... of Lebanese stirred against Syrian tutelage. Up to early 2007, the crisis has involved a relentless march of extraordinary events without a decisive outcome. So far it has encompassed two principal shocks. First, on 14 February 2005 came the assassination of Rafik al-Hariri, long- time Lebanese...

... billionaire Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in Lebanon — a policy that stirred anti-­Syrian sentiments and sporadic violence in 2000. Hariri’s efforts to confront Syria’s interference in Lebanese politics and its support of Hezbollah exacerbated tensions between the two countries. Hariri was killed...

... for Lebanon’s economic reconstruc- tion was the late Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri, a billionaire busi- nessman who made his fortune by providing cement for construction projects in Saudi Arabia, including the mammoth King Khalid international airport in Riyadh. Behind Hariri’s Lebanon ventures...

... branch of the executive. The independence of the judiciary and the word of law are not as important as networks of interests, which generate corruption. For instance, in Lebanon the late prime minister Rafik al-Hariri acknowledged the importance of “get- ting things done . . . having the right...

... prime minister Rafik al-Hariri resulted in the inglorious Syrian pullout. Suicide attacks by Hamas merely undermined the Palestinian cause and exposed them to international criti- cisms. Partly due to European compulsions, Turkey is slowly recognizing the distinct Kurdish identity...

... the 14 Febru- ary bomb attack that killed Rafic Hariri, massive street demonstrations col- lapsed the ruling government and forced a Syrian withdrawal from Leba- non. While these pre – Arab Spring popular protests in Syria, Algeria, and Lebanon resembled the revolts that have visited the region...

... company, stated that it intended to invest another $3.5 billion in Turkcell within the next five or six years.7 Muhammad Hariri, the deputy president of Oger Telecom, said that his company was also interested in investing in Turkey’s banking sector.8 By the end of 2005, economic and trade...

... Muhammad Hariri, the deputy presi- dent of Oger Telecom, said that his company was also interested in investing in Turkey’s banking sector.76 Less than two weeks before the announcement that Oger Telecom had pur- chased Turkcell, Abu Dhabi also indicated its intention to enter the invest- ment fray...