Report: Hariri to Mark 10th Assassination Anniversary of his Father in Person
Head of al-Mustaqbal Movement and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri might reportedly attend the anniversary of his father's assassination at the BIEL exhibition center in downtown Beirut on February 14.
According to An Nahar newspaper published on Tuesday, Hariri is mulling to give his speech in person instead of appearing via video link.
Al-Mustaqbal sources told the newspaper that Hizbullah is not invited to the event, which will include 6,000 guests, despite the ongoing dialogue between the two parties.
Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal kicked off on December 23 a dialogue at Ain el-Tineh under the sponsorship of Speaker Nabih Berri to defuse tension between Shiites and Sunnis.
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is tackling the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri and 22 others during a major bombing in Beirut. The tribunal is currently listening to the testimonies of a number of witnesses who were close to Hariri in the months preceding the assassination.
It has so far indicted five Hizbullah members of being involved in the crime.
Hizbullah has denounced the tribunal as an American-Zionist entity aimed at destroying it.
The party's chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has vowed that the suspects, who are still at large, will never be found.
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