminally accountable for broadcasts that involved contacting possible court witnesses and disclosing confidential information about them in 2012. MORE

  4. Apr. 25, 2014

    International tribunal investigating the killing of former Lebanese Prime Min Rafik Hariri charges two leading Lebanese journalists--Ibrahim al-Amin and Karma al-Khayat--with contempt of court and obstruction of justice over publication of confidential information about possible witnesses for the prosecution; tribunal has charged five Hezbollah members in car bombing that killed Hariri, based on elaborate reconstruction of telephone records. MORE

  5. Jan. 17, 2014

    International tribunal opens hearings into 2005 killing of Lebanese Prime Min Rafik Hariri by truck bomb; absent from trial are the four men accused of the killing who have been shielded from arrest and prosecution by Hezbollah. MORE

  6. Jan. 15, 2014

    United Nations Memo; trial to investigate 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Min Rafik Hariri has become another friction point in sectarian conflict spilling over into country from Syria; Hezbollah, Shiite group that supports Syrian Pres Bashar al-Assad, has been implicated in Hariri's murder, casting doubts on group's claims of being Lebanon's defender. MORE

  7. Dec. 30, 2013

    Beirut Journal; barely 1,000 people attend funeral of Mohamad B Chatah, former Lebanese finance minister and prominent critic of Syrian government, in Beirut; relatively small gathering stands in stark contrast to the hundreds of thousands who attended the funeral of Rafik Hariri, former prime minister whose assassination in 2005 helped build a mass movement that pushed the Syrian Army out of Lebanon. MORE

  8. Oct. 11, 2013

    International court indicts Hassan Habib Merhi as fifth suspect in 2005 killing in Beirut of Rafik Hariri, former Lebanon prime minister; prosecutors say Merhi is a member of Hezbollah. MORE

  9. Apr. 14, 2013

    Hackers break into Web site of Lebanese newspaper Al Mustaqbal, posting names, photos and personal data of so-called secret witnesses for trial in killing of former Prime Min Rafik Hariri; direct visitors to site called Journalists for the Truth, which is traced to registry in Netherlands; tribunal denounces hacking operation, saying it endangers lives of Lebanese citizens and that list does not accurately reflect official court records. MORE

  10. Mar. 10, 2013

    Al Akhbar, Lebanese newspaper, publishes the names of likely witnesses in the murder trial of Rafik Hariri, former prime minister who was assassinated in 2005; it also publishes a second confidential list; leaks raise the likelihood that witnesses may be silenced by fear or coercion, which could seriously weaken the prosecution’s case. MORE

  11. Dec. 2, 2011

    United Nations-backed tribunal investigating the killing of former Lebanese Prime Min Rafik Hariri says it has received the long-overdue half of its budget from Beirut, about $32 million; many in Lebanon's government, dominated by militant group Hezbollah, had opposed cooperating with court; which has indicted four Hezbollah members as suspects in 2005 assassination. MORE

  12. Nov. 12, 2011

    United Nations-backed court hears arguments on holding a trial in absentia for the four Hezbollah members indicted in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005. MORE

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Highlights From the Archives

Hezbollah Looks for Shield From Indictments’ Sting

Hezbollah Looks for Shield From Indictments’ Sting

By ROBERT F. WORTH

The possibility that an international tribunal will indict Hezbollah members for a role in the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is raising tensions in Lebanon.

July 25, 2010 worldNews Analysis
Who Killed Rafik Hariri? Searching for the Truth in the Middle East

Who Killed Rafik Hariri? Searching for the Truth in the Middle East

By MICHAEL SLACKMAN

Some analysts say the team investigating the assassination has been slowed by the cultural and political murk of two Middle Eastern societies.

December 18, 2005 weekinreviewNews
Wails at Loss of Lebanese Leader, Cries for His Vision

Wails at Loss of Lebanese Leader, Cries for His Vision

By HASSAN M. FATTAH

Over 100,000 mourners carried Lebanese flags and shouted "Syria Out" in protest of the dominant role Syria's forces have played in the country since the 1970's.

February 17, 2005 News
Rafik Hariri, Ex-Premier of Lebanon, Dies at 60

Rafik Hariri, Ex-Premier of Lebanon, Dies at 60

By SUSAN SACHS

Rafik Hariri was a Lebanese billionaire who tried to rebuild his war-ravaged country and twice served as prime minister.

February 15, 2005 Obituary (Obit)

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Syria Remains Silent on Intelligence Official’s Death

By ANNE BARNARD

Reports had simmered for weeks that Brig. Gen. Rustom Ghazali had been severely beaten in an internal government dispute.

April 25, 2015, Saturday

Trial of Karma al-Khayat, Lebanese Journalist, Begins in Hague Tribunal

By MARLISE SIMONS

The journalist faces charges for publishing confidential information from an investigation into the assassination of Rafik Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.

April 17, 2015, Friday

The Hezbollah Connection

By RONEN BERGMAN

Ten years ago, a truck bomber assassinated the former and likely next prime minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri. Can a trial in The Hague deliver any justice for the nation — or the Middle East?

February 15, 2015, Sunday

Lebanese TV Executive Is Summoned to Hague Court

By MARLISE SIMONS

The vice chairwoman of Al Jadeed TV appeared before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to answer charges of contempt of court and obstruction of justice.

May 14, 2014, Wednesday

2 Journalists in Lebanon Are Charged by Tribunal

By MARLISE SIMONS

The international tribunal dealing with the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister has charged two journalists with contempt of court and obstruction of justice.

April 25, 2014, Friday

Trial Opens Into Killing of Lebanese Premier, Absent the Accused

By ALAN COWELL

At a special tribunal in The Hague, the prosecution said a suicide bomber created a “man-made hell” in the 2005 assassination in the Lebanese capital.

January 17, 2014, Friday

Hariri Son Discusses Assassination at Lebanon Tribunal

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

A suicide car bomb in a Lebanese town was a bloody backdrop on the opening day of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

January 16, 2014, Thursday

Mideast Strife Turns Trial on Beirut Assassination Into Another Fault Line

By SOMINI SENGUPTA

The trial in the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri in Lebanon is about to begin, but it has become another friction point in the Middle East’s sectarian showdown.

January 15, 2014, Wednesday

Funeral Turnout Shows Lebanon’s Ebbing Morale

By ANNE BARNARD

In a sign of how political passions have waned since mass protests helped drive out the Syrians in 2005, barely 1,000 people attended the funeral of Mohamad B. Chatah, killed by a car bomb in Beirut on Friday.

December 30, 2013, Monday

Fifth Suspect Is Indicted in 2005 Killing of Ex-Lebanese Premier

By MARLISE SIMONS

An international tribunal handed down another indictment against a member of Hezbollah in the bombing that killed Rafik Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.

October 11, 2013, Friday
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Kerry says the U.S. is committed to Lebanon's security video
Kerry says the U.S. is committed to Lebanon's security

Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. is committed to Lebanon's security during a meeting with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

Murder trial in killing of former Lebanese PM Hariri begins in Hague video
Murder trial in killing of former Lebanese PM Hariri begins in Hague

The trial in absentia of the alleged killers of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri opens in the Hague, nine years after the attack took place in Beirut. Mana Rabiee reports.

Mourning in Lebanon as ex-minister is laid to rest

Slain ex-minister Mohamad Chatah is laid to rest in the mausoleum where ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri is buried, in central Beirut. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Hariri’s Supporters Take to the Streets slideshow
Hariri’s Supporters Take to the Streets

After Najib Miqati, the Hezbollah-backed leader, was named as the prime minister designate of Lebanon, supporters of the former prime minister, Saad Hariri, demonstrated.

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Middle East leaders speak about their powerful neighbor with a directness seldom, if ever, heard in public.

Lebanon Assassination Suspects Freed video
Lebanon Assassination Suspects Freed

There are contrasting reactions in Lebanon to a U.N. court's decision to order the release of four senior officials held in connection with the assassination of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

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