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Last update - 10:14 12/12/2007 Chronology of events in Lebanon since Hariri assassination By Reuters Tags: Lebanon, chronology, Hariri Here is a chronology of some of the main events in Lebanon since former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was killed, along with 22 other people, on Feb. 14, 2005. Feb. 28 - Pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami resigns. Advertisement March 5 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells his parliament Syrian troops will start phased pullout from Lebanon. April 26 - Last Syrian soldiers leave Lebanon. June 2 - Samir Kassir, journalist opposed to Syria's role in Lebanon, is killed in Beirut by a bomb in his car. June 16 - UN investigation into Hariri's killing starts. June 19 - Lebanese parliamentary elections end in victory for anti-Syrian alliance led by Hariri's son Saad al-Hariri. June 21 - Former Communist Party leader and critic of Syria George Hawi is killed in Beirut by a bomb in his car. Oct. 20 - UN investigators say high-ranking Syrian officials and their Lebanese allies were involved in Hariri's killing, in report to UN Security Council. Syria denies it. Dec. 12 - Gebran Tueni, anti-Syrian member of parliament and Lebanese newspaper magnate, is killed by a car bomb near Beirut. July 12, 2006 - Hezbollah captures two Israel Defence Forces soldiers in cross-border raid, setting off Second Lebanon War. Nov. 11 - Five pro-Syrian Shi'ite Muslim ministers from Hezbollah and its ally, the Amal movement, resign after collapse of all-party talks on their demand for more say in government. Nov. 21 - Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel is killed by gunmen. UN Security Council approves plans for tribunal to try suspects in assassination of Hariri and subsequent attacks. Dec. 1 - Hezbollah, Amal and supporters of Christian leader Michel Aoun camp outside Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's office in central Beirut in open-ended campaign to topple government. Jan. 25, 2007 - Aid conference in Paris pledges more than e7.6 billion to help Lebanon recover from the war. Feb. 13 - Three people are killed in two bomb blasts near a Christian village northeast of Beirut. June 13 - Anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido and five other people killed by a car bomb near a Beirut beach club. Sept. 2 - Lebanese troops seize complete control of Nahr al-Bared camp after months of fighting with Fatah al-Islam militants. More than 420 people, including 168 soldiers, have been killed in the worst internal violence since the civil war. Sept. 19 - Car bomb in Beirut kills seven people, including anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem. Sept. 25 - Parliament postpones a presidential election for the first of eight times in a bid to break a deadlock over a consensus candidate and end the political crisis. France leads mediation efforts for a deal on a presidential candidate. Nov. 23 - President Emile Lahoud leaves presidential palace at the end of his term, without a successor. Nov. 24 - Siniora says his cabinet is assuming executive powers in the absence of a president. Dec. 5 - Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri says rival Lebanese leaders have agreed on General Michel Suleiman as president. Dec. 11 - Berri postpones parliament session to elect Suleiman to Dec. 17 to give rivals more time to reach broad political agreement. Dec. 12 - Car bomb kills Brigadier General Francois al-Hajj, the army's head of operations, and a number of bodyguards in a Christian town east of Beirut. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Getting online, already A gov't official is planning the first Web site 'to connect all Jews around the world'. Naim to meet you French-Israeli folk singer Yael Naim isn't worried about becoming too commercial.

Today Online Hezbollah: We have proof Israel killed Mughniyah Responses: 151 Gideon Levy: Blind int'l friendship enables Israel to kill, settle Responses: 179 Editorial: Swiss gas deal with Iran a disgrace, like WWII neutrality Responses: 162 Barak to Cheney: Iran is a threat to the region, the world Responses: 111 Jerusalem official denies reported truce offer to Hamas, Jihad Responses: 79 Rosner's Domain New Guest, Daniel Kurtzer: since '93 U.S. didn't help peace process succeed Govt. to appeal ruling on classified material in AIPAC trial I've known my rabbi for more than 20 years... (WTR) There's no need for American pressure on Israel Poll: Mideast summit in Moscow, a good idea? More Headlines 03:13 Israel shifts stance on agreement with Hezbollah 03:07 Study: 'Big Brother' monitoring alive and well in Israeli workplace 05:40 Jewish Agency turns to Haredi donors as budget dwindles 04:27 Laser is future of anti-missile technology, despite doubts 06:33 U.S. Jewish movement embraces mixed marriages, reaches out to kids 04:22 Loving Jesus, fearing the neighbors in Ariel 06:19 The Singapore of the Mideast 03:10 Meretz in 'twilight of its years' according to own audit 06:38 Holocaust commission on treatment of survivors wraps up hearings 03:19 Hamas, Fatah officials in Yemen sign deal to revive direct talks 03:20 PM aide planning Website 'to connect all Jews around the world' 04:29 Barak to Cheney: Iran is threat to region, world Previous Editions Select Day 23 mar 21 mar 20 mar 19 mar 18 mar 17 mar 16 mar 14 mar 13 mar 12 mar 11 mar 10 mar

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