Lebanese prime minister announces resignation after 'threat of assassination' as regional tension continues 

 -  2017 
<br/><br/> Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation on 4 November, claiming that he had been warned of an assassination plot against him. His father, Rafik - a former Lebanese prime minister was killed in a car bombing in 2005. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>LEBANON<br/>MIDDLE EAST