Hariri

Seven members of Hariri organization indicted for extortion, threats, planting of explosive devices

The filing of indictments and prosecutors’ statements followed a series of raids conducted in Arab villages and the West Bank on April 12, during which 11 suspects were arrested.

Law enforcement arrests a member of the Hariri crime organization on suspicion of extortion, threats, and the planting of explosive devices.
Israel Police arrest senior organized crime leader, April 2026.

Police arrest Hariri crime family members in raid for extortion, using explosives

Border Police officers in Jerusalem, March 30, 2025 (illustration).

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

 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


Lebanon's Hariri suspends resignation as PM, easing crisis

Lebanese state officials and senior politicians close to Hariri say Riyadh forced him to quit and held him in the kingdom, which Saudi Arabia and Hariri have denied.

Saad al-Hariri talks with Lebanese President Michel Aoun while attending a Lebanese Independence Day military parade

After resignation and extended absence Hariri leaves Cairo for home

"My message to the Arab brothers: Dealing with Lebanon requires a lot of wisdom and rationalism, and the alternative to that is pushing it towards the fire," Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, react on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 18, 2017.

Lebanon's Hariri holds talks with Egypt President Sisi in Cairo

Hariri has said he will return to Lebanon by Wednesday for the country's Independence Day celebrations.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, react on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 18, 2017.

The Israel-Sunni alliance

Although discreet ties have developed, they are unlikely to be formalized without progress on the Palestinian track.

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a former head of Saudi intelligence

Lebanese president vows to resist Israel by 'all available means'

Lebanese President Aoun claims that it is Lebanon's right to resist Israel.

Michel Aoun

Hariri's office: Lebanon's Hariri to visit Egypt on Tuesday

Arab League foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Cairo, requested by Saudi Arabia, to discuss ways to confront Iran and Hezbollah over their role in the region.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud shakes hands with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during their meeting in Riyadh

Macron briefs Netanyahu, Arab leaders on Lebanese crisis

Hariri’s resignation, which still is not formalized, threw Lebanon into political crisis and put it center-stage in the Middle East's overarching rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, react on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 18, 2017.

Voices from the Arab press

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

Britain's Employment Minister Priti Patel

Lebanon's Hariri leaves Saudi Arabia for France

Hariri's abrupt resignation while he was in Saudi Arabia and his continued stay there caused fears over Lebanon's stability.

CARS PASS next to a poster depicting Saad Hariri in Beirut earlier this week. Hariri resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister on November 4

Lebanon president says Saudi holding Hariri, calls it 'aggression'

Riyadh denies holding Lebanese prime minister against his will or putting pressure on him to resign.

Christian politician and FPM founder Michel Aoun talks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon October 20, 2016