Netanyahu's Congress speech draws praise in Saudi Arabia, derision in West - Diplomacy and Defense - Israel News | Haaretz. ...هكذا ردّت السعودية على دعوة. في تقريرنا السابق "اليد الممدودة للحوار غير المشروط.. هل تُلاقى في منتصف الطريق؟"، سألنا كيف سيكون الرد على طرح الامين العام لحزب الله السيد السيد حسن نصر الله للحوار، وتناولنا إمكانية فتح قنوات التواصل والتحاور بين حزب الله وتيار المستقبل كمنطلق ولازمة لاعادة الحوار كملتقى طبيعي لكافة الاطراف في لبنان، اشرنا في تقريرنا المذكور اعلاه الى ان حزب الله يده ممدودة للحوار غير المشروط.
والحوار اي حوار يحتاج الى مقومات ومقدمات كي يوصل الى نتائج عملية ومفيدة وكي يكون الحوار مجديا، فمن المنطقي ان اي حوار قبل البدء به لا بدَّ ان يكون هناك نوايا طيبة ورغبة ايجابية للدخول اليه، فلا يمكن الحديث عن حوار او تلاق بين أطراف تتصارع ولو على المنابر وفي الاعلام او تتبادل التهم وبما يدل عن غياب النوايا الحسنة الصافية بين هذه الاطراف. كيف ستنعكس الخطوة السعودية على الحوار بين تيار المستقبل وحزب الله؟ امام حول توقيت الخطوة السعودية السلبية اتجاه حزب الله، يرى الاستاذ غالب قنديل انها "تعلق بثلاثة عوامل هي: Saudi Prince Calls for Stronger Military Cooperation with US. Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz called Wednesday for stronger military cooperation between the United States and Gulf monarchies whose security he said is threatened. The prince made the remarks during a meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah between visiting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council. "We meet today amid persistent threats to the region's security and stability," which "necessitate coordination in politics and defense strategies of our countries," said Salman.
"The security of our countries and our people are in danger," added the prince, who also holds the kingdom's defense portfolio. Salman said among the issues of concern were "political crises" in some Arab states, as well as "attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and meddling of certain states" in the internal affairs of others, in an apparent reference to Iran. تغريم إيطاليات لارتدائهن البكيني أمام سعوديين. ارتفاع عدد الوفيات بفيروس "كورونا" إلى 139 حالة وعدد المصابين إلى 480. أعلنت السعودية السبت 10 مايو/ أيار تسجيل 13 حالة وفاة جديدة بفيروس كورونا المسبب لمتلازمة الشرق الأوسط التنفسية لترتفع حصيلة الوفيات بهذا الفيروس الى 139 شخصا.
وفي آخر حصيلة أعلنتها وزارة الصحة السعودية بعد ظهر السبت، تحدثت الوزارة عن وفاة ستة أشخاص أصيبوا بالفيروس هم ثلاث نساء (22 و26 و35 عاما) قضوا في الرياض وامرأة (68 عاما) ورجل (78 عاما) في المدينة المنورة (غرب) اضافة إلى رجل سبعيني توفي في جدة. وكانت الوزارة تحدثت في حصيلة سابقة عن وفاة سبعة أشخاص في الطائف والرياض وجدة. وأوضحت ان العدد الاجمالي للإصابات ارتفع الى 480 حالة منذ ظهور هذا الفيروس في السعودية عام 2012. ومن جهتها أعلنت منظمة الصحة العالمية الجمعة أنها تعتزم عقد اجتماع طارئ الثلاثاء القادم حول فيروس كورونا بينما يثير تزايد حالات الاصابة بالمرض القلق في دول عدة.
وأفادت دراسة نشرت نهاية فبراير/شباط في الولايات المتحدة وأخرى قبل ايام في فيينا، أن الإبل تعتبر ناقلة لفيروس كورونا. المصدر: RT + "أ.ف.ب" Saudi prince hails confined princesses. Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:43AM GMT A Saudi prince has expressed solidarity with the daughters of Saudi King Abdullah who are under house arrest in the city of Jeddah. In a post on his Facebook page, Prince Khalid Bin Farhan al-Saud praised Princess Sahar and her three sisters for their support for the uprising by “the oppressed people of the city of Qatif” in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Prince Farhan defected from the royal family in July 2013, saying that the Saudi regime “does not stand by God’s rules.” His remarks came only days after the 42-year-old princess called on people in the kingdom to continue their anti-regime demonstrations. “Greetings to martyrs and to free men in jail. It is an honor for me to learn the meaning of freedom, rights and dignity from you revolutionary people,” she said in a video message posted on YouTube.
“We promise to follow in your footsteps and not to let go of your hands,” she also said. King Abdullah’s Daughter Calls for Uprising in Saudi Arabia. Saudi princess called on people across the kingdom to rise against the ruling regime, as she greeted the martyrs and prisoners in Al Saud jails. The eldest daughter of King Abdullah, Sahar, who is along her three sisters under house arrest in Jeddah city, released a video message in which she said that victory is theirs. "Greetings to martyrs and to free men in jail. It is an honor for me to learn the meaning of freedom, rights and dignity from you revolutionary people," the 42-year-old Saudi princess said. "We promise to follow in your footsteps and not to let go of your hands. God’s hand will be above us. We learn determination from Ayatollah Nimr al-Nimr, the Sheikh of free men,” she said referring to Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was attacked, injured and arrested by regime forces in Qatif region over calls for the release of political prisoners.
“For this reason, we will press ahead on the path by our own will," she added. "And we will become victorious with faith in God. Saudi Arabia Trains Chechens to Operate in Syria: Report. Syrian Opposition sources and Western analysts agreed that Saudi Arabia has facilitated the recruitment of more than 1,000 Islamist fighters from Russia’s autonomous Chechnya in preparation for being sent to Syria, the American World Tribune newspaper reported.
Analysts said the Chechens significantly bolstered their presence in the Sunni revolt in Syria since Riyadh assumed responsibility for the war against the President Bashar Assad in late 2013. “One group of foreign fighters is especially worth noting,” David Kilcullen, chairman of Caerus Associates, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 26. “Chechens from the Caucasus, Uzbeks from Central Asia, and Tatars from the Crimea have traveled to Syria in recent years to fight a key Russian ally, learn military skills and participate in the jihad at a time when Russian operations, and those of Russia’s local allies, have made it harder to operate in the Caucasus.” Saudi Arabia denies Lieberman's claim of secret diplomacy - Diplomacy and Defense Israel News. Obama ignores Saudi human rights record in meeting with King Abdullah.
Published time: March 29, 2014 13:53 Edited time: March 31, 2014 13:20 US President Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Saul Loeb) Despite mounting concern over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, the subject was not introduced in a meeting between US President Barack Obama and Saudi King Abdullah on Friday, according to a US official. In a meeting at the 89-year-old king’s lavish residence at Rawdat Khuraim, northeast of the capital, Riyadh, Obama and Abdullah met for more than two hours. Much of the conversation focused on Iran and Syria, leaving no time to raise human rights issues, Reuters quoted an official as saying.
"Today, given the extent of time they spent on Iran and Syria, they didn't get to a number of issues, and it wasn't just human rights," the official said. Human rights groups had urged Obama to mention a controversial new anti-terror law in the Saudi kingdom that any act that undermines the security of the state may be treated as an act of terrorism. Upcoming Changes in Hierarchy of Saudi Leadership. Translated by Mohamed Salami Informed Saudi sources reported that King Abdollah Ben Abul Aziz asked the Allegiance Commission to approve appointing Emir Muqren as a Crown Prince after Emir Salman takes the throne and that Emir Met'eb, Emir Muqren's son, becomes the second deputy PM. The sources added that two-thirds of the commission approved the demand and in case Emir Salman would become the king.
According to the sources, Crown Prince Salman, 79, insisted on that his son Emir Mohammad replaces him as a defense minister. The sources also clarified that these changes grants the second and the third generations the chance to take over important posts in context of the changes, knowing that only three posts are currently taken over by princes from the second generations.
King Abdollah has already formed the allegiance commission to secure the transition of power within the royal family. Saudi Arabia arming, financing lunatic militants: Kevin Barrett. Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:42PM GMT Saudi Arabia is financing and arming lunatic militants to fight for the overthrow of the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an analyst tells Press TV. “The Saudis are trying to throw money and weapons at all of these people, mainly at the lunatics hoping that they will go and overthrow somebody else’s government over in Syria,” Kevin Barrett said in an interview with Press TV on Wednesday. He added that the Saudi regime has requested the Western governments to “hand over large numbers of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles to these [militant] groups in Syria.” Barrett, however, noted that the West is likely to “reject this ridiculous call from the Saudis for advanced arms for the militants” and would prefer political solution to the crisis in Syria.
“If there is one autocracy in the Middle East that is crying out for regime change, it is Saudi Arabia,” said Barrett. Damascus wants the UN to pressure Saudi Arabia to give up support for terrorism. Qatar plot to kill Saudi King prompts Riyadh rancor: Analyst. An alleged plot by Qatar to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has been the main reason behind Riyadh’s withdrawal of its ambassador from Doha, a political analyst says. Citing diplomatic sources, Egyptian newspaper al-Shorouk's Editor-in-Chief Emad El-Din Hussein said in a recent interview that Saudi Arabia is in possession of authentic documents which indicate that Qatari security service had supported Libya’s former dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s plot to assassinate King Abdullah when he was still crown prince. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain announced the withdrawal of their ambassadors from Qatar on March 5.
He further said that Saudi Arabia might close its border to Qatar amid rising tensions between the two countries. Unconfirmed reports added that the audio recording belonged to Qatar’s former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and former Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim. Qatar plot to kill Saudi King prompts Riyadh rancor: Analyst.
L'Arabie Saoudite finance le Mossad pour l'assassinat de scientifiques iraniens. Mardi 11 mars 2014 2 11 /03 /Mars /2014 15:43 L'Arabie Saoudite finance le Mossad pour l'assassinat de scientifiques iraniens De graves révélations sur des financements ultra-secrets des activités du Mossad par l'Arabie Saoudite ont été faites par un spécialiste américain des questions sécuritaires et des services secrets. © DR Des femmes pleurent le physicien iranien Majid Shahriari, assassiné en octobre 2010 Ce spécialiste, l'Américain Barry M. Lando en l'occurrence, qui s'est distingué par plusieurs livres d'enquête sur notamment l'Irak, explique comment le royaume d'Arabie Saoudite a payé le Mossad pour l'assassinat de plusieurs chercheurs nucléaires iraniens.
Il affirme que les Saoudiens ont exigé l'élimination des meilleurs chercheurs dans l'espoir d'affecter le programme nucléaire iranien que le royaume voyait comme une sérieuse menace pour sa sécurité et sa pérennité. « Le chef du Mossad a fait plusieurs voyages pour rencontrer ses homologues de l'Arabie Saoudite. Barry M. Saudi chameleon: What next, jihad in Crimea? — RT Op-Edge. Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times/Hong Kong, an analyst for RT and TomDispatch, and a frequent contributor to websites and radio shows ranging from the US to East Asia. Published time: March 11, 2014 08:40 Foreground, from left: Head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Refat Chubarov, and leader of the Russian Unity public organization and deputy of autonomous Crimea region's parliament Sergei Aksyonov (RIA Novosti / Taras Litvinenko) The House of Saud may be up to something in Crimea.
Let’s pivot back to the desert to see how that could possibly be accomplished. A week ago, Minister of Information and Culture Abdelaziz Khoja proclaimed that the House of Saud “renews its firm position condemning terrorism in all its forms.” Then, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain all called their ambassadors from Qatar, under the pretext that Doha continues to support “hostile media,” as in Al Jazeera. Petromonarchy implosion Yet it's more complicated.