Hariri named Lebanon premier (Channel NewsAsia)
BEIRUT : Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, was himself named Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday, a presidential statement said.
Lebanese new PM vows to face all challenges (People’s Daily)
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad Hariri vowed Saturday to face all challenges that are threatening Lebanon, Al-Manar TV reported. Minutes after his designation by President Michel Suleiman as prime minister, Hariri addressed the Lebanese from the presidential palace stressing that there are major and real challenges facing Lebanon. “A capable government should be able to face Israeli …
Lebanese hope for better times under Hariri (The Peninsula)
DOHA: Lebanese residents in Doha have reacted positively to the appointment of parliamentary majority leader Saad Al Hariri as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate.
Hariri named Lebanon PM (AFP) (Yahoo!7 World News)
BEIRUT (AFP) – Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, pledged to form a cabinet that would unite rival political camps after he was named Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday.
In Lebanon, Saad Hariri assumes prime minister’s post (Los Angeles Times)
Hariri’s Western-allied coalition must collaborate with other Lebanese parliamentary groups, including the Shiite militant group Hezbollah’s bloc. Saad Hariri, the wealthy leader of an American-backed political coalition, was appointed prime minister of Lebanon on Saturday, an indication that the nation’s sectarian political parties, at least for now, are cooperating on the contentious task of …
Saad Hariri named Lebanon’s PM (The Peninsula)
Beirut: Saad Al Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, was named Lebanon’s new Prime Minister yesterday, a presidential statement said.
Leader of Lebanon’s pro-Western bloc to become new prime minister (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s president appointed parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri Saturday to become prime minister after his pro-Western coalition defeated a Hezbollah-led alliance in this month’s election.
UPDATE: Hariri Named Lebanese Prime Minister (Nasdaq)
(Updates with details of Hariri’s nomination.) BEIRUT (AFP)–Saad Hariri, son of slain billionaire ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, was named Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday, a presidential statement said.
