There are two stories about this sudden "Arab summit" between Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Oman. One story says that the summit is a mediation attempt among Arab leaders, the other story says it is about a new secret Arab initiative presented to the Palestinians. I think it is a combination of both. Qatari newspaper Al-Raya came up with this story: Arab ...
Darwish as a poet was good, but Dariwsh the "politician" and a toll in the system is another story. Basim Al-Nabis calls him "The poet who is injured by the system": He visited Gaza and he looked at the suffer of the people as tourist. It is good to read the other side of Mahmud Darwish, Palestinian poet lives in Paris Afnan ...
Today's explosion in Tripoli is going to decide who will inherit the Sunnis extremists in Lebanon after the fall of Hariri's Al-Mustaqbal Trend. Last Saturday Al-Akhbarpublished an article explains Al-Qaeda ideology meets this of 14 March-group. The report uses a wahabi book called "Lebanese Hezbollah and the Palestinian cause: a revealing vision" published by Al-Sahab Agency [Al-Qaeda publishers] and written by Atyah-Allah, ...
Scandal in Kuwait, high-rank people tried to sell 20,000 Kuwaiti Bidoun [don't mix the two words Bidoun are not Bedouin] to Comoros Island and Caribbean countries in exchange of financial supports, the operation covered by the government. See: "Stateless issue not raised in Kuwait-Comoros talks"
Saudi Arabia building not a wall along its borders with Iraq, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat quotes the Saudi Interior Minister Al-Dikheel saying that the wall on northern Saudi border with Iraq is the first stage of a big project to build walls along all the Saudi borders. If the Minister telling right, then the walls will be along: Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, ...
Not a single Lebanese newspaper believes that Petraeus visit is to discuss American aid to the country's army. Al-Akhbar connects the visit to Lebanon with recent Israel's nightmare about Hezbollah's Anti-Aircraft weapons, making fun of this "surprise" visit: They [the media] described his visit as "surprise" and "unannounced", but this "surprise unannounced" visit did not prevent the existence of a formal meeting ...
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Al-Bayan writer Amrabi aks if the Arab adjusted their policies to the Russian - American new power struggle and how can they benefit from??
Russian comeback will effects our region and issues:
Arab nationalist writer Nahid Hattar in his article "wonderful world, Russia is back" counts the positives of the Russian comeback:
Syria will be able to return to strategic balance policy with of "Israel". A policy that is now more realistic than ever, with the growing strength of Hezbollah. The Russian comeback will harden Damascus positions on foreign policy........No longer possible to talk about the withdraw of Hezbollah's arms in Lebanon or change the equation in Lebanon.
A boost for Hamas role in the Palestinian arena at the expense of Abbas "authority".....Modern Russian weapons will flow to Iraq and serious difficulties will face the American army in the ability of Iraqi fighters to destroy tanks and vehicles and helicopters, just as happened with the Israeli army in South Lebanon 2006.
According to Egyptian website Al-Mesryoon, last two months there was a campaign in America to recruit Egyptians as interpreters in the American forces and to be sent to Iraq.
The Americans offer Green Card to Egyptians who sign a contract to work for at least six months, and the recruiters can extend the period.
Egyptians in problems with the immigration office receive SMS messages or telephone calls ask them to think about this "job opportunity" and the green card.
Saudi Arabia intelligence hacked the Jordanian website "Left Jordan" owned by Jordanian writer Nahidh Hattar.
A statement on the website says:
The Saudi intelligence hacked our website because we revealed the Saudi -Israeli role of targeting the nationalist movements, and the Saudi role of waging sectarian tension in the Arab countries generally and in Iraq and Lebanon specifically.
We will back soon.
Two speakers in the American Democratic Convention attacked Saudi Arabia. That means we will see a real new Saudi era and a new equation in the Middle East.
The biggest deficit in our nation's history. Money borrowed from the Chinese to buy oil from the Saudis.
At the same time, billions of dollars that we spend on all that foreign oil seems to end up in the bank accounts of those around the world who are openly hostile to American values and our way of life.
According to Manar news, secret communications between Arab capitals to organize a mini-summit in Riyadh or Cairo and Syria will be invited also.
The attendees are:
Syrian President Al-Assad, Mubarak of Egypt, King Abdullah of Jordan, Saudi King Abdullah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and probably Lebanese President Michel Suleiman.
Egyptian news website Al-Mesryoon confirmed the news saying that there is already an Egyptian official delegation visiting Syria to arrange for this summit.
Saadi Gaddafi
If he is just Gaddafi's son it will be OK, but the problem is that Saadi Gaddafi is the head of the Libyan intelligence service also.
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi
Quites politics, but his own newspaper asks him to reconsider saying: Take the book [Gaddafi's green book] and continues the revolution.
Hannibal Gaddafi
Arrested in Switzerland.
Jordan dig for Gas inside the Iraq's territories, According to Jordanian Minister of Energy Kutaishat: The digging is approved by the Iraqi government.
Communists joined the Islamists and the secular parties in one front, the most hilarious Anti-Bashir opposition alliance in Sudan.
Iraqi prisoners in Boca kept from 6 months to 1 year maximum, 86% Sunnis and the rest are Shiites, that makes the total 16500 prisoners. This is what the American commander told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.
Families of the inmates told the newspaper that their loved ones kept in Boca for 4-3 years without any charges or accusations.
Even with Maliki's government denial of targeting the "Awakening Councils", but the evidence existed since few weeks ago.
Nothing new in LAtimes report "Iraq seeks breakup of U.S.-funded Sunni fighters", all the information are reported on this site about six weeks ago "Maliki to disband Awakening Councils".
At that time an Iraqi website added that it is an agreement between the Sunni Islamic Party and Maliki to prevent the "American Militias" from forming political blocs competes against the IP.
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