Anti-Syrian Lebanese numbering 300,000 are rallying in Beirut at this hour in memory of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, who was assassinated two years ago.
Hariri was a wealthy Sunni Muslim closely aligned with Saudi Arabia and France, and he helped the country recover from the 1975-1990 civil war. Syria has been accused of being behind his assassination, and the government is in the final stages of setting up an international tribunal to try suspects in the murder.
Hariri was a wealthy Sunni Muslim closely aligned with Saudi Arabia and France, and he helped the country recover from the 1975-1990 civil war. Syria has been accused of being behind his assassination, and the government is in the final stages of setting up an international tribunal to try suspects in the murder.