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Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri (Arabic: رفيق بهاء الدين الحريري, romanized: Rafīq Bahāʾ ad-Dīn al-Ḥarīrī; Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ɾafiːʔ lˈħaɾiːɾiː] 1 November 1944 – 14 February 2005), also known as Rafiq al-Hariri, was a Lebanese business tycoon and politician, who served as the Prime Minister of ...
On 14 February 2005, former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafic Hariri was killed 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.
Apr 29, 2024 · 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.
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Mar 10, 2022 · A UN-backed court has convicted on appeal another two Hezbollah members of involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
Aug 18, 2020 · A UN-backed court has found a member of the militant group Hezbollah guilty of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
Aug 13, 2021 · Established in 2009 to prosecute those responsible for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the tribunal failed to show who ordered the attack or why.
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Aug 18, 2020 · Salim Jamil Ayyash was found guilty of co-perpetrating a conspiracy to kill former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 21 others in a bomb attack. Three other defendants, allegedly Hezbollah members, were acquitted due to the expiry of a limitation period.
