A military officer turned diplomat, Riad was considered an expert on Arab affairs.

The following day a pro-Syrian demonstration set a new record when Hezbollah amassed 400 – 500 thousand protestors at Riad Solh square in Beirut, most of them bussed in from the heavily Shi ' ite south Lebanon and eastern Beka ' a valley.

In November 2007, Ha ' aretz reported that the Palestinian Authority observer at the UN, Riad Mansour, had sought to include a clause " expressing concern about the takeover by illegal militias of Palestinian Authority institutions in June 2007 " and calling for the reversal of this situation.

Traffic going to Fes and Tangier then exit at Hay Riad to converge onto the non-expressway Rabat bypass.

In late June 2012, in an interview given by the rebels ' chief to Ashark Al-Awsat, Riad al-Asaad said that in recent time about 20-30 Syrian officers defect to Turkey each day.

* Riad N ' The Bedouins, a song by Guns N ' Roses appearing on their 2008 album Chinese Democracy

In October 2009 Finck and former Guns N ' Roses bandmates Axl Rose, Tommy Stinson and Buckethead were named in a lawsuit by electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss's record labels Independiente and Domino alleging that they had committed copyright infringement by using portions of his compositions in the song " Riad ' n the Bedouins ".

He was a strong nationalist who opposed the French Mandate, and on 11 November 1943, he was arrested by Free French troops and imprisoned in the Rashaya Tower for eleven days, along with Riad El-Solh ( the Prime Minister ), Pierre Gemayel, Camille Chamoun, and numerous other personalities who were to dominate politics in the generation following independence.

Wikileaks cables released revealed that Ghadry and his organization were viewed as " unwelcome " by Riad Seif, and a Syrian member of parliament described Ghadry as not being a " major figure ", and was perplexed by U. S. backing of him.

Some of the forum participants and organizers who were jailed for a longer period of time were Ma ' mun al-Homsi and Riad Seif who were accused of " attempting to change the constitution by illegal means " and " inciting racial and sectarian strife " and were sentenced by the Damascus Criminal Court to five years in jail.

Abdul Munim Riad achieved military victories in the battles fought by the Egyptian armed forces during the War of Attrition, such as head battle that prevented the Israeli forces from controlling the city of Port Fouad Egyptian located on the Suez Canal where a small force of infantry was able to defend the city, and the destruction of the Israeli destroyer Eilat in the 21 October 1967.

This site witnessed the last minutes in the life of Gen. Abdul Munim Riad, with hundreds of enemy fire suddenly on the area where he was standing in the midst of his troops and the battle, which was led by General Abdul Munim himself, continued about an hour and a half hours till one artillery shot exploded fire near the crater he was leading the battle from.

In October 2009, Ulrich Schnauss's record labels Independiente and Domino sued Guns N ' Roses, alleging that the band had committed copyright infringement by using portions of Schnauss's compositions in the track " Riad N ' the Bedouins " on the album Chinese Democracy.

Among Egypt's war dead was the Egyptian Army Chief of Staff, Abdul Munim Riad.

" On 16 July, Riad Bey al-Solh, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon, had been assassinated in Amman, where rumors were circulating that Lebanon and Jordan were discussing a joint separate peace with Israel.

The Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki presented the ICC prosecutor with documentary evidence which shows that 67 states in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe have legally recognized the State of Palestine.

While the pro-democracy rallies had to deal with road blocks forcing protestors to either turn back or march long distances to Martyr's Square, Hezbollah was able to bus people directly to Riad Solh square.

* Riad ( name ), people with the name

Concerning cinema, Hakim had had two films in cinema starting with Al Rakesa w Al Sagan with Aida Riad and Ahmed Bdeir in which he participated with both singing and acting.

Mixing plaster powder with water and yellow pigment to make Tadelakt in Riad Dar Rita, Ouarzazate, Morocco.

Lebanon gained independence in 1943, and established a unique political system, known as confessionalism, a power-sharing mechanism based on religious communities – Bechara El Khoury who became independent Lebanon's first President and Riad El-Solh, who became Lebanon's first prime minister, are considered the founders of the modern Republic of Lebanon and are national heroes for having led the country's independence.

The arrest and long-term detention of two reformist Parliamentarians, Ma ’ mun al-Humsy and Riad Seif, in August and September 2001, respectively, and the apparent marginalizing of some of the reformist advisors in the past four years, indicate that the pace of any political reform in Syria is likely to be much slower than the short-lived Damascus Spring promised.

March 9, 1969: Egyptian Chief of Staff Abdul Munim Riad is killed in an Israeli mortar attack while visiting the front lines along the Suez Canal.

Simultaneously, Umm Kulthum started to rely heavily on a younger composer who joined her artistic team a few years earlier: Riad El-Sombati.

Top Row ( L to R ): Adil al-Azma, Rushdi al-Husami, Riad as-Solh, Saadallah al-Jabiri, Afif as-Solh, Izzat Darwaza.

* Dr. Riad Malki, Min.

As a member of Guns N ' Roses, Reed has become well known for his keyboard, piano and backing vocal work during live performances, music videos and on such songs as " Dust N ' Bones ", " Live and Let Die ", " Bad Obsession " " November Rain ", " Garden of Eden ", " Don't Damn Me ", " Bad Apples ", " Civil War ", " 14 Years ", " Yesterdays ", " Knockin ' On Heaven's Door ", " Get in the Ring ", " Pretty Tied Up " and " Locomotive ", as well his contributions to some of the band's new tracks, including " Chinese Democracy ", " Shacklers Revenge ", " Better ", " Street of Dreams " " If the World ", " There Was a Time ", " Catcher in the Rye ", " Scraped ", " Riad N ' the Bedouins ", " I. R. S " and " Prostitute ", and when not playing keyboards or piano, Reed frequently provides backup on percussion and vocals during live Guns N ' Roses performances.

Dr. Riad Sarraf was a member of parliament for two consecutive terms, and 1996.

Yacoub Riad Sarraf served as the Governor of Beirut and Mount-Lebanon for several years.

Refer to Yacoub Riad Sarraf's wiki page for his political story and affiliation.

Abbas has redirected foreign contacts to pass through the PNA's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Al-Qidwa, and later Ziad Abu Amr and Riad Al-Maliki, which has infuriated Kaddoumi.

Riad Laksiba notably formed part of a reality TV program following a family buying and restoring an ancient Riad in the Medina of Marrakech.

He voluntarily relinquished the Prime Ministerial position in 1956. Myoma U Than Kywe was one of the leaders of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League ( AFPFL ) from 1942 to 1963.

Souness relinquished his right as captain to lift the League Cup at Wembley after the 2 – 1 win over Manchester United in 1983, insisting that Paisley collected the trophy in his retirement season.

A year later he oversaw the expansion of the Football League into two divisions when the rival Football Alliance was merged into the competition, but he relinquished his post later that year due to ill health, which caused him to miss meetings.

As a result of this, the Checkers ' ECHL membership was relinquished to the League at the end of the 2009-10 ECHL season, ending the franchise's ECHL history.

After Noades relinquished his team-selection duties in 2000, Lewington was appointed as manager of Brentford, taking them to a losing appearance in the Football League Trophy final in 2001 and guiding them to 14th in Division Two.

The London Broncos made their only Challenge Cup final appearance so far at the old Wembley Stadium in May 1999, Branson relinquished his interest in 2001 and the London Broncos brand was ' retired ' in September 2005, becoming Harlequins Rugby League under the ownership of Ian Lenagan.

In addition to this, she served as Minister of Nordic Cooperation from 1989 until 1991, the same year in which she was also appointed chairman of the International Solidarity Foundation, a post she relinquished in 2000.

Already he had relinquished his official post as Lecturer in Experimental Psychology in favour of Dr. Charles Samuel Myers, and now held only a lectureship on the physiology of the special senses .< ref name =" ajop50 "> By degrees he became more absorbed in anthropological research.

His younger brother James succeeded him in this post when he relinquished the role in 1768 in order to devote more time to his elected office as Member of Parliament for Kinross-shire.

From 1837 to 1844 he was Assistant Curator in the Bristol Museum, a post he relinquished to join the staff of the British Geological Survey in London.

Lyons became Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, in 1974, but relinquished the post in 1981 to concentrate on writing.

However, before any voting took place Jagland relinquished the post and gave it to Stoltenberg.

However, before any voting took place Jagland relinquished the post.

He relinquished his teaching post in 1974 when he was chosen as coordinator general for a network of Latin America-based communities promoting liberation of the poor through non-violent means.

He temporarily relinquished his rank as Air Vice-Marshal ( the equivalent of Rear Admiral ) to assume the post of Staff Officer at RAF Training Command in the rank of Air Commodore.

He thereafter relinquished the post of army chief to General Musa Khan the same year.

Although it is agreed that Edmund Burke was the first editor of The Annual Register and held the post from 1758 to 1765, the date upon which he relinquished the editorship is uncertain.

Princess Alexandra served as Chancellor of Lancaster University since its foundation in 1964, a post she relinquished in 2005 ( when she also accepted an honorary degree in Music ).

On July 17 the same year, he retired from active politics and relinquished his prime minister post due to health concerns.

His government lost the October 2004 elections, and he relinquished the post of Prime Minister on November 9, 2004 when Janez Janša was elected.

He relinquished command of the 1st Airborne Division in March 1943 to take up a new post as Major-General, Airborne Forces at Eisenhower's Allied Forces Headquarters ( AFHQ ).

In 1919, he relinquished his last wartime appointment as second command of the 6th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders in the rank of acting major and reverted the rank of captain, taking up the post of adjutant of a Territorial Army unit in 1920.

Juncker relinquished his post at the World Bank at this time ( swapping it for governorship of the International Monetary Fund ) but maintained his previous ministerial positions ; he was now the Minister of State, of Labour and Employment and of the Treasury.

During the subsequent fighting between royalist and parliamentary forces, Northumberland's control of the navy was a crucial factor in securing parliamentary victory As a result, Charles I removed Northumberland from the post of Lord High Admiral in late June 1642 and Northumberland relinquished the position.

Disappointed, Bellemare resigned from his cabinet post on April 27, 2004 and relinquished his seat the next day, lasting less than a year in office.

He relinquished the post in 1863.

He relinquished his post as Minister of Finance but assumed responsibility for the Malta Environment and Planning Authority ( MEPA ), in particular its reform.

In 1875 he became Chairman of the Metropolitan Railway, having already relinquished his post on the Great Eastern.

His 52-year old son, Akio Toyoda, was the chief contender for the office of president when Katsuaki Watanabe relinquished that post to become Chairman ; and the expectation was confirmed in 2009.

Foulois was named chief of the First Army Air Service over Mitchell, who had been directing air operations as chief of the I Corps Air Service since March, but Foulois voluntarily relinquished his post to Mitchell and became one of the two assistant chiefs of Air Service AEF, at Tours in charge of personnel and training.

After the state election in 1990 he relinquished this office in favour of the post of Minister for special tasks, effective from 13 June 1990.