MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : DYNAMIC PROGRESS –TRUMP’S MID-EAST POLICY
Jared Kushner says ‘stage is set’ for further Arab-Israeli deals – The National 30 Aug 2020 –THE NATIONAL – White House adviser is trumpeting the recent agreement by Israel and the UAE to establish diplomatic relations as a historic breakthrough
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : Defying Geography: The Israel-Azerbaijan Partnership
By Emil AvdalianiAugust 31, 2020 – BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,723, August 31, 2020 -ISRAEL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Recent fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan exposed Israel as a significant player in the region. Though far apart geographically, Baku and Jerusalem pursue strategic relations. The dilemma is how this should be done in a region where Russian, Iranian, and Turkish interests predominate, as none of those countries desires another competitor.
Corona-Demos in London : „Bestenfalls eine Grippewelle“
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS MERKWÜRDIG !? – DEUTSCHE SEELE AUCH ANDERSWO ?
- Von Jochen Buchsteiner, London – -Aktualisiert am 30.08.2020-15:59 – FAZ – Menschen demonstrieren am Samstag in London gegen die Corona-Politik der britischen Regierung Bild: dpa-In London gingen am Samstag Tausende gegen die Corona-Politik ihrer Regierung auf die Straße. Der Lockdown sei unberechtigt heißt es dort. Die Polizei nahm einzelne Protestler in Gewahrsam.
MESOPOTAMIA NEUES : NEUES VOM KULTURKAMPF
Was ist mit den 17 Millionen Sklaven in der islamischen Welt?
Alle Kulturen sind von Verbrechen verunreinigt, aber nur die westliche Kultur kennt den Schmerz der Schuld. 17 Millionen Menschen waren Sklaven der muslimischen Welt. – Von Giulio Meotti, Arutz Sheva – 30 Aug 2020 – ISRAEL
In Fort-de-France auf Martinique rissen Aktivisten ein Straßenschild mit dem Namen Victor Hugo nieder, bevor sie es verbrannten. „Wenn Victor Hugo unwürdig ist, ist niemand würdig“, sagte die International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitsm.
MESOPOTMIA NEWS SYRI : SDF/PYD (PKK) releases civilians from Arab-majority Syrian region following protests: Observer
Locals protest in the countryside surrounding the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor that called for the release of prisoners held by the SDF, Aug. 25, 2020. RBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A human rights watchdog said on Saturday said the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released eight civilians from the town of al-Shuhayl in Deir al-Zor province who were arrested during operations against Islamic State sleeper cells three weeks earlier.
MESOPOTAMIA NES UP TO DATE : Hezbollah Chief Says ‘Open’ to French Proposal for New Lebanon Pact
Sunday, 30 August, 2020 – 11:45 – An aerial view of Beirut port shows the aftermath of the cataclysmic August 4 blast. (AFP) – Asharq Al-Awsat
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday said that his party is “open” to a French proposal for a new political pact for Lebanon as long as there is national consensus.
“On his latest visit to Lebanon, we heard a call from the French president for a new political pact in Lebanon… today we are open to a constructive discussion in this regard,” Nasrallah said in a speech.
“But we have one condition: this discussion should be carried out… with the will and consent of the various Lebanese factions.”
Nasrallah did not elaborate on what kind of changes his party was willing to consider but cited criticism from “official French sources” over Lebanon’s “sect-based political system and its inability to solve Lebanon´s problems and respond to its needs.”
Lebanon recognizes 18 official religious sects and its 128 parliamentary seats are divided equally between Muslims and Christians, an arrangement unique in the region.
However, governments born out of this system have been prone to deadlock and have failed to meet popular demands for better living conditions.
Macron, the first world leader to visit Lebanon after the devastating August 4 Beirut port blast, will return on Monday to press for reform and reconstruction.
On his earlier visit days after the blast, the French president said Lebanese leaders had a “huge” responsibility: “that of a revamped pact with the Lebanese people in the coming weeks, that of deep change.”
The explosion of a huge stockpile of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, left to languish for years in a warehouse, prompted the government to step down on August 10 and reignited a months-old protest movement demanding a political overhaul.
Consultations to name a new premier are set to begin on Monday in tandem with Macron’s visit.
Nasrallah said his movement would be “cooperative” in the formation of a government capable of spearheading reform and reconstruction.
Many Lebanese have blamed the August 4 port blast on a ruling class seen as mired in nepotism and graft since the 1975-1990 civil war.
The explosion killed more than 180 people and laid entire districts to waste, reviving a protest movement that had emerged in October to demand the wholesale removal of the political elite.
On Friday, Macron spoke of the “constraints of a confessional system”.He said this, combined with “what can be mildly described as vested interests” had prevented political renewal and made reforms almost impossible.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS BACKGROUNDER : All in the Family: Leadership Changes in the Gulf
Yoel Guzansky, Eran Segal – INSS Insight No. 1378, August 30, 2020 / ISRAEL
From Saudi Arabia to Kuwait and Oman, a new generation of leaders is rising in the Gulf kingdoms. Alongside the hope for change, there are also fears of succession struggles – which would shake an already volatile region
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS INTEL : Putin says US and Ukrainian intelligence ‘lured’ Russian mercenaries into Belarus
AUGUST 28, 2020 BY JOSEPH FITSANAKIS INTEL ORG
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview that a group of Russian paramilitary contractors, who were arrested in Belarus last month, were lured there as part of a joint American-Ukrainian spy operation. On July 29, Belarussian secret services announced the arrest of 33 Russian citizens, who were employees of Wagner Group, a private Russian military company that some believe operates as a private paramilitary wing of the Russian Armed Forces.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : UNITED AGAIN – ASSAD & THE MAKHLOUFS – Did Assad’s Visit to al-Qardaha Patch Things up with the Makhlouf’s?
Friday August 28th, 2020 by AL-MODON (Lebanese news website)
President Bashar al-Assad has visited the city of al-Qardahah to smooth things over with the Makhlouf family, following his falling out with Rami reports Al-Modon.
Many questions are left unanswered following president Bashar al-Assad’s visit to the city of al-Qardahah. Chief among which are: Has Assad succeeded in his endeavor to patch things up between his family and the Makhlouf’s, after the relationship between them deteriorated after many properties belonging to Rami Makhlouf were seized.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : What’s next for Russia-Iran military partnership?
If the arms embargo on Iran ends in October, what arms might Tehran buy from Moscow?
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami attends the VII Moscow Conference on International Security MCIS-2018 in Moscow on April 4, 2018. Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images.
Anton Mardasov Aug 27, 2020 AL MONITOR – Russia’s dialogue with Iran has emerged as one of the most dynamic fronts of Moscow’s diplomacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Moscow twice this summer — first in June and then in July — to discuss the future of the nuclear deal, as well as the coordinated response to the American campaign to extend the UN arms embargo on Tehran.
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