“The Future” commemorates the Hariri assassination… silently
His boss returned to Beirut adhering to the decision to suspend his political work
Tuesday – 23 Rajab 1444 AH – February 14, 2023 AD Issue number [
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Prime Minister Najib Mikati recites Al-Fatihah at the shrine (The National Agency)
Beirut: «Asharq Al-Awsat»
The “Future Movement” commemorates the 18th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, at a time when its president, Saad Hariri, is still continuing the decision to suspend his political work, so that the commemoration this year will be limited to the recitation of Al-Fatihah at the shrine in downtown Beirut today (Tuesday).
Months after his departure from Beirut, following the announcement of the suspension of his political work in January (January) 2022, and his refusal to run in the parliamentary elections, Hariri returned on the eve of the anniversary to Beirut, where he will have extensive political and diplomatic meetings according to specific dates, according to what leading sources say in “The Future”. for the Middle East. And the sources explain that “reviving the occasion this year will be through a silent pause in front of the shrine, where Hariri and (futurists) will read Al-Fatihah this morning (Tuesday), after which the Wasat House (Hariri’s headquarters) will be open to receive everyone and everyone who wants to visit him.”
While the information indicates that the “House of the Center” will witness popular meetings, specifically by the supporters of the “Future Movement” who have begun to organize their ranks to meet Hariri today, the sources confirm that the visit does not bear any political character and comes only on the occasion of the anniversary of Hariri’s father, stressing that nothing happened. A change or change in the decision to suspend his political work, and therefore it is not yet clear whether the “future” president will deliver a speech to his visitors or not.
Yesterday (Monday) politicians and clerics recalled Hariri on the anniversary of his assassination, and a number of them visited the shrine to read Al-Fatihah, most notably caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and former ministers Khaled Qabbani and Ahmed Fatfat, in addition to the “National Moderation” bloc. And a number of political and social figures.
On the “remembrance of his martyrdom with more than a ton of dynamite, hatred, hatred and lack of loyalty,” according to his expression, the Mufti of the Republic, Abd al-Latif Darian, recalled Hariri’s exploits “and his courageous patriotic stances, his dedication to Lebanon’s unity, and its coexistence.”
Derian said, “The martyr Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was not just one addition to the heads of Lebanese governments. He is alive with his achievements in re-establishing the foundations and rules of national unity. He was inspired by his achievements in rebuilding the Lebanese person through teaching and education in the most prestigious universities in the world. He is alive in rebuilding Beirut, Lebanon, after being destroyed by ignorance and blind fanaticism. He is alive in strengthening the Arab spirit in Lebanon, and he is alive in his stances on the issue of Palestine and occupied Arab Jerusalem from the Zionist enemy.
He added: «He built bridges of love and cooperation with the brotherly Arab countries and with the friendly countries of the world, so he was the interface of Lebanon in the Arab world, and he was the interface of the Arab world in the world, east and west. On the anniversary of his martyrdom, we recall his praiseworthy exploits, his courageous patriotic stances, and his dedication to Lebanon’s unity and coexistence. Also on this anniversary, we call on our loved ones and our children in our dear homeland, Lebanon, to follow his example and to follow his path in goodness, construction and reconstruction.
In turn, former Prime Minister Tammam Salam said in a tweet to him on Twitter: “On the anniversary of the martyrdom of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, every Lebanese remembers the promising national achievements that were made in the reconstruction of Lebanon and the development of its society and institutions, in addition to establishing strong Arab, regional and international relations that benefit the Lebanese. And on Lebanon.
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