Rafik Hariri

Presiding judge issues arrest warrants for both men

With Saad Hariri’s withdrawal from politics, some politicians are trying to fill the void

All suspects were tried in their absence and remain at large

The court said that despite major cuts last year it was still facing a financial shortfall

Civil society issues call for change of president, government and parliament speaker after protests over economy

Riad Salameh has steered the country through the worst and best of times since 1993, now as Lebanon faces its worst economic crisis in three decades he's in the eye of the storm

Months-long anti-government movement enters an uncertain phase as protester numbers drop

Like Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab, Najib Mikati was backed by Hezbollah and its allies during his premiership between 2011 and 2014.

The debt-saddled country has $2.5bn of maturing bonds to pay by June 2020