Hizbullah received a body blow following the Syrian-ordered February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
After the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri, Lebanon entered a new, politically violent chapter of its history.
Rafiq Hariri, a billionaire former prime minister and the government's leading critic, has had his patch reduced by two-thirds.
Rafiq Hariri, Lebanon's Sunni prime minister, urged the cabinet to reject the measure.
This has been a particularly sensitive subject for Damascus since the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
Rafiq Hariri, the late billionaire property developer, was elected prime minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 until his assassination in 2005.
Over the past two months, the two Christian stations have been airing a series of interviews which Rafiq Hariri, the prime minister, and his allies have been trying to squash.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- From my Beirut hotel room window on the 19th floor, I have a perfect view of the spot where Rafiq Hariri was assassinated in February 2005.
The only clear moral from the first round of voting was that the fortunes of Emile Lahoud, the pro-Syrian president, are waning, while those of Rafiq Hariri, a former prime minister and billionaire with equally strong Syrian ties, are on the rise.
The United Nations Security Council today authorized the formation of an international tribunal to try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, although some members warned that the move could have serious political repercussions because the Council was exceeding its authority and interfering in Lebanese affairs.
This is similar in many respects to the situation that prevailed in the 1990s, when Rafiq al-Hariri held sway as part of a compact between Syria and Saudi Arabia, and Hizbullah was given free rein to operate against the Israeli forces then occupying the south of the country.
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