Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri [a] (Arabic: رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري, romanized: Rafīq Bahāʾ ad-Dīn al-Ḥarīrī; 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005) was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004.

1 day ago · BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of supporters gathered in downtown Beirut on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination, which comes amid seismic regional political shifts.. The ousting of Bashar Assad in December after 54 years of family rule in Syria marked the fall of a government long accused of orchestrating …

1 day ago · Thousands gathered in Beirut Friday to mark 20 years since the assassination of ex-premier Rafic Hariri, and to call for the return of his son Saad to political life.Rafic Hariri, a billionaire and towering political figure who oversaw Lebanon's reconstruction after the 1975-1990 civil war, had recently resigned as premier when he was killed on February 14, 2005.In 2022, …

Rafic al-Hariri (born November 1, 1944, Sidon, Lebanon—died February 14, 2005, Beirut) was a Lebanese businessman, politician, and philanthropist who, as prime minister of Lebanon (1992–98; 2000–04), was instrumental in rebuilding the country after its protracted civil war.

On 14 February 2005, former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafic Hariri was assassinated along with 21 others in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Explosives equivalent to around 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of TNT were detonated as his motorcade drove near the St. George Hotel.

1 day ago · Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri greets his supporters after he paid his respects at the grave of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, on the 20th anniversary of his ...

1 day ago · Rafic Hariri was a billionaire and the architect of Lebanon's reconstruction era after the 1975-1990 civil war. (AFP) Read next. US envoy draws ‘red line’ over Hezbollah’s inclusion in ...

1 day ago · Rafiq Hariri, 21 others were killed when a suicide bombing targeted his convoy in Beirut

1 day ago · Rafic Hariri was a billionaire and the architect of Lebanon’s reconstruction era after the 1975-1990 civil war. Hezbollah, meanwhile, is desperate to prove it has not lost ground to political ...

Jan 16, 2014 · Rafik Hariri was a dominant force in Lebanese politics in both life and death. As prime minister of Lebanon, he is widely credited with getting the country back on its feet after the...