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Biography for Saad Hariri

First Name: Saad

Last Name: Hariri

Title: Lebanese parliament majority leader

Country: Lebanon

Date of Birth: April 1970

Family: Son of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri, who was killed in a car bomb on 14th February 2005

Spouses: Lara Bashir Al-Adem

Children: Hussameddine, Lulua and Abdulazziz.

Education: Business graduate from Georgetown University in Washington.

Politics: Future Current movement

CV: Took over the Family Business at the age of 26, a Saudi construction firm, Saudi Oger who employs over 35,000 workers in the middle east. He also managed other parts of the familybusiness including banking, real estate and media.June 2005 won the parliamentary elections in Lebanon representing an Anit-Syrian Alliance. Becoming majority leader in the Parliament

Quotes: "I think I am merely a symbol for now. I need to work hard in the coming four years to ... fill a little bit my father's shoes "

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Quotes

"I think I am merely a symbol for now. I need to work hard in the coming four years to ... fill a little bit my father's shoes "

Biography for Saad Hariri [Able2Act - Jan 15 2009]

Lebanon's Little Syria

Most Lebanese certainly wished otherwise, but it was only a matter of time before the bloodshed that has overwhelmed Syria for the past 15 months arrived at their doorstep. The conflict has now come to the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, which possesses ... [ Published 3 hours ago by NOW Lebanon ]

Entities: Lebanon, Syria, Tripoli (Libya)

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 Documents

Lebanon to host regional economic forum

Lebanon will host a regional forum for partnership projects between public and private sectors later this month, head of Lebanese Privatization Council announced Wednesday. The forum, scheduled on May 22 and May 23, is organized by the council under the ... [ Published 10 hours ago by Individual.com ]

Entities: Lebanon, Ziad Hayek, Najib Mikati

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated 9 hours ago - 7 Documents

Najib Mikati

Lebanon's Arabic press digest - May 16, 2012

Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Wednesday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.Ad-DiyarSleiman: Aoun not oppressed in my era, but in previous erasInfo made available to ... [ Published 14 hours ago by Lebanon Daily Star ]

Entities: Tripoli (Libya), Lebanon, Najib Mikati

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 Documents

Lebanon to provide 15,000 affordable PC tablets to students through Central Bank program

BEIRUT: Lebanon intends to provide 15,000 reduced-cost tablet PCs to public school students soon, ministers launching the initiative said Tuesday, adding that the step aims to improve the quality of education and boost a knowledge-based economy.Telecoms ... [ Published 22 hours ago by Poten & Partners ]

Entities: Lebanon, Hassan Diab, Tablet PC

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 2 Documents

Saad Hariri

Hariri commands Tripoli residents’ awareness

Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri on Tuesday commanded âthe cooperation of Tripoli residents and the support they showed to the security forces, allowing them to deploy successfully and stop the clashes.â âThe awareness of the residents and youth ... [ Published May 15 2012 by NOW Lebanon ]

Entities: Saad Hariri, Tripoli (Libya), Syrian Social Nationalist Party, Movement of the Future

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 5 Documents

Lebanon: Army deploys after sectarian strife

Army units have deployed in Lebanon’s northern port of Tripoli after sectarian strife in Syria spilled over the border.Clashes in the city between Alawite supporters of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and Sunni Muslims have claimed at least nine li ... [ Published May 15 2012 by EuroNews ]

Entities: Sectarianism, Lebanon, Alawite

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 2 Documents

Jean Kahwaji

Hariri Urges Officials to Exert Efforts to End Clashes in Tripoli

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri discussed the latest developments in Tripoli with President Michel Suleiman in an attempt to resolve the clashes between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighborhoods.He also contacted al-Mustaqbal bloc head MP Fouad ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Naharnet ]

Entities: Saad Hariri, Tripoli (Libya), Jabal Mohsen, An Nahar, Jean Kahwaji

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 8 Documents

Syrian unrest spills over into Lebanon

A Sunni Muslim gunman checks an alley way close to Syria Street in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood during clashes with Alawites, an offshoot of Shiite Islam to which Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs, in the Jabal Mohsen neighbourhood in the ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Arabian Business ]

Entities: Lebanon, Jabal Mohsen, Alawite, Syria

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 5 Documents

Hariri urges necessary steps to end deadly Tripoli fighting

The Daily StarA gunman fires his rifle as others help an injured colleague during clashes in the Bab al-Tebbaneh neighborhood.TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri urged Lebanese political, religious and military leaders Monday night to ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Lebanon Daily Star ]

Entities: Tripoli (Libya), Saad Hariri, Najib Mikati, Lebanon

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 2 Documents

Qassem dares Hariri to endorse proportional representation

Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy Sheikh Naim Qassem speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Beirut's suburbs, February 28, 2012. (REUTERS/ Sharif Karim)BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem called on former Prime Minister Saad ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Lebanon Daily Star ]

Entities: Saad Hariri, Naim Qassem, Future Movement (LB), Hasan Nasrallah, Hizballah

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 3 Documents

Losing the plot

If it was hard trying to figure out who was running the country before, now it’s even trickier. Yes we have a government, of sorts, but it appears the decisions relating to Lebanon’s destiny emanate more from Haret Hreik than the Grand Serail.This weekend’s ... [ Published May 14 2012 by NOW Lebanon ]

Entities: Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel, Hizballah, Tripoli (Libya)

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 6 Documents

1 killed, 10 wounded in renewed fighting in northern Lebanon

BEIRUT, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Renewed fighting took place between rival neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen in Lebanon's northern coastal city of Tripoli on Monday, leaving one person dead and 10 others wounded, MTV reported.The TV channel ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Xinhua News Agency ]

Entities: Lebanon, Jabal Mohsen, Tripoli (Libya), Beirut

Blogs

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❊ Hariri’s Serious Twitter Gaffe [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Beirut Spring \| A Lebanese Blog ] Yesterday, ex-PM Saad Hariri committed a grave political error by doing something many of us do everyday without thinking: He responded to a tweet by someone who said “Good Morning”. There’s a problem though: That someone didn’t turn out to be any ...
❊ Why I Liked Hariri’s Interview Yesterday [ Published Feb 14 2012 by Beirut Spring \| A Lebanese Blog ] I’ve been harsh on Mr. Saad Hariri before, but I think the man had a very good interview yesterday. This is not an analysis post, just a quick what-went-through-my-head-while-watching thingy. I’m sure Mr. Hariri left a lot to be desired, but here ...
❊ An “Orchestrated” Hariri Assault on the Mikat... [ Published Nov 20 2011 by Beirut Spring \| A Lebanese Blog ] Yesterday, Aljoumhouria’s Asa’ad Bshara reported that ex-PM Saad Hariri is planning an all-out assault on the Mikati government that will start from Tripoli on November the 27th: Why Tripoli? Observers say that Mr. Hariri will be starting an orchestrated ...
Saad Hariri Should Consider a Meaner Twitter Pe... [ Published May 09 2012 by Beirut Spring \| A Lebanese Blog ] Yesterday, this exchange between our ex-PM and and a twitter “hater” made the round on facebook, accompanied by the usual tsk.tsk.tsks directed at our ex-PM: Mr. Hariri’s response was mediocre as a put-down. It betrayed anger and awkwardly tried ...
Royal scandal in New York City [ Published Feb 20 2012 by The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... ] "The ties between Saudi Oger and Prince Abdul Aziz are well known in Saudi Arabia. The company was founded by Rafiq Hariri, who built Saudi Oger into a large company by winning the trust and business of King Fahd. “Hariri used to say, ‘The meat on my ...

Audio/Video

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Lebanon's homeless dogs [ Published Apr 04 2012 by CNN.com - Video ]
U.N. chief holds talks in Lebanon [ Published Jan 13 2012 by Reuters Video: Top News ]
Blast targets restaurant in Lebanon [ Published Dec 28 2011 by Reuters Video: Top News ]
Syrian revolt spilling over into Lebanon [ Published May 15 2012 by CNN.com - Video ]
Syrian forces and rebels clash inside Lebanon [ Published Mar 27 2012 by Reuters Video: Top News ]

Press Releases

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Research and Markets: 3Q11 Lebanon Mobile Opera... [ Published Jan 05 2012 by Business Wire Technology News ]
Research and Markets: 4Q11 Lebanon Mobile Opera... [ Published May 10 2012 by Business Wire Technology News ]
Research and Markets: Lebanon Information Techn... [ Published Mar 02 2012 by Business Wire Technology News ]
Research and Markets: Jordan and Lebanon Insura... [ Published Jan 25 2012 by Business Wire Professional Services News ]
PA First Lady Susan Corbett Delivers Holiday Ca... [ Published Dec 20 2011 by PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media ]