Hariri

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down on July 15 after failing to form the government for months.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 26 received Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri.

Erdoğan met with Hariri at Vahdettin Palace in Istanbul after attending a groundbreaking ceremony. The meeting was held closed-doors and no details of the meeting were made available.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Jan. 8 in Istanbul. 

Erdoğan and Hariri, who is assigned to form the new government in Lebanon, held a one-on-one meeting at the Vahdettin Palace in Istanbul, according to Turkey's Communications Directorate.

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Oct. 30 asked Prime Minister Saad Hariri to continue as a caretaker premier, until a new government is formed.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is likely to resign, two official sources say

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held bilateral talks on Aug. 23 in Beirut with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during an official visit to the country.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is on Monday to meet his Lebanese counterpart Saad Hariri on the sidelines of a summit of European Union and Arab leaders taking place at the Egyptian coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

In comments to the forum on Sunday, Tsipras said Greece aimed to become a "catalyst" and a "bridge" in efforts to boost EU-Arab dialogue.

Two men who were suspected of robbing a bank in Lebanon have been detained in Istanbul after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri called his Turkish counterpart to ask for help, Turkish newspaper Akşam reported on June 1.

Lebanon's Saad al-Hariri is on track to become prime minister for a third time after winning the backing of a majority of MPs in official consultations on May 24, and is expected to launch negotiations on a coalition government.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has ruled out an alliance with Hezbollah in the parliamentary elections set for May.