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


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Lebanon's President Aoun tells Saudi envoy former PM Hariri must return

Riyadh says Hariri, a long-time Saudi ally, is a free man and it had nothing to do with his decision to announce his resignation on Saturday while in Saudi Arabia.

Saad Hariri walks with Saudi Arabia's Prince Khaled al-Faisal in Beirut, Lebanon November 21, 2016.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait urge citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions heat up

After Lebanese Prime Minister resigned while in Riyadh, war of words with Beirut has led to rumors of impending conflict.

A HEZBOLLAH supporter shows off a picture of leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on her phone during a rally marking the 10th anniversary of the end of Hezbollah’s 2006 war with Israel, in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon

Saudi Arabia advises its citizens against traveling to Lebanon

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday saying he feared assassination from Hezbollah.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's Arab Gulf Affairs Minister Thamer al-Sabhan in Beirut, Lebanon February 6, 2017.

Top Lebanese official claims Hariri is held in Saudi Arabia, urges foreign pressure

Lebanon is now trying to secure Hariri's safe return to the country.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri attends a general parliament discussion in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 18, 2017.

Israel campaigns to keep Hezbollah out of Lebanese government

The Foreign Ministry has told its ambassadors to take up the issue with foreign governments and relevant officials.

SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah display Hezbollah and Lebanese flags in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley.

Former Lebanese PM says Hariri will return to Lebanon

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri attends a general parliament discussion in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 18, 2017.

The silent shifts in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is modernizing, respectfully.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrive for a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 22, 2017.

Saudis gamble on Hariri resignation to check Iranian grip on Lebanon

"Saudi Arabia is more concerned than Israel about Iran."

Saad Hariri walks with Saudi Arabia's Prince Khaled al-Faisal in Beirut, Lebanon November 21, 2016.

Lebanese crisis

The Lebanese Prime Minister resignation signals a new era of instability in the North.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri attends a general parliament discussion in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 18, 2017.