Hariri Expresses 'Full Solidarity' with Syrian People

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Former prime minister Saad Hariri on Monday extended his greetings to the Syrian people on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, expressing his “full solidarity” with the Syrians in the face of their regime’s violent crackdown on the protest movement.

Hariri also extended Eid al-Fitr greetings to “the Lebanese people in general and the Muslims in particular.”

“On this special occasion, he (Hariri) pays tribute to the Syrian people, and expresses once again his full solidarity with them in the face of the difficult ordeal they are enduring, hoping that before the next Eid the Arab peoples and the Syrian people in particular would manage to overcome the difficult circumstances they are going through,” Hariri’s press office said in a statement.

Hariri also hoped the Syrians and Arabs will “achieve their aspirations for regimes that meet their ambitions.”

“He also wishes the Lebanese many happy returns, and to see their State-building project prevail and bring security and stability to Lebanon, and strengthen the bonds of national unity and solidarity among all Lebanese, in their quest to uncover the truth and achieve justice, as a guarantee for security for Lebanon and all the Lebanese,” Hariri’s press office added.

Comments 16
Default-user-icon henrietta (Guest) over 12 years

you are a coward i well never support march 14 again just stay in saudi where u belong

Missing allouchi over 12 years

May god bless you Sheikh Saad, this is a courageous stand to support in the open the Syrian people against their murderous regime. We all know that the Hizb al battikh forbids it’s so cronies from seeing the truth and scares them to death from voicing their support with the Syrian people in public. Shame on M8 for deserting freedom, democracy and liberty.

Default-user-icon anonym (Guest) over 12 years

say allouchi, i'd like to ask a simple question.

after living in the middle east for more years than I can remember , i'd love to know if arabs in general really know what freedom and democracy mean, so far i've seen no such thing in the arab world. and have little to no hopes for the future arab generation, you really think whats happening in syria is a "freedom movement"? I really find it hard in myself to belive thats the all colorful all nice and sincere case.
in reality one dictatorship will be replaced by another under an umbrella of democracy but underneath it is run by muslim fanatics and sheikhs and sectarian divisions, cause after all in the arab world religion IS the law!
so how can you really expect democracy anywhere here? do you really think we have a democracy in lebanon?
Egypt by the way is in a total mess, lybia will be there soon when the powers that be fight over their positions when the dust settles, and back to dictatorship 2.0 . now please spare me.

Default-user-icon anonym (Guest) over 12 years

oh and by the way this guy should really crawl somewhere dark and stay there.

Default-user-icon Sacrobello (Guest) over 12 years

Another proof that this imbecile is an idiot and a loser. ONE WAY TICKET FOR SURE.

Missing moonsear over 12 years

this will not make us express solidarity with you...gros plein de soupe

Thumb thepatriot over 12 years

@Henrietta
You call hariri a coward...maybe... But what about Nasrallah hiding underground, Aoun escaping to France, Jumblat bending over he's Allah, etc...

Default-user-icon Le PheneChien (Guest) over 12 years

Freedom of Speech in Lebanon has caused the elimination of:
President Mou3awad, Mufti Khaled, Hawi, Gemayel, Tueni, Kassir, almost-Murr, almost-Hamadeh, almost-Chidiac, Eid and Rafik Harriri.
Freedom Of Speech in Syria so far has caused the elimination of: 2600 Citizens (If we assume those killed in Syria are terrorists) then the same executors in both Countries belong to the same terrorist organization/regime.

Default-user-icon Someone (Guest) over 12 years

This loser is a hypocrite! He didn't express 'full solidarity' with the Bahraini people, now did he?! ONE WAY TICKET!

Default-user-icon jabal amel (Guest) over 12 years

how about solidarity with lebanese people who you and your mustaqbal mafia ripped off and plunged into sectarian hate

Thumb thepatriot over 12 years

Hezbollah, not "he's Allah."

Missing th21 over 12 years

henrietta is probably a fake/duplicate account for some indoctrinated user here...

Default-user-icon MUSTAPHA O. GHALAYINI (Guest) over 12 years

we support the syrian people against a criminal regime, but staying in saudi arabia is not patriotic.
do like jumblat: "le roseau pli mais ne casse pas".walid is playing the waves till the storm subsides....
N.B. shave ur beard, it's like a turban for me...farsis and wahabies are the same S....

Thumb shab over 12 years

MUSTAPHA I agree, but at least he wears a tie, not like som punks at the govermental circus. Most important, he has no Lebanese blood on his hands.

Default-user-icon DWAIK (Guest) over 12 years

And I express "Full Solidarity" with all the beautiful women

Thumb thepatriot over 12 years

@Ibn Beirut

I'm not a big fan of him either, nevertheless...

I think that Lebanese people like you and me should stop focusing on people, and be driven by principles, ideas, Ideals...
We will never have graet leaders in Lebanon, they all are at some point biased, disshonest, or will privilege their sect at some point, etc...and in case we find this rare person, it will get murdered within a short laps of time...

So...the choice that remains is to support the politicians that best represent your ideal of Lebanon... even if these people have flaws, remember that the other alternative is the worst!