Has the Obama administration Given into Russia on Syria?
http://www.juancole.com/2013/05/administration-russia-syria.html
There seems little doubt that the Obama administration took a big step back from the brink in Moscow this week, and that rumors of an American push to arm the rebels are, in the light of this diplomacy, overblown.
The Syrian Heartbreak | Middle East Research and Information Project
by Peter Harling , Sarah Birke
►http://www.merip.org/mero/mero041613
There was a distinctive sense of national pride in Syria. It flowed from the confidence of a civilization dating back to the times of the earliest alphabets and visible in the country’s wealth of archaeological sites, including some of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It came from the depth of local culture. It stemmed from the music of Syrian Arabic, the elegance of Syrian manners, the finesse of Syrian cuisine and the sincerity of Syrian hospitality. It proceeded from modern geopolitics, too, as Damascus carved out for itself a role bigger and bolder than its scarce resources should have allowed. In particular, and despite tremendous pressure, Damascus stood firm on the Palestinian cause, which Syrians feel more strongly about than anyone, perhaps, except the Palestinians. The regime may have been a conveniently quiescent foe for Israel, but Syria was, on the map of the Arab world, the only state still “resisting.”
The Syrian Heartbreak | Middle East Research and Information Project
►http://www.merip.org/mero/mero041613
...
Despite belated realization of the conflict’s horrendous costs — by the end of the year, aid agencies predict, there will be 3.6 million refugees and 6 million in need inside the country, out of a population of 23 million — outside players show no sign of willingness to agree among themselves to help Syrians find a solution. Much mooted Russian-American negotiations have led nowhere, as Moscow stubbornly continues to back Asad and Washington is unwilling to offer incentives to alter that calculus. Meanwhile, countries united only by their rejection of Asad give priority to their own differing interests and rivalries as they vie to lift their clients above others within the opposition, exacerbating its fissiparous nature.
...
Syria’s all-out civil war, if it comes to that, will no doubt go down in conventional wisdom as an outburst of communal hatred inevitable within a mixed society. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is the product of an international standoff and cannot be rolled back without an international tradeoff. However much Syrians suffer, the war in their country is not in their hands. It is a conflict that disfigures Syrian society more than reflects it. And that is the Syrian heartbreak.
Fissures in Hizballah’s Edifice of Control | Middle East Research and Information Project
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero103012
Many Lebanese, and the March 14 forces in particular, are wont to blame Hizballah for any and all security problems, especially those linked to the party’s next-door patron, Syria. Yet to do so is to miss the real story of the August abductions, which is that Hizballah does not in fact dominate the dahiya or the Shi‘i community in Lebanon. The kidnappings highlighted the growing clout of forces that are, in effect, rivals for power within that community.
Passionnant article, par deux remarquables connaisseuses de la banlieue sud de Beyrouth, la banlieue du Hezbollah (Lara Deeb et Mona Harb qui tweete à @mona_harb_ https://twitter.com/mona_harb_). On pourrait résumer l’article par l’idée que la contre-société du Hezbollah n’a pas dissous les formes « traditionnelles » d’organisation caractéristiques de la société libanaise, et a même été obligée de les accepter, de composer avec elles et de les utiliser. Dans le moment présent, ces « fissures » apparaissent au grand jour à un moment où, vraies ou fausses, les informations sur les troubles à l’intérieur du Hezbollah quant à la ligne à suivre en Syrie suggèrent que les alliances géopolitiques construites dans la longue durée depuis les années 1990 sont fragilisées. Voir par exemple http://seenthis.net/messages/94247
#Liban
#Syrie
#Dahiyeh
#Beyrouth
#banlieue-sud
State/Charities relation in Syria : between reinforcement, control and coercion / Laura Ruiz De Elvira Carrascal
http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/IFPO/halshs-00698680
Syrian charities have become key actors within the Syrian civil society during the last ten years. Actually, in the context of the economic liberalization, charities - as other kind of NGOs - have experienced an important growth and a significant renewal in terms of the methods and the projects being undertaken. The aim of this paper is to provide a deeper analysis of the state / Charities relation during Bashar al-Asad‟s first decade. We will argue that the development of this sector has been actively encouraged by the Syrian authorities, who conceive these social structures as an efficient way to partially “off-load” the state from, at least, a part of its welfare responsibilities. We will show indeed throughout which mechanisms this support has been regularly provided (registration facilities, land donations, official visits, etc.). Notwithstanding, we will argue, the state / charities relation does not limit itself to the reinforcement of these organizations by the public administration. On the contrary, we will demonstrate how the expansion of this sector has been accompanied by the attempt to redeploy the state and to upgrade the mechanisms that permit to control and disciplinarize these activities (registration of previous non-registered charities, creation of GO-NGOs, etc.). Finally, we will supply some examples of the repressive and the coercive measures that can be extraordinary undertaken against charities (banning religious leaders from the boards of directors, dissolution of boards of directors, etc.).
#Syria #civil_society #charities #outsourcing_of_social_ responsibility
My 50 Minutes with Manaf - Bassam Haddad
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/6611/my-50-minutes-with-manaf
Just a few years later, the unsavory actors of the world are amassed around Syria, calling for a “democracy” that will be obedient and not resistant on the regional stage, one that acquiesces in using the victimization of Syrians to perpetuate the victimization of others across the region. It did not have to be this way. And the only party that could have brought about a different kind of change is the party that had near total power. But that party failed to avert Syria’s present catastrophe, and brought so much more than itself crashing down — all because it would not risk one iota of privilege. By sharing just a little power, the regime might have avoided issuing an invitation to those who were waiting to destroy what Syria might have stood for in the region, as they did with Iraq. Now the true friends of Syria are in an impossible position: If we identify with the plight of Syrians under dictatorship, we are branded as imperialists. If we caution against uncritical support of the uprising for the reasons above, we are called regime apologists. We are all wrong, no matter what we say.
Patrick Seale : The Destruction of Syria
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=53563
There can be no military solution to the Syrian crisis. The only way out of the current nightmare is a ceasefire imposed on both sides, followed by a negotiation and the formation of a national government to oversee a transition. Only thus can Syria avoid wholesale destruction, which could take a generation or two to repair.
L’article est très intéressant, même si ses critiques du régime sont formulées avec une certaine complaisance (« mistakes », « suffocating controls »).
The Evolution of Kurdish Politics in Syria | Middle East Research and Information Project
http://www.merip.org/mero/mero083111
All of the multiple Kurdish parties in Syria envision a pluralistic state in which their cultural and linguistic rights are recognized. Those at the Istanbul gathering wanted the name of the country changed from the Syrian Arab Republic to the “Republic of Syria.” When the other delegates at the conference refused this request, these Kurds walked out in protest.
Iraq declines to Cut Syria Off | Informed Comment
http://www.juancole.com/2011/08/iraq-declines-to-cut-syria-off.html
Arab journalists and now the New York Times are noting that the Iraqi government of PM Nouri al-Maliki has declined to withdraw its ambassador from Damascus or to put any significant pressure on Syria with regard to the suppression of protests. The NYT speculates that Baghdad has succumbed to pressure from Iran, Syria’s chief ally and the broker of al-Maliki’s own parliamentary majority.
In contrast, Agence France Presse attributes the Shiite government’s reluctance to take a stand against Bashar al-Asad to fears that hard line Salafi Sunnis might come to power in Damascus if al-Asad falls, and to feelings of solidarity with a fellow Shiite (al-Asad belongs to the folk-Shiite Allawite sect, which differs substantially from the bookish Twelver Shiism of Iraq and Iran, but which is closer to them than it is to Sunnism).
Al-Maliki has called for reforms in Syria, and a foreign ministry official has urged the regime to compromise with protesters, careful to condemn violent dissidents as well as government crackdowns. But recently he has warned the protest movement against undermining the Syrian government.
Saudi Arabia’s Counter-Revolution | Marc Lynch
http://lynch.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/08/10/saudi_arabias_counter_revolution
Late at night on Sunday, August 7, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia delivered an unusual televised rebuke to Syria’s Bashar al-Asad calling on him to “stop the killing machine” and immediately begin reforms. The Saudi move against Damascus was only the latest twist in Riyadh’s newly energetic foreign policy. Since March, Saudi Arabia has been in the forefront of a regional counter-offensive designed to blunt the momentum of the Arab uprisings and shape the new regional order to its liking. After a decade of a regional order defined by an alliance of “moderate” autocracies aligned with the United States and Israel against a “Resistance” axis, the Saudis have responded to an age of revolution by leading what many now call a regional counter-revolution. This has placed them at odds with the Obama administration in key theaters, disrupted long-standing alliances, and brought Riyadh to the forefront of regional diplomacy.
The Lebanese Left Fails in Syria
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/1786/the-lebanese-left-fails-in-syria
The position of the Communist Party on what is happening in Syria is a failure on both the ethical and political levels. Here, [failure with respect to] the sense that policy [is supposed to] truly serve the interests of the oppressed classes, [and this] makes the party one with a rightwing leadership. It practically rejects the change demanded by the toiling class and the workers in Syria, as well as adopts the regime’s “external conspiracy” narrative. All that remains for the comrades of the political bureau is to participate in the propaganda against the protesters, calling them “conspirators” or “armed gangs.” This is especially [the case] since [the Communist Party’s] Secretary General Khalid Hadada confirmed once again the centrality of “the conspiracy against Syria” in an article of his in al-Safir newspaper (May 28th, 2011). If he rejects the security solution in Syria, he also repudiates “attempted bullying by the outside.”
Traduction de l’article publié dans Al-Akhbar :
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/13895
Le quotidien libanais al-Akhbar publie des câbles diplomatiques inédits
Al -Akhbar a commencé à publier, dans sa version papier, une série inédite de câbles diplomatiques (#cablegate), couvrant la période de la guerre de juillet 2006 contre le Liban.
Ces câbles sont déjà présents sur le site du quotidien, mais ne sont pas référencés, donc en pratique inaccessibles. Voici la liste des URL que j’ai tout de même réussi à trouver :
29 juillet 2006 PM SINIORA UPBEAT ON CEASE-FIRE POSSIBILITIES
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6484
20 juillet 2006 SINIORA CONVOKES DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO DENOUNCE ISRAELI CAMPAIGN
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6483
7 août 2006 PM SINIORA HOLDS FAST ON SHEBA’A
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6491
10 août 2006 TWO MEETINGS WITH SINIORA NARROW THE GAP
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6492
10 août 2006 SINIORA DISCUSSES LATEST DRAFT RESOLUTION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6493
12 août 2006 WELCH’S MEETINGS WITH PM SINIORA ON AUGUST 11
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6494
14 juillet 2006 HERZOG LAMENTS TIMING OF SECURITY CRISES ON TOURISM INDUSTRY
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6495
14 juillet 2006 KNESSET SPEAKER SAYS ISRAEL MUST REACT STRONGLY TO HIZBALLAH ATTACK
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6496
24 juillet 2006 MOSSAD CHIEF DAGAN ON LEBANON, HEZBOLLAH AND IRAN
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6497
28 juillet 2006 FM LIVNI DISCUSSES LEBANON, SYRIA, AND HAMAS WITH CODEL WEXLER
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6498
30 juillet 2006 ZELIKOW AND GILAD DISCUSS TRAITS OF INTERNATIONAL FORCE FOR SOUTHERN LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6499
14 août 2006 KNESSET SPEAKER DISCUSSES CRISIS WITH CODELS MILLER AND ROYCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6500
21 août 2006 DEFMIN PERETZ AND CODEL SPECTER DISCUSS LEBANON, SYRIA, AND THE PALESTINIANS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6501
28 août 2006 OLMERT AND LIVNI TO CODEL LANTOS : CONTROLLING LEBANESE/SYRIAN BORDER "MOST CRUCIAL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6502
29 août 2006 NEW ISRAELI MOD DG ASHKENAZI OUTLINES HIS GOALS
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6503
24 novembre 2006 APHSCT TOWNSEND’S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH ISRAEL MOD DG ASKENAZI FOCUSES ON ISRAEL’S NEIGHBORS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6504
20 décembre 2006 CODEL NELSON AND ISRAEL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE DISCUSS IRAN, SYRIA, LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6505
Par ailleurs, j’ai déjà référencé et commenté dans d’autres posts ces câbles :
18 juillet 2006 INCENSED BY ISRAELI TARGETING OF LAF
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6482
29 juillet 2006 SINIORA WORRIED ABOUT FUEL, EMBARGO
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6486
5 août 2006 PM SINIORA WANTS A SINGLE PHASE AGREEMENT
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6488
13 juillet 2006 LEBANESE PM SINIORA : « WE NEED HELP. »
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6481
6 août 2006 SINIORA SOUNDS AN OMINOUS NOTE ON DRAFT RESOLUTION
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6490
1er août 2006 SINIORA BELIEVES HE HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF HIS PEOPLE
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6487
Une autre série de câbles:
13 juillet 2006 EGYPT SUPPORTIVE OF MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6624
12 juillet 2006 NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID WELCH AND DNSA ABRAMS’ JULY 11-12 CAIRO MEETINGS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6625
2 août 2006 TFLE01: PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL COMMITTEE CONDEMNS U.S. IN EMERGENCY SESSION, OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOLLOW SUIT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6625
14 août 2006 ISRAELI EMBASSY ON STATUS OF RELATIONS WITH EGYPT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6628
9 août 2006 GAMAL MUBARAK DISCUSSES BEIRUT TRIP, UPCOMING CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS WITH CONGRESSMAN ISSA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6629
3 août 2006 TFLE01: ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL ALLEGES U.S. LOSING ALLIES OVER HANDLING OF LEBANON CRISIS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6630
15-16 août 2006 SYRIAN PRESIDENT’S SPEECH BRUSHED OFF BY OFFICIAL SOURCES, ENDORSED ON THE STREET
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6631
20 août 2006 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERS SET TO MEET ON LEBANON ISSUE AUGUST 20
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6632
24 août 2006 SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID’S VISIT TO CAIRO
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6633
6 septembre 2006 AMBASSADOR SCHULTE DISCUSSES IRAN WITH FM ABOUL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6635
1er août 2006 TFLE01: AOUN PARROTS PIAF: “JE NE REGRETTE RIEN”
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6636
1er août 2006 TFLE01: MP BOUTROS HARB: NASRALLAH CANNOT BECOME REGION’S RAMBO
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6637
7 août 2006 TFLE01: LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR ALLEVIATION OF BLOCKADE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6639
12 août 2006 LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WANTS LAHOUD OUT
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6640
3 août 2006 AMR MOUSSA EXPECTED IN DAMASCUS, SAUDI AMBASSADOR RECALLED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6641
8-9 août 2006 GAMAL MUBARAK DISCUSSES BEIRUT TRIP, UPCOMING CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS WITH CONGRESSMAN ISSA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6643
22 août 2006 AL MANAR NEXT STEPS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6648
22 juillet 2006 MARCH 14 LEADER BOUTROS HARB ALSO URGES CAUTION ABOUT A CEASE-FIRE WITHOUT TEETH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6650
Al-Akhbar vient de diffuser une nouvelle série de câbles sur son site. Voici les liens pour y accéder:
13 juillet 2006 MGLE01: INITIAL REACTION TO NASRALLAH’S SPEECH JUSTIFYING HIZBALLAH’S ABDUCTION OF IDF SOLDIERS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6740
14 juillet 2006 TFLE01: HIZBALLAH’S RECKLESSNESS SPLITS AOUN’S ADVISORS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6741
17 juillet 2006 TFLE01: LARSEN TO PROPOSE HANDOVER OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS TO GOL; JUMBLATT AND HAMADEH CONCUR
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6742
18 juillet 2006 TFLE01: CENTRAL BANK REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN TRANSPORTING CURRENCY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6743
18 juillet 2006 TFLE01: AOUN’S ADVISORS PROPOSE DIFFERENT PATHS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6744
29 juillet 2006 TFLE01: MARWAN HAMADEH DISCUSSES CEASE-FIRE POSSIBILITIES
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6745
1er aout 2006 TGLE01: UNREP WITH OMINOUS MESSAGE FROM HIZBALLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6746
Livraison du samedi 19 mars:
25 juillet 2006 SINIORA SAYS HE IS READY TO REQUEST AN INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION FORCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6956
26 juillet 2006 UN IN LEBANON FEELING PRESSURE FROM BOTH SIDES OF CONFLICT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6957
7 août 2006 CHRISTIAN POLITICAL LEADERS SAY SHEBA’A IS KEY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6958
8 août 2006 DEFENSE MINISTER MURR CONFIDENT IN RAPID LAF DEPLOYMENT
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6959
11 août 2006 MARWAN HAMADEH DISCUSSES DRAFT RESOLUTION
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6960
14 août 2006 JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS DRAFT TRIBUNAL FRAMEWORK IS UNDER STUDY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6961
20 juillet 2006 GOJ BACKS U.S. EFFORTS WHILE SEEKING TO DEFUSE RISING PUBLIC ANGER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6962
21 juillet 2006 INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR COMMENTS ON IRAN-SYRIA RESUPPLY FLIGHTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6963
25 juillet 2006 JORDAN’S KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL CHALLENGES WITH CODEL HOEKSTRA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6964
31 juillet 2006 REACTIONS TO QANA TRAGEDY (AMMAN)
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6965
3 août 2006 KING COVERS DOMESTIC FLANK WITH PUBLIC WARNING OF WAR’S CONSEQUENCES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6966
6 août 2006 JORDANIAN FM ON AL MINISTERIAL AND DRAFT UNSCR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6967
9 août 2006 FEELING MORE DOMESTIC PRESSURE, JORDAN,S KING PUBLICLY QUESTIONS U.S. MIDDLE EAST STRATEGY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6968
17 août 2006 STREET" EXULTS OVER HIZBALLAH "VICTORY (AMMAN)
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6969
7 septembre 2006 SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6970
27 août 2006 STOCKHOLM DONORS, CONFERENCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6972
Les câbles publiés par Al-Akhbar, lundi 21 mars
14 juillet 2006 TFLE01: ISRAEL HITS SOUTHERN BEIRUT HARD; AIRPORT STRUCK AGAIN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7084
18 juillet 2006 TFLE01: UNSYG PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PEDERSON SAYS NOW IS TIME FOR A POLITICAL SOLUTION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7085
20 juillet 2006 TFLE01: HIZBALLAH EXPERTS SAY EARLY END TO FIGHTING WOULD BE A VICTORY FOR HIZBLLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7086
23 juillet 2006 TFLE01: AMINE GEMAYEL SAYS CEASE-FIRE SHOULD SECURE BORDER FIRST, PRISONERS AND SHEBAA FARMS COME LATER
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7087
26 juillet 2006 TFLE01: SHIA ANGER BUTTRESSING HIZBALLAH; INVASION WELCOMED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7088
2 août 2006 SOURCES: HIZBALLAH FEELS IT IS WINNING
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7089
6 août 2006 TFLE01: JUMBLATT AND HAMADE ON TWO-PHASE SOLUTION
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7090
9 août 2006 LEBANON: AMIN GEMAYEL SEEKS COORDINATED STRATEGY TO WEAKEN HIZBALLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7091
14 août 2006 LEBANON: PM SINIORA DISCUSSES TOP PRIORITIES WITH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7092
25 janvier 2006 ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7094
8 août 2006 ISRAEL FM LIVNI SAYS ISRAEL DISAPPROVES OF CURRENT DRAFT OF UN RESOLUTION
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7095
21 août 2006 DEFMIN PERETZ AND CODEL SPECTER DISCUSS LEBANON, SYRIA, AND THE PALESTINIANS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7096
24 août 2006 UN ENVOYS AND GOI DISCUSS UNSCR 1701, DISAGREE ON SHEBAA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7098
Câbles publiés le 22 mars:
25 juillet 2006 SINIORA SAYS HE IS READY TO REQUEST AN INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION FORCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7184
25 juillet 2006 UN PRSG: “DON’T RUSH” ON INTERNATIONAL STABILIZATION FORCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7185
27 juillet 2006 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERING OIL AND FUEL SUPPLIES TO LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7186
4 août 2006 ISRAELI ATTACKS ON NORTH COAST BRIDGE HURT EMBASSY OPERATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7187
14 août 2006 SAMIR JA’JA URGES FULL HIZBALLAH DISARMAMENT NOW
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7188
15 juillet 2006 INTERNET SHOWING GRASSROOTS DISSENTION ABOUT OFFICIAL SAUDI POSITION ON LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7189
28 juillet 2006 HEJAZI SCHOLARS SHARE VIEWS ON RELIGION AND POLITICS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7190
30 juillet 2006 SAUD AL-FAISAL ASKS THE US TO CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7191
15 août 2006 UNSC 1701 DEMARCHE DELIVERED (JEDDAH)
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7192
23 août 2006 FM’S VIEWS ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (JEDDAH)
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7193
14 juillet 2006 SAUDI ARABIA ISSUES STATEMENT ON SECURITY SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7194
18 juillet 2006 SAUDI SHI’A REACT TO CRISIS IN LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7195
26 juillet 2006 KING ABDULLAH AND PRESIDENT MUBARAK DISCUSS LEBANON; KING ISSUES STERN STATEMENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7196
29 juillet 2006 NEW YORK FORCE GENERATION MEETING FOR LEBANON ON MONDAY (RIYADH)
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7197
30 juillet 2006 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS AND VISA ISSUES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL-FAISAL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7198
1er août 2006 RIYADH RECORD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7199
16 août 2006 ANTI-BUSH POEM EPITOMIZES CURRENT SAUDI PUBLIC MOOD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7200
Câbles publiés le 23 mars :
23 mars 2005 CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO : MUBARAK ON ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS, IRAQ, IRAN, EGYPT’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND DARFUR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7326
22 juillet 2006 TFLE01 : SPEAKER BERRI SAYS HE IS WAITING FOR ISRAEL’S FINAL OFFER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7327
25 juillet 2006 TFLE01 : BERRI SAYS ISRAEL WON’T WIN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7328
6 août 2006 TFLE01 : A/S WELCH MEETS WITH SPEAKER BERRI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7330
9 août 2006 LEBANON : A/S WELCH EXPLAINS NEW U.S. POSITION TO SPEAKER BERRI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7332
11 août 2006 LEBANON : FOR BERRI RESOLUTION COMES DOWN TO ONE THING
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7333
19 août 2006 SHIA MINISTER CLAIMS BERRI TRICKED HIZBALLAH, NOW AT ODDS WITH NASRALLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7335
6 avril 2006 ARAB LEAGUE’S AMRE MOUSSA ON DARFUR AND HAMAS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7337
9 juillet 2006 GONZALES MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7338
27 juillet 2006 EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS FOR JULY 26, 2006
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7339
27 juillet 2006 Egypt Media trends for July 27, 2006
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7340
27 juillet 2006 TFLE01 : EGYPT : JULY 26 DEMONSTRATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7341
31 juillet 2006 TFLE01 : INCREASING EGYPTIAN ANGER ABOUT LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7342
3 août 2006 EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS : AUGUST 3, 2006
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7343
6 août 2006 EGYPT MEDIA TRENDS : AUGUST 6, 2006
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7344
9 août 2006 EGYPTIAN LIBERALS PREDICT MOMENTUM FOR REFORM WILL BE SET BACK BY LEBANON CRISIS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7345
3 décembre 2008 ARAB LEAGUE TOYING WITH IDEA OF A JOINT ARAB FORCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7346
12 octobre 2006 NO SIGN OF IMPROVED SYRIA-EGYPT RELATIONS, CONCESSIONS BY HAMAS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7347
18 mai 2006 SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-BAHRAIN MILITARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, 23-24 MAY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7348
23 mai 2006 INTERAGENCY DELEGATION DISCUSSES GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH MFA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7349
28 novembre 2006 KING, NAVY SECRETARY DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS, IRAN, BAHRAINI ELECTIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7350
12 février 2007 IRANIAN AMBASSADOR SEES DOWNTURN IN IRANIAN-BAHRAINI RELATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7351
7 novembre 2007 AHMEDINEJAD TO VISIT BAHRAIN IN LATE NOVEMBER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7352
13 août 2008 GENERAL PETRAEUS’ VISIT TO BAHRAIN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7353
2 novembre 2008 (U) SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7354
Câbles mis en ligne le 24 mars:
3 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2529
NASSIB LAHOUD OFFERS ADVICE FOR THE DAY AFTER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7446
10 août 2006 LEBANON: MURR SAYS LAF CAN DEPLOY TO SOUTH IN EIGHT HOURS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7447
14 août 2006 LEBANON: GHATTAS KHOURY SUPPORTS GRADUAL SOLUTION TO HIZBALLAH ARMS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7449
15 août 2006 JUMBLATT CONCEDES VICTORY TO NASRALLAH, WORRIES ABOUT COUP D’ETAT AND THREATS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7451
17 août 2006 ISF COMMANDER ON AIRPORT SECURITY, NEEDS FOR WEAPONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7452
27 juillet 2006 ASAD CONFIDENT ABOUT CURRENT SITUATION, WELCOMES U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH SYRIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7457
24 juillet 2006 TFLE01: FRENCH FM RETURNS FROM MIDDLE EAST: LOOKS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7458
23 mai 2005 (TUNIS) LEGAL OPPOSITION LACKS POLITICAL SKILLS, PUBLIC SUPPORT, BUT ISLAMISTS ARE NOT THE ANSWER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7459
11 août 2006 LEBANON: NATAN SHARANSKY DISCUSSES HIZBALLAH, HAMAS, AND DEMOCRACY WITH CODEL ROYCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7460
16 août 2006 ISRAELI MOD PRESSED TO TAKE QUICK STEPS TO HELP LEBANESE; SAYS IT WILL WAIT UNTIL MNF IS DEPLOYED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7461
21 août 2006 OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER IT WILL BE “AMERICA’S FAILURE” IF UNIFIL IS NOT SUCCESSFUL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7462
3 août 2006 ADVISOR TELLS PERETZ: IT’S SYRIA, SYRIA, SYRIA!
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7464
3 février 2006 (TUNIS) MOVEMENT OF 18 OCTOBER COMPLAINS OF GOT ABUSE, DEFENDS ISLAMIST COMPONENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7465
14 juillet 2006 TUNISIA RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO SAUDI STATEMENT; PREDICTS “HOT” ARAB LEAGUE DISCUSSION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7466
19 juillet 2006 TFLE01: TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION IN LEBANON; BEMOANS “EXPLOITATION” OF THE ISSUE BY TUNISIAN GROUPS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7467
28 juillet 2006 TFLE01: TUNISIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON AND PALESTINE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7468
1er août 2006 TFLE01: (TUNIS) GOT DECLARES THREE DAYS OF MOURNING OVER QANA BOMBING
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7469
1er août 2006 TFLE01: LEBANESE PARLIAMENT LEADER HARIRI VISITS TUNISIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7470
4 août 2006 TFLE01: SITREP ON TUNISIAN SOLIDARITY WITH “LEBANESE RESISTANCE”
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7471
11 août 2006 TFLE01: TUNISIAN REACTION TO LEBANON/ISRAEL/GAZA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7472
12 août 2006 (TUNIS) DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON LEBANON DELIVERED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7473
16 août 2006 LEBANON: TUNISIA WELCOMES UNSCR 1701; CALLS FOR ARAB SUMMIT ON RECONSTRUCTION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7474
18 août 2006 TUNISIANS PROUD OF “ISRAELI DEFEAT”, BUT MANY WORRY WAR MAY STRENGTHEN EXTREMISTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7475
25 août 2006 TUNISIANS CONTINUE TO BE SEIZED BY EVENTS IN LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7476
21 novembre 2006 TUNISIA: NO AMBASSADOR TO ATTEND LEBANON’S NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7477
Mis en ligne le 25 mars :
14 août 2006 STRENGTHENING A SHAKY CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES — AND A TEETERING GOL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7571
16 août 2006 DEFENSE MINISTER AWAITS CABINET DECISION ON DEPLOYMENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7572
16 août 2006 PM SINIORA PLANS COUNTER-PUNCH TO NASRALLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7573
21 août 2006 HARIRI WANTS LEBANESE MARSHALL PLAN
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7574
21 août 2006 OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER IT WILL BE « AMERICA’S FAILURE » IF UNIFIL IS NOT SUCCESSFUL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7575
24 août 2006 CRITICISM OVER ISRAELI GOVERNMENT HANDLING OF LEBANON WAR ON THE RISE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7576
25 août 2006 INITIAL IMPACT OF ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH WAR ON ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7577
25 octobre 2004 (MANAMA) AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CROWN PRINCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7578
16 janvier 2005 (MANAM) MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CT, SAUDI ARABIA, IRAN WITH AMBASSADOR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7579
27 février 2005 BAHRAIN PROTESTS IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7580
8 mars 2005 FOREIGN MINISTER WARNS OF IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN BAHRAIN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7581
12 avril 2005 (MANAMA) CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, TRADE, SECURITY WITH AMBASSADOR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7582
13 juin 2005 BAHRAIN « POSTPONES » AL QUDS CONFERENCE, WORRIES ABOUT OPPOSITION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7583
15 mars 2006 (MANAM) LUNCHEON WITH KING HAMAD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7584
22 mai 2006 (MANAMA) GOVERNMENT HARASSES DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AS ELECTIONS APPROACH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7585
31 août 2006 (MANAMA) KING STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF U.S. ROLE IN REGIONAL STABILITY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7586
1er novembre 2006 (MANAMA) KING HAMAD SUPPORTS GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7587
1er novembre 2006 (MANAMA) MFA PLEASED WITH SUBSTANCE OF GSD INITIATIVE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7588
4 janvier 2007 (MANAMA) AMBASSADOR AND NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSS POLITICS, LEGAL REFORM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7589
8 mars 2007 AMBASSADOR AND COR FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN AL BUAINAIN DISCUSS BAHRAIN’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7590
22 mars 2007 (MANAMA) AL WIFAQ COURTS SUNNIS AND GOVERNMENT BUT RISKS SHIA IMPATIENCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7591
27 décembre 2007 (MANAMA) SHI’A POLITICAL LEADERSHIP ACTS TO CALM TENSIONS ; CALLS ON GOB TO ADDRESS SHI’A CONCERNS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7592
2 décembre 2008 (MANAMA) SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7593
2 décembre 2009 (MANAMA) SCENESETTER FOR MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 11-13
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7594
Publiés le 4 avril (série entièrement consacrée à Bahreïn et Tunisie) :
9 mai 2005 - (MANAMA) « CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS FIRST » DEMONSTRATION HIGHLIGHTS OPPOSITION’S DISCONTENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8244
8 août 2005 - (MANAMA) AL WIFAQ LEADERS MEET WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8245
19 décembre 2005 - (MANAMA) AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LEADING SHIA OPPOSITION LEADER SHAIKH ALI SALMAN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8246
23 mai 2005 - (TUNIS) LEGAL OPPOSITION LACKS POLITICAL SKILLS, PUBLIC SUPPORT, BUT ISLAMISTS ARE NOT THE ANSWER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8247
29 novembre 2005 - THE DICHOTOMY OF ISLAM IN TUNISIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8248
2 mai 2006 - (MANAMA) SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8249
22 février 2006 - TUNISIAN ASSOCIATION OF DEMOCRATIC WOMEN ON GOT INTERFERENCE, DANGER OF ISLAMISTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8250
22 mars 2006 - ISLAMISTS IN TUNISIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8251
18 août 2006 - TUNISIANS PROUD OF « ISRAELI DEFEAT », BUT MANY WORRY WAR MAY STRENGTHEN EXTREMISTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8252
21 août 2006 - (TUNIS) MODERATE ISLAMISTS SEEK DIALOGUE WITH U.S. ON DEMOCRATIC REFORM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8253
6 septembre 2006 - (TUNIS) AN-NAHDHA LEADER JEBALI : MODERATE ISLAMISM IS THE FUTURE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8254
8 mars 2007 - (MANAMA) AL WIFAQ LEADER OUTLINES CONCERNS ABOUT OVERCOMING POLITICAL CHALLENGES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8255
22 mars 2007 - (MANAMA) AL WIFAQ COURTS SUNNIS AND GOVERNMENT BUT RISKS SHIA IMPATIENCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8256
19 juillet 2007 - (MANAMA) AL-WIFAQ HEAD SHAIKH ALI SALMAN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT DEMOCRATIC PROGRESS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8257
24 février 2009 - (MANAMA) WIFAQ LEADER DISCUSSES PLAN FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8258
14 avril 2009 - (MANAMA) BAHRAIN : ROYAL PARDONS FOR SHIA DETAINEES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8259
Publiés le 5 avril :
30 juin 2006 - JA’JA SEES « SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY » WITH HIZBALLAH ; MISSED OPPORTUNITIES WITH HARIRI
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8424
8 avril 2008 - JUMBLATT CONCERNED ABOUT UNIIIC DELAYS, SUNNI MILITIAS, AND HIZBALLAH FIBER OPTIC NETWORK
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8425
9 mai 2008 - GEAGEA PROPOSES ARAB PEACEKEEPERS ; A STRONG SINIORA IS PLANNING A TELEVISED ADDRESS SATURDAY
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8426
Câbles publiés jeudi 7 avril :
30 juin 2005 - THE NEW AND IMPROVED NABIH BERRI SAYS THE RIGHT THING ON REFORM, NEED FOR QUIET ALONG BLUE LINE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8688
21 février 2006 - SPEAKER BERRI SAYS HE’S READY TO REMOVE LAHOUD, BUT NEEDS A NAME
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8690
2 mars 2006 - Secretary Rice’s February 23 Meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8694
28 septembre 2006 - LEBANON : SHIA HEALTH MINISTER EVALUATES HIZBALLAH, POLITICAL ALLIANCES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8696
7 avril 2006 - AMAL-HIZBALLAH MARRIAGE WEAKENING AMAL BUT MAY OPEN A WAY FOR OTHER SHIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8700
31 août 2006 - MODERATE SHI’A MP YASSINE JABER ON BLOCKADE, HIZBALLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8702
27 mars 2006 - NON-HIZBALLAH SHIA PERSPECTIVE ON NATIONAL DIALOGUE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8704
27 septembre 2005 - AMBASSADOR’S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER — U.S.-LEBANESE COOPERATION GOING WELL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8707
21 mars 2007 - 07TELAVIV867
ISRAELI TRANSPORTATION MINISTER MOFAZ ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA, LEBANON AND SYRIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9096
4 août 2008 - 08TELAVIV1693
U/S ROOD DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL: NON-PROLIFERATION AND ARMS CONTROL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9097
26 septembre 2008 - 08TELAVIV2236
APPRECIATE U.S. ALLIANCE, CAN’T LIVE WITH NUCLEAR IRAN, NEED TO RESOLVE ISSUES WITH JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9098
29 septembre 2008 - 08TELAVIV2247
U.S./IS DIALOGUE ON LEBANON: SUPPORT MODERATES, BUT DISAGREEMENT OVER HOW
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9099
30 juillet 2009 - 09TELAVIV1688
PM A/S SHAPIRO’S JULY 22-23 VISIT TO ISRAEL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9100
13 juin 2006 - 06BEIRUT1915
INFORMATION ON SA’AD HARIRI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9101
24 novembre 2006 - 06TELAVIV4606
MEETING WITH ISRAELI DMI FOCUSES ON SYRIA, WAR ON TERROR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9102
29 décembre 2006 - 06TELAVIV5004
OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER HE IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT SYRIA ABSENT CREDIBLE SIGNALS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9103
7 mai 2007 - 07TELAVIV1343
ISRAEL MFA AND MOD CONTACTS ON POSSIBLE SUMMER WAR WITH HIZBALLAH, SYRIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9104
18 novembre 2009 - 09TELAVIV2501
40TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9105
23 décembre 2009 - 09TELAVIV2778
CODEL SKELTON’S MEETING WITH IDF CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF ASHKENAZI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9106
22 février 2010 - 10TELAVIV414
ISRAELI OFFICIALS REQUEST USG DEMARCHE SYRIA ON POSSIBLE MISSILE TRANSFER TO HIZBALLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9107
16 mars 2006 - 06TELAVIV1083
ISRAEL NSC’S 2/23 SESSION WITH S/CT AMB. CRUMPTON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9108
18 octobre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1626
LEBANON : SLEIMAN DISAPPOINTS IN MEETING WITH USDP EDELMAN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9551
22 octobre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1641
LEBANON : LAF COMMANDER SLEIMAN POSTURES AS LEBANESE NATIONALIST
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9552
5 novembre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1723
LEBANON : ARMY COMMANDER, HIS PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS DIMMING, MORE FORWARD-LEANING ON PRESERVING STABILITY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9555
5 novembre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1724
LEBANON : SAUDI AMBASSADOR OPPOSED TO « HALF PLUS ONE » BUT SEEKS MARCH 14 PRESIDENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9556
9 novembre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1760
LEBANON : GEAGEA WARNS OF DANGEROUS GAMES, AND IS PLAYING ONE OF HIS OWN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9558
20 novembre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1820
LEBANON’S PRESIDENCY : GHANEM, EDDE, SALAMEH STILL IN PLAY ; SLEIMAN LURKING IN THE BACKGROUND
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9559
24 novembre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1852
LEBANON : LAF COMMANDER SLEIMAN WANTS NEW LANGUAGE, BEHAVIOR IN PRESIDENCY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9560
24 novembre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1854
LEBANON : HARIRI UNVEILS « PLAN B » : SLEIMAN FOR PRESIDENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9561
19 juillet 2007 - 07MANAMA669
FUTURE OF BAHRAIN : AMBASSADOR’S PARTING THOUGHTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9562
30 octobre 2007 - 07BEIRUT1699
LEBANON : SINIORA ADVOCATES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BASED ON PRINCIPLES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9563
22 décembre 2008 - 08BEIRUT1780
DEFMIN MURR EXPLAINS RUSSIANS’ « SURPRISE »
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8999
23 décembre 2008 - 08BEIRUT1783
HARIRI TELLS DAS HALE RUSSIAN MIGS ARE GOOD FOR MARCH 14
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9000
30 décembre 2008 - 08BEIRUT1799
GEAGEA DESCRIBES SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9001
30 décembre 2008 - 08BEIRUT1803
KHAWAJI BRISTLES AT CRITICISM OF RUSSIAN MIG DEAL
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9003
26 février 2009 - 09BEIRUT235
DEFMIN MURR SIGNS LETTERS OF AGREEMENT FOR U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE, ASKS FOR HELP ON UAE MILITARY
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9004
6 avril 2009 - 09BEIRUT400
DEFMIN MURR MAKES A PLEA FOR MORE U.S. MILITARY SUPPORT, DISCUSSES UPCOMING ELECTIONS
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9005
30 avril 2009 - 09BEIRUT496
DDEFMIN MURR ON FOUR GENERALS, MARCH 14
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9006
8 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2566
BERRI IS UNDER THREAT DUE TO HIS PIVOTAL ROLE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/7831
À noter : parmi les derniers documents de cette série, certains ont déjà été publiés.
11 juillet 2006 - 06BEIRUT2323
JUMBLATT RECOUNTS SAUDI TRIP, MONEY PROBLEMS, SYRIAN THREATS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8880
21 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2705
LEBANON : JUMBLATT WANTS HARIRI TO OPEN HIS WALLET
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8881
14 mai 2009 - 09BEIRUT537
LEBANON : JUMBLATT SAYS HE RECEIVED « ENOUGH » FUNDS
FROM SAUDI ARABIA
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8882
25 janvier 2007 - 07BEIRUT133
SAUDI AMBASSADOR DOWNBEAT ON IRAN-SAUDI TALKS ON
LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8883
20 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2703
BRAINSTORMING WITH MARWAN AND NAYLA : HAVE KOFI BRING NICOLAS MICHEL WITH HIM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8884
7 septembre 2006 - 06BEIRUT2886
LEBANON : MP MOSBAH AHDAB AND ALLIES SEEK NEW
POLITICAL GROUPING, PRIVATE SECTOR RECONSTRUCTION FUND
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8885
19 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2702
SINIORA ON UNSCR 1701, RECONSTRUCTION, WAY FORWARD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8886
10 juin 2009 - 09BEIRUT646
LEBANON : AFTER « IDEAS ELECTION », ANALYSTS URGE USG
TO ADVISE SAAD HARIRI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8887
21 mars 2006 - 06BEIRUT895
MGLE01 : SPEAKER BERRI ASKS FOR US, SAUDI, AND
EGYPTIAN HELP IN PRESSURING SYRIA ON PRESIDENCY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8888
30 juin 2005 - 05BEIRUT2153
THE NEW AND IMPROVED NABIH BERRI SAYS THE RIGHT
THING ON REFORM, NEED FOR QUIET ALONG BLUE LINE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8889
21 février 2006 - 06BEIRUT517
MGLE01 : SPEAKER BERRI SAYS HE’S READY TO REMOVE
LAHOUD, BUT NEEDS A NAME
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8890
8 mai 2007 - 07BEIRUT650
LEBANON : INDEPENDENT SHIA POLITICIAN SUGGESTS
MARCH 14 AND ITS ALLIES REVIEW SHIA POLICY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8891
31 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2826
LEBANON : MODERATE SHI’A MP YASSINE JABER ON
BLOCKADE, HIZBALLAH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8892
27 mars 2006 - 06BEIRUT955
MGLE01 : NON-HIZBALLAH SHIA PERSPECTIVE ON
NATIONAL DIALOGUE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8893
27 septembre 2005 - 05BEIRUT3122
MGLE01 : AMBASSADOR’S MEETING WITH FOREIGN
MINISTER — U.S.-LEBANESE COOPERATION GOING WELL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8894
28 septembre 2006 - 06BEIRUT3132
LEBANON : SHIA HEALTH MINISTER EVALUATES HIZBALLAH,
POLITICAL ALLIANCES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8895
7 avril 2006 - 06BEIRUT1090
MGLE01 : AMAL-HIZBALLAH MARRIAGE WEAKENING AMAL
BUT MAY OPEN A WAY FOR OTHER SHIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/8896
Publiés le 15 avril :
31 mars 2005 - 05CAIRO2517
CODELS PELOSI/KILPATRICK/SMITH/DREIER IN CAIRO MARCH 20-24 : MINISTER OF DEFENSE STRESSES EGYPT’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON INTERESTS IN THE REGION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10055
28 avril 2005 - 05CAIRO3176
PREPARING FOR GENERAL ABIZAID’S VISIT TO EGYPT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10056
15 juin 2005 - 05CAIRO4535
EGYPT : ARCENT COMMANDER HEARS BRIGHT STAR EXERCISE PLANNING ON TRACK
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10057
21 août 2005 - 05CAIRO6414
VISIT OF NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH : DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIRMS PLANS TO VISIT U.S.
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10058
13 décembre 2005 - 05CAIRO9249
ASD RODMAN DISCUSSES FMF, REGIONAL AFFAIRS, AND THE ELECTIONS WITH DEFMIN TANTAWI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10059
30 mai 2006 - 06BEIRUT1682
MGLE01 : S/CT CRUMPTON MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER FATFAT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10060
17 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2691
LEBANON : MP MOSBAH AL-AHDAB FEARS MARCH 14 HAS LOST ITS WAY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10061
24 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2735
LEBANON : SAAD HARIRI CALLS FOR SYRIAN REGIME CHANGE ; MAYBE IRAN TOO
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10062
18 septembre 2006 - 06BEIRUT3021
HARIRI ALLEGES THREAT OF SYRIAN NERVE GAS ATTACK AGAINST MARCH 14 FORCES OR UN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10065
27 septembre 2006 - 06BEIRUT3126
LEBANON : CODEL LAHOOD MEETS WITH MP SAAD AL-HARIRI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10066
1er mars 2006 - 06CAIRO1297
SCENESETTER FOR DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI’S VISIT TO WASHINGTON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10067
5 avril 2006 - 06CAIRO2100
DEFMIN TANTAWI WITH GEN ABIZAID ON IRAQ, HAMAS, TERRORISM, AND IRAN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10068
9 avril 2006 - 06CAIRO2162
CAIRO : SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10069
11 avril 2006 - 06CAIRO2183
DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI ON IRAN, IRAQ, HAMAS, SUDAN AND FMF
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10070
24 août 2006 - 06CAIRO5317
SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID’S VISIT TO CAIRO
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10071
4 avril 2007 - 07CAIRO974
INDEPENDENT MP ON PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10072
14 mai 2007 - 07CAIRO1417
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION IN EGYPT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10073
23 mai 2007 - 07CAIRO1503
ASSISTANT MINISTER OF DEFENSE REJECTS US OFFER OF BORDER SECURITY ASSESSMENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10074
24 juillet 2007 - 07CAIRO2280
SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 31 VISIT OF SECRETARIES RICE AND GATES TO SHARM EL SHEIKH
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10075
16 juillet 2007 - 07CAIRO2801
DEFENSE MINISTER TANTAWI ON MIL-TO-MIL RELATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10076
17 décembre 2007 - 07CAIRO3503
REPAIRING EGYPTIAN-ISRAELI COMMUNICATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10077
17 janvier 2008 - 08CAIRO85
DEFMIN TANTAWI WARNS THAT CONDITIONING FMF WILL HARM RELATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10078
11 février 2008 - 08CAIRO255
DEFMIN TANTAWI SAYS EGYPT READY TO MEET ISRAEL AND PA ON GAZA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10079
16 mars 2008 - 08CAIRO524
SCENESETTER FOR MINDEF TANTAWI’S VISIT TO THE U.S. MARCH 24-2
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10080
8 décembre 2008 - 08CAIRO2481
AMBASSADOR AND MOD DISCUSS IRAQ, PIRACY, AND MILITARY COOPERATION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10081
30 avril 2009 - 09CAIRO747
ADMIRAL MULLEN’S MEETINGS WITH FIELD MARSHAL TANTAWI AND MOD CHIEF OF STAFF LTG SAMI ANAN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10082
24 juin 2009 - 09CAIRO1185
SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS’ VISIT TO EGYPT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10083
19 avril 2006 - 06CAIRO2364
DEFMIN TANTAWI AND U/S JOSEPH DISCUSS IRAN, MIDDLE EAST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION FREE ZONE, FMF, AND BILATERAL RELATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10085
23 septembre 2008 - 08CAIRO2091
ACADEMICS SEE THE MILITARY IN DECLINE, BUT RETAINING STRONG INFLUENCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10086
16 février 2005 - 05MANAMA230
KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH AMBASSADOR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9115
16 mars 2005 - 05MANAMA397
BAHRAIN : MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9116
2 décembre 2008 - 08MANAMA795
SCENESETTER FOR THE MANAMA DIALOGUE, DECEMBER 12-14
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9117
13 mars 2009 - 09MANAMA151
SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY’S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9118
28 avril 2004 - 04MANAMA612
DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE’S APRIL 19-20 MEETINGS WITH THE KING AND CROWN PRINCE OF BAHRAIN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9119
17 avril 2009 - 09MANAMA236
SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9120
31 octobre 2006 - 06MANAMA1846
ENCOURAGING ATTENDANCE AT THE NOVEMBER 7-8 BIOMETRICS CONFERENCE IN JORDAN
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9121
11 octobre 2007 - 07MANAMA939
AL-WIFAQ LEADER FIRES SHOT ACROSS GOVERNMENT’S BOWS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9122
26 janvier 2009 - 09MANAMA50
THREE SHIA LEADERS ARRESTED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9123
4 septembre 2008 - 08MANAMA593
RIVALS FOR BAHRAIN’S SHI’A STREET : WIFAQ AND HAQ
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9124
29 octobre 2008 - 08MANAMA742
REACTIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS BRIEFING
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9125
15 mars 2006 - 06MANAMA409
LUNCHEON WITH KING HAMAD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9126
23 avril 2007 - 07MANAMA375
LONE SUNNI OPPOSITION MP UPBEAT ON LEVEL OF COLLABORATION IN PARLIAMENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9127
16 juillet 2007 - 07MANAMA659
REFLECTIONS ON AL-WIFAQ’S EFFORTS IN PARLIAMENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9128
15 décembre 2004 - 04MANAMA1885
DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY’S DECEMBER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9129
12 novembre 2008 - 08MANAMA765
KING HAMAD ON IRAN, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, RUSSIA, CHINA AND INDIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9131
31 août 2009 - 09SANAA1617
YEMEN : HAMID AL-AHMAR SEES SALEH AS WEAK AND ISOLATED, PLANS NEXT STEPS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9133
12 octobre 2009 - 09SANAA1882
HAMID AL-AHMAR TRIES HIS HAND AT COORDINATING HOUTHI, SOUTHERN MOVEMENT EFFORTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9134
6 mars 2006 - 06CAIRO1351
NEXT STEPS FOR ADVANCING DEMOCRACY IN EGYPT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9135
10 mars 2009 - 09RIYADH408
SAG-USG COUNTER-TERRORISM PARTNERSHIP
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9138
17 mai 2009 - 09RIYADH670
SPECIAL ADVISOR HOLBROOKE’S MEETING WITH SAUDI ASSISTANT INTERIOR MINISTER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9139
22 mars 2009 - 09RIYADH445
SAUDI INTELLIGENCE CHIEF TALKS REGIONAL SECURITY WITH BRENNAN DELEGATION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9140
21 octobre 2009 - 09RIYADH1396
GROWING SAUDI ALARM OVER THREATS FROM YEMEN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9141
24 février 2007 - 09RIYADH1396
APHSCT TOWNSEND FEBRUARY 6 MEETING WITH CROWN PRINCE SULTAN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9142
18 juin 2008 - 08SANAA1053
YEMEN’S BIG BROTHER : WHAT HAS SAUDI ARABIA DONE FOR YEMEN LATELY ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9143
2 décembre 2009 - 09SANAA2155
SA’ADA CEASEFIRE TALKS SLOW BUT NOT STALLED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9144
11 novembre 2009 - 09SANAA2052
SA’ADA SOLUTION REQUIRES MORE THOUGHT, FEWER WEAPONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9145
31 mai 2001 - 01CAIRO3303
EGYPT’S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART I : HISTORY AND STRUCTURE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9146
21 juin 2001 - 01CAIRO3757
EGYPT’S MUSLIM BROTHERS - PART 2 : A POPULAR POLITICAL FORCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9147
23 mars 2005 - 05CAIRO2280
CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO : MUBARAK
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9148
24 août 2006 - 06CAIRO5298
EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENTARY DYNAMICS : DEBATE SHIFTS, BUT END RESULTS REMAIN UNCHANGED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9149
19 mars 2006 - 06CAIRO1696
THE SECOND U.S. - EGYPT CT JOINT WORKING GROUP
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9150
13 avril 2005 - 05CAIRO2877
EGYPT : SMEAR PUTS MUSLIM BROTHERS ON THE DEFENSIVE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9151
19 octobre 2006 - 06CAIRO6474
EGYPTIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD : SUPREME GUIDE AND PARLIAMENTARY BLOC DYNAMICS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9152
15 décembre 2009 - 09CAIRO2298
EGYPT : MB INTERNAL CLASHES CONTINUE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9153
17 avril 2007 - 07CAIRO1128
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO CONTEST SHURA ELECTIONS, DELAYS FORMATION OF POLITICAL PARTY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9154
31 mai 2007 - 07CAIRO1641
CODEL PRICE MEETING AT PARLIAMENT ELICITS PUBLIC CRITICISM FROM PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9155
24 janvier 2007 - 07CAIRO197
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PARLIAMENTARY BLOC LEADER CALLS FOR DIALOGUE WITH USG
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9156
21 octobre 2009 - 09CAIRO2011
UPDATE ON REPORTS OF DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9157
11 février 2010 - 10CAIRO197
Egypt : New Round of MB Arrests
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9158
27 novembre 2007 - 07CAIRO2165
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MP’S COMPLAIN : WHY WERE WE « EXCLUDED » FROM MEETING WITH CODEL ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9159
30 juillet 2009 - 09CAIRO1467
RAMPING UP PRESSURE ON THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN EGYPT : RECENT ARRESTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9160
1er octobre 2009 - 09CAIRO1893
REPORTS OF DIVISIONS WITHIN THE MB FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A GUIDANCE BUREAU MEMBER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9161
23 mars 2006 - 06CAIRO1782
DEFMIN TANTAWI ON MFO, PSI, DEMOCRATIC REFORM AND FMF
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9162
30 décembre 2008 - 08CAIRO2578
CODEL HASTINGS’ CAIRO MEETINGS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9163
21 janvier 2010 - 10CAIRO119
EGYPT : NEW MB SUPREME GUIDE NAMED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9164
13 mars 2006 - 06TELAVIV1009
U.S.-ISRAEL JPMG FOLLOW-UP : ISRAELI RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSED DEFENSE SALES TO REGION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10270
16 novembre 2009 - 09SANAA2070
SAUDI STRIKES IN YEMEN : AN INVITATION TO IRAN — AND THE U.S. ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10271
23 novembre 2009 - 09SANAA2117
SA’ADA CEASEFIRE DISCUSSIONS UNDERWAY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10272
9 décembre 2009 - 09SANAA2185
WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART ONE : WHAT ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10273
9 décembre 2009 - 09SANAA2186
WHO ARE THE HOUTHIS, PART TWO : HOW ARE THEY FIGHTING ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10274
16 décembre 2009 - 09SANAA2227
SA’ADA, MONTH FIVE : IS SALEH SERIOUS ABOUT ENDING THE WAR ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10275
28 décembre 2009 - 09SANAA2279
YEMENI TRIBAL LEADER : FOR SALEH, SAUDI INVOLVEMENT IN SA’ADA COMES NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10276
13 janvier 2010 - 10RIYADH80
RSAF LTG FAISAL COMPLAINS TO AFCENT COMMANDER ABOUT LACK OF U.S. WEAPONS RELEASABILITY TO SAUDI FORCES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10277
26 janvier 2010 - 10RIYADH118
SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSING CHINA TO STOP IRANIAN PROLIFERATION, CONCERNED ABOUT TSA REGULATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10278
30 janvier 2010 - 10RIYADH131
A/S FELTMAN’S JANUARY 26 MEETING WITH CULTURE MINISTER ABDULAZIZ KHOJA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10279
7 février 2010 - 10RIYADH160
SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFERS ASSESSMENT OF YEMEN’S SECURITY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10280
15 février 2010 - 10RIYADH193
YEMENI-HOUTHI CEASEFIRE : WILL IT LAST ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10281
21 juillet 2006 - 06BEIRUT2437
TFLE01: MINISTER MOUAWAD URGES HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE...AND HOPES HIZBALLAH IS WEAKENED BEFORE CEASE-FIRE TAKES HOLD
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6853
23 juillet 2006 - 06BEIRUT2447
TFLE01: MARONITE DOYEN WARNS: “THE WEST MUST WIN THIS WAR.”
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6854
25 juillet 2006 - 06BEIRUT2471
TFLE01: SAMIR JA’JA’ SUPPORTS PROPOSED PATH TO CEASE-FIRE...WITH A SUGGESTION
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6855
26 juillet 2006 - 06BEIRUT2476
TFLE01: UNSYG PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PEDERSEN SAYS DE-ESCALATION URGENTLY NEEDED
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6856
1er août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2511
TFLE01: HAMADEH SEES RESOLUTION OF SHEBAA FARMS AS MEANS TO NEUTRALIZE HIZBALLAH IDEOLOGICALLY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6857
3 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2527
TFLE01: PATRIARCH SFEIR WANTS DISPLACED SHIA TO GO HOME
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6858
5 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2538
TFLE01: LEBANON’S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ON HIZBALLAH, AMERICA, AND THEIR FUTURE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6859
5 août 2006 - 06BEIRUT2539
TFLE01: UN REP SEES CRITICAL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR LASTING CEASEFIRE
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6860
25 juillet 2006 - 06TELAVIV2893
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: ISRAEL IS CHANGING BALANCE OF POWER IN LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6863
27 juillet 2006 - 06TELAVIV2915
PERETZ CALLS FOR MNF ABLE TO BLOCK HIZBALLAH WEAPONS SUPPLIES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6865
8 août 2006 - 06TELAVIV3103
ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER TELLS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ISRAEL MAY NOT ABIDE BY A CEASEFIRE UNLESS BACKED BY FORCE.
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6866
10 août 2006 - 06TELAVIV3145
LEBANON: CODEL ROYCE AND ISRAELI NSC CHIEF DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL FORCE, HIZBALLAH, AND SYRIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6867
14 août 2006 - 06TELAVIV3196
IRAN DOMINATES OLMERT’S DISCUSSION WITH CODELS MILLER AND ROYCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6868
28 août 2006 - 06TELAVIV3432
FORMER PM ADVISER ON GOI POLITICAL FUTURE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6869
21 février 2009 - 06DAMASCUS701
ANNOUNCEMENT TO FUND OPPOSITION HARSHLY CRITICIZED BY ANTI-REGIME ELEMENTS, OTHERS
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10402
23 décembre 2007 - 07DAMASCUS1193
DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY SYRIA - 2007
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10403
28 avril 2009 - 09DAMASCUS306
BEHAVIOR REFORM : NEXT STEPS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10404
8 juillet 2009 - 09DAMASCUS477
MURKY ALLIANCES : MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, THE MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY, AND THE DAMASCUS DECLARATION
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10405
23 septembre 2009 - 09DAMASCUS692
SHOW US THE MONEY ! SARG SUSPECTS « ILLEGAL » USG FUNDING
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10406
5 avril 2003 - 03KUWAIT1102
GOK TO TAKE ITS CASE ON THE ROAD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10172
29 juillet 2003 - 03KUWAIT3409
KUWAIT ON SUPPORT FOR POLISH STABILIZATION FORCES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10173
14 octobre 2003 - 03KUWAIT4680
GOK SEES STRONG SAUDI COMMITMENT AGAINST TERRORISM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10174
14 octobre 2003 - 03KUWAIT4682
GOK SAYS SAUDIS RELUCTANT TO COMMIT SPECIFIC FUNDING AT MADRID
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10175
29 octobre 2003- 03KUWAIT4988
MORE ON SYRIA’S IRAQ MEETING
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10176
10 novembre 2003 - 03KUWAIT5129
SAYED BAHR AL-OLOUM TELLS AMBASSADOR IRAQIS MUST BE OUT FRONT, COALITION „BEHIND THE CURTAINS”
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10177
22 novembre 2003 - 03KUWAIT5342
FORMER GCC SECGEN OPTIMISTIC FOR THE REGION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10178
17 octobre 2005 - 05KUWAIT4451
SHI’A MOSQUE ATTACKED BY YOUTH IN JAHRA; SHI’A FEAR RISING SECTARIANISM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10179
18 mars 2006 - 06KUWAIT913
REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10180
11 mai 2006 - 06KUWAIT1675
REGIONAL CT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: RESULTS OF APRIL 26 COM VIDEO CONFERENCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10181
28 septembre 2006 - 06KUWAIT3877
MINISTER OF ISLAMIC AFFAIRS ON FOSTERING MODERATION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10182
17 octobre 2006 - 06KUWAIT4153
IRAQ AND NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE REGIONAL CT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10183
19 juin 2007 - 07KUWAIT953
FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE REGARDING CONTINUED ARABSAT BROADCAST OF AL-ZAWRAA AND AL-MANAR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10184
15 décembre 2008 - 08CAIRO2503
QUINT POLICY PLANNING TALKS FOCUS ON REGIONAL ISSUES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10185
16 mai 2007 - 07KUWAIT775
BANNING OF SAUDI SALAFI BOOKS AT BROTHERHOOD BOOK FAIR STOKES INTRA-ISLAMIST TENSIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10186
28 octobre 2003 - 03KUWAIT4960
SYRIA TO CONVENE FM’S ON IRAQ
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10187
7 juin 2004 - 04MANAMA864
PARTING THOUGHTS ON BAHRAIN’S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9950
29 juin 2005 - 05MANAMA922
REFORM IN BAHRAIN : LEADING SHIA EDITOR HIGHLIGHTS THE CHALLENGES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9951
19 juillet 2007 - 07MANAMA669
FUTURE OF BAHRAIN : AMBASSADOR’S PARTING THOUGHTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9952
14 juillet 2009 - 09MANAMA557
BAHRAIN’S SHIA POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT IRAQ
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9953
2 novembre 2009 - 09MANAMA639
OPPOSITION PROTEST HIGHLIGHTS « POLITICAL NATURALIZATION »
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/9954
24 août 2006 - 06AMMAN6519
SOME REFORM ACTIVISTS BOYCOTT EMBASSY OVER LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6995
27 septembre 2006 - 06AMMAN7420
JORDAN’S ISLAMISTS BACK DOWN, FOR NOW
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/6996
16 mai 2006 - 06BEIRUT1521
JA’JA’ FRUSTRATED BY FAILURES, SEEKS BETTER RELATIONS WITH SUNNI ALLY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10762
5 novembre 2008 - 08BEIRUT1582
BOUTROS HARB URGES INDEPENDENT LIST, EVEN ABSENT OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL BACKING
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10764
5 février 2009 - 09BEIRUT147
Murr TV (MTV) To Resume Broadcasting
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10765
18 février 2009 - 09BEIRUT190
Power Struggle Over LBCI
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10765
14 juin 2007 - 07BEIRUT859
FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF LBCI TELEVISION HEATS UP
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10768
12 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT661
LEBANON : ARMY COMMANDER SAYS HE WILL PROTECT THE GOVERNMENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11445
13 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT680
LEBANON : GENERAL RIFI SAYS ISF IS DOING ITS JOB
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11446
13 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT681
LEBANON : MINDEF MURR MEETING ON 11 MAY 2008
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11447
21 février 2006 - 06DAMASCUS701
ANNOUNCEMENT TO FUND OPPOSITION HARSHLY CRITICIZED BY ANTI-REGIME ELEMENTS, OTHERS
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10402
23 décembre 2007 - 07DAMASCUS1193
DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY SYRIA - 2007
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10403
28 avril 2009 - 09DAMASCUS306
BEHAVIOR REFORM : NEXT STEPS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS STRATEGY
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10404
8 juillet 2009 - 09DAMASCUS477
MURKY ALLIANCES : MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, THE MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY, AND THE DAMASCUS DECLARATION
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10405
23 septembre 2009 - 09DAMASCUS692
SHOW US THE MONEY ! SARG SUSEPCTS « ILLEGAL » USG FUNDING
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10406
3 décembre 2007 - 07SANAA2196
WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT ? PART 1 : GENERAL OVERVIEW
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11319
8 janvier 2008 - 08SANAA46
WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT ? PART 2 : ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REFORM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11320
3 mars 2008 - 08SANAA366
WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT ? PART 3 : FOREIGN POLICY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11321
9 janvier 2006 - 06DAMASCUS141
KHADDAM, UNIIIC, AND A POSSIBLE CABINET RESHUFFLE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11322
9 janvier 2006 - 06DAMASCUS149
CIVIL SOCIETY MULLS KHADDAM’S STATEMENTS, SARG’S REACTION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11323
19 janvier 2006 - 06DAMASCUS207
IMPACT OF KHADDAM : A SYRIAN OPPOSITION FIGURE SPEAKS OUT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11324
2 février 2006 - 06DAMASCUS392
AN ALAWITE-SUNNI CHAT ON KHADDAM, FUTURE OF REGIME
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11325
27 mars 2006 - 06DAMASCUS1357
KHADDAM’S NATIONAL SALVATION FRONT GARNERS MIXED REVIEWS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11326
30 mars 2006 - 06DAMASCUS1433
XXXXXXXXXXXX DISCUSSES LONG-TERM COOPERATION WITH USG, SARG, XXXXXXXXXXXX
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11327
13 avril 2006 - 06DAMASCUS1692
TWO IMPORTANT SUNNI LEADERS ASSESS KHADDAM’S IMPACT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11328
13 avril 2006 - 06DAMASCUS1698
DAMASCUS DECLARATION GROUP DECIDES NOT TO CRITICIZE KHADDAM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11329
18 avril 2006 - 06DAMASCUS1754
C-NE6-00262 : KHADDAM’S AND BAYANOUNI’S FAUSTIAN PACT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11330
3 décembre 2006 - 06DAMASCUS5349
SARG FEELING CONFIDENT IS THE MESSAGE TO STAFFDEL TALWAR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11331
25 novembre 2008 - 08DAMASCUS842
SYRIAN DISSIDENT TAKES DIM VIEW OF ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTIVISM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11332
11 mars 2009 - 09DAMASCUS185
MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO EXPAND ROLE IN SYRIA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11333
28 février 2006 - 06PARIS1236
2/21 STAFFDEL TALWAR VISIT : IRAN, IRAQ, SYRIA/LEBANON, NATO/DARFUR, HAMAS, REGIONAL REFORM, COUNTERTERRORISM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11334
23 mai 2006 - 06PARIS3482
UK EMBASSY UPDATE ON KHADDAM TRAVEL TO UK, RESIDENCY IN FRANCE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11335
8 février 2006 - 06DAMASCUS517
THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN SYRIA ; PART I : COULD THEY WIN AN ELECTION HERE ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11336
9 février 2006 - 06DAMASCUS531
THE MUSLIM BROTHERS IN SYRIA, PART II : COULD THEY WIN AN ELECTION HERE ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11337
19 mars 2006 - 06DAMASCUS1186
REGIME SENSES SYRIA POLICY AT IMPASSE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11338
11 octobre 2006 - 06DAMASCUS4877
SYRIA’S DAMASCUS DECLARATION GROUP PLANS TO GO MORE PUBLIC
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11339
6 décembre 2005 - 05DAMASCUS6342
MAPPING SYRIAN CIVIL SOCIETY : A WILDERNESS OF CONFLICTING INTERESTS AND SARG PRESSURES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11341
6 avril 2009 - 09DAMASCUS252
CODEL LYNCH MEETS ASAD, MUALLIM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11342
10 mars 2009 - 09DAMASCUS179
PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR IRAN, PEACE PROCESS, TERRORISM, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11343
4 juin 2009 - 09DAMASCUS390
SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO DAMASCUS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11344
1er février 2009 - 09DAMASCUS94
CODEL SMITH : ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL RELATIONS, DEFENDS SYRIA’S REGIONAL EQUITIES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11345
24 février 2010 - 10DAMASCUS159
SYRIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF ATTENDS CT DIALOGUE WITH S/CT BENJAMIN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11346
3 février 2010 - 10DAMASCUS100
WORRIED AT THE IRANIAN EMBASSY ? DIPLOMATS REPORT CONCERN OVER SARG-US ENGAGEMENT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11348
25 février 2010 - 10DAMASCUS168
MIQDAD DENIES SUPPLYING BALLISTIC MISSILES TO HIZBALLAH, DIRECTS U.S. DEMARCHE TO ISRAEL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11349
17 janvier 2006 - 06BAGHDAD142
FM ZEBARI : TURKEY MORE REALISTIC, SYRIA RIPE FOR REGIME CHANGE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11350
12 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT663
LEBANON : SAAD HARIRI : WHAT IS THE U.S. WAITING FOR ?
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11351
12 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT669
LEBANON : GEAGEA DROPS BY AGAIN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11352
15 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT698
LEBANON : JUMBLATT WANTS TO BE READY FOR THE « NEXT ROUND »
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11537
11 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT652
LEBANON : MARCH 14 LEADERS APPEAL FOR STRONGER USG SUPPORT
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11538
15 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT698
LEBANON : JUMBLATT WANTS TO BE READY FOR THE « NEXT ROUND »
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11537
11 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT652
LEBANON : MARCH 14 LEADERS APPEAL FOR STRONGER USG SUPPORT
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11538
15 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT701
SAMIR GEAGEA GOING TO DOHA, NO TO 10-10-10
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11626
24 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT761
SAAD HARIRI NOT YET DECIDED ON PRIME MINISTER, DISILLUSIONED WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11627
22 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT748
GEMAYEL : U.S. NEEDS TO COUNTER SYRIAN INFLUENCE ON FUTURE PRESIDENT SLEIMAN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11897
24 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT759
GEAGEA HOPES SINIORA, AND NOT SAAD HARIRI, IS NEW PM
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11898
14 mai 2008 - 08CAIRO983
MFA OFFICIALS ON AL LEBANON DELEGATION, AL MINISTERIAL DYNAMICS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11899
19 mai 2008 - 08CAIRO1009
FM ABOUL GHEIT, S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSS LEBANESE CRISIS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11900
28 mai 2008 - 08CAIRO1085
EGYPTIAN MFA ASSESSMENT OF THE DOHA AGREEMENT FOR LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11901
2 septembre 2008 - 08CAIRO1940
ARAB LEAGUE AND EGYPTIAN MFA ON IRAQ, LEBANON, AND THE PEACE PROCESS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11902
30 octobre 2008 - 08CAIRO2275
MFA ADVISOR AND PDAS FELTMAN DISCUSS REGIONAL ISSUES
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11903
15 mai 2008 - 08DAMASCUS348
SARG PRESSURE POINTS IN CURRENT LEBANESE CRISIS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11904
14 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT687
WITH CENTCOM ACTING COMMANDER, DEFMIN MURR ARGUES FOR LAF SUPPORT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11712
15 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT704
SAAD HARIRI : LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR DOHA, IRAN HAS TAKEN OVER LEBANON
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11713
24 août 2007 - 07BEIRUT1301
HIZBALLAH TELEPHONE NETWORK ’DISCOVERED’
►http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11791
8 avril 2008 - 08BEIRUT490
JUMBLATT CONCERNED ABOUT UNIIIC DELAYS, SUNNI MILITIAS, AND HIZBALLAH FIBER OPTIC NETWORK
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11792
11 avril 2008 - 08BEIRUT505
HIZBALLAH ACKNOWLEDGES TELECOM NETWORK TO EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11793
16 avril 2008 - 08BEIRUT523
HIZBALLAH GOES FIBER OPTIC
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11794
1er mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT586
JUMBLATT ON POSSIBLE NEW UNSCR, NATIONAL DIALOGUE ; RIZK ON UNIIIC EXTENSION
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11795
5 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT608
INDEPENDENT SHIA FIGURES PROMOTE WAYS TO COUNTER HIZBALLAH — VIEWS FROM TYRE AND BAALBEK
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11796
6 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT618
TEN-HOUR CABINET MEETING ON HIZBALLAH’S AIRPORT CAMERA, NEW UNSCR, MINIMUM WAGE
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11797
11 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT653
JUSTICE MINISTER RIZK WANTS TO MAINTAIN STATUS QUO
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11798
13 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT677
WALID JUMBLATT WANTS TO COMPROMISE WITH HIZBALLAH AND MOVE FORWARD
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11799
15 mai 2008 - 08BEIRUT700
GEMAYEL, DUBIOUS BUT READY, FOR DOHA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11800
3 avril 2005 - 05CAIRO2552
MESSAGE ON KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON SYRIA : EGYPTIAN LEADERSHIP FULLY ON BOARD, CONVEYS MESSAGE TO UN SRSG TERJE LARSEN
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11981
6 septembre 2005 - 05CAIRO6913
ISOLATING SYRIA AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY : EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11982
16 juillet 2006 - 06CAIRO4382
NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID WELCH AND DNSA ABRAMS’ JULY 11-12 CAIRO MEETINGS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11983
12 septembre 2006 - 06CAIRO5708
READOUT OF BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY BECKETT’S EGYPT VISIT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11984
13 novembre 2006 - 06CAIRO6846
EGYPT BACKING PM SINIORA TO PURSUE UNIIIC HARIRI TRIBUNAL ; WARNS SYRIA TO « BE CAREFUL »
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11985
16 novembre 2006 - 06CAIRO6885
A/S WELCH DISCUSSES LEBANON, DARFUR WITH EGYPT’S FOREIGN MINISTER
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11986
13 janvier 2008 - 08CAIRO52
CODEL PRICE MEETS WITH ABOUL GHEIT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11987
1er décembre 2008 - 08CAIRO2442
ABOUL GHEIT CALLS ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL « SUCCESSFUL »
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11988
29 décembre 2008 - 08CAIRO2571
EGYPTIANS ON GAZA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11989
2 juillet 2009 - 09AMMAN1483
JORDAN’S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN WITH CODEL SCHIFF
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11990
12 janvier 2009 - 09CAIRO45
RISING ANGER OVER GAZA
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11991
14 janvier 2009 - 09CAIRO65
CODEL DORGAN VISIT TO EGYPT DECEMBER 13-14
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11992
20 janvier 2009 - 09CAIRO45
GAZA : REVERBERATIONS WITHIN EGYPT
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11993
15 décembre 2008 - 08CAIRO2502
MFA ON GAZA, HAMAS, AND RECENT DEMONSTRATIONS
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/11996
#Syria Comment » Archives » Interview with #Bashar_al-Asad – Wikileaks 18 February 2009
http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/?p=7836
“¶11. (C) Senator Wicker asked Asad to give his prognosis for the upcoming Lebanese elections, the prospect of Syria sending an ambassador, and whether Hizballah would disarm. In a tone of resigned pessimism, Asad replied that the Lebanese elections would not make much of a difference. In Lebanon, he explained, any party can get a “veto third.” Asad maintained the key issue was whether the Lebanese would vote along political lines or sectarian lines. If the latter occurred, then Shi’as would elect Shi’as, Christians would elect Christians, and so on, which would result in conflict. “If you don’t have consensus, you will have civil war. This is how it has always been in Lebanon,” he said. Conflict in Lebanon would preclude normal relations between the two countries.”
“¶12. (C) On the subject of a Syrian ambassador to Lebanon, Asad characterized the delayed appointment as being part of a deliberate political process. Asad pointed out Syria had opened an embassy and staffed it, actions they would not have taken if they did not fully intend to send an ambassador. Asad argued an appointment like this was a political step requiring the proper timing. He added “we know who and when, but we’re not going to announce it today.” Senator Wicker deftly rejoined “we could make news!” eliciting laughter from everyone, including Asad.”
“¶13. (C) Regarding the disarmament of Hizballah, Asad argued “Hizballah has no specific interest in Israel besides securing Lebanon’s borders and preventing threats to Lebanon’s integrity, like Israel’s daily violations of Lebanese airspace.” Asad noted Hizballah was the most powerful political party in Lebanon, was democratically elected, and if peace in the region were to be achieved, “the small things” with Hizballah and Hamas would disappear. “Let’s talk about the peace. This is the big picture that will solve everything.” Asad likened the U.S.’s approach to Hizballah to trying to patch an old suit when a new suit was needed. Senator Cardin countered that peace would very likely go forward if Syria would stop the arms flow to Hizballah. The senator noted many countries thought Syria was concerned about possible repercussions with Iran if it were to take the initiative on stopping arms to Hizballah. Asad responded Syria had been in negotiations with Israel with no concern for Iran’s opinion. He told the story of how Iranian President Ahmedinejad called him just before the Annapolis conference and implored him not to send anyone, that it was a “bad meeting,” but that they sent a representative anyway. “I told him I know it (Annapolis) is just a photo op. But I am sending someone anyway. We do what we think is good for our interests; it’s not dependent on Iran,” he contended.”
