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Pour faire intelligent, ces derniers jours, tu dois pondre un article expliquant que Saad Hariri, en soutenant la candidature de Michel Aoun, s’est coupé de la base « anti-syrienne » du « bloc sunnite » de son parti.

Alors bon, avant de soutenir la candidature de Aoun, le premier candidat du « bloc sunnite » de Hariri était Samir Geagea, le leader du parti le plus violemment islamophobe de la région. Puis le candidat du « camp anti-syrien » de Hariri a été Sleimane Frangié, qui est toujours heureux de rappeler qu’il est un ami d’enfance de Bachar Assad.

Et ils auraient attendu le choix de Aoun pour tiquer, ses militants du « bloc sunnite anti-syrien » ? (Ces doctes articles de haute tenue politico-politicienne omettent tous de te rappeler les déboires financiers de Saad et du courant du Futur, lesquels ne paient plus leurs factures depuis des années…)

Je me suis dis que tu aimerais bien une petite #théorie_du_complot (une qu’on a le droit) avant de te coucher ? Merci donc à Ellen Knickmeyer, qui nous régale d’un très mignon :
▻https://twitter.com/ellenknickmeyer/status/611983326455439360

Al Akhbar’s involvement in #saudileaks raises any skepticism about the files a notch.

Mais où sont les #je_suis_al_akhbar, quand l’Arabie séoudite annonce ouvertement qu’il est temps de censurer le meilleur quotidien du Moyen-Orient ? Al Akhbar un journal face à un Etat : "nous avons choisi la résistance"
►http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2015/04/06/al-akhbar-un-journal-face-a-un-etat-nous-avons-choisi-la-resistance

L’Arabie saoudite par la voix de son ambassadeur, Ali Awad al Assiri, a proféré vendredi 03 avril des menaces directes contre le journal. Ali Awad Al Assiri a annoncé que le royaume wahhabite a décidé de déposer plainte contre le journal.

Dans un entretien au quotidien saoudien El Watan, le même diplomate a lancé qu’il « était temps de mettre un terme à al-Akhbar ». Cette déclaration, explique au Huffington Post Algérie, le directeur adjoint de la rédaction, Pierre Abi Saab, a été immédiatement suivie par un retrait de la majorité de nos annonceurs.

« Du jour au lendemain, plein d’annonceurs ont annulé leurs contrats de publicité. Et il y a eu cette cyberattaque du site à laquelle on était bien préparé ». Cet « embargo économique » est également suivi par une sorte d’interdit aux hommes politiques et à certains journalistes de traiter avec nous".

Les déclarations d’al Assiri :
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في هذه الأثناء شن عسيري هجوما على صحيفة الأخبار اللبنانية نظير تجاوزاتها المتكررة بحق المملكة ورموزها.

عسيري قال لـ"الوطن"، إن هذه الصحيفة اعتادت على الترويج لأكاذيب واتهامات للمملكة وقياداتها، وجاء وقت أن تقف عند حدها. وكلفت السفارة السعودية في العاصمة اللبنانية بيروت فريقا قضائيا لمحاسبة ومقاضاة الصحيفة التي اشتهرت بانتمائها للمحور “إيران، حزب الله، سورية”، وسعيها للتسويق لمبادئ ما يعرف بـ"محور المقاومة"، الذي أخذ مؤيدوه يتناقصون شيئا فشيئا نتيجة رمي حزب الله بكل ثقله في الحرب السورية وتصويب بندقيته إلى صدور الشعب السوري.

Merci @kassem, qui a signalé cet article du Huff Maghreb dans notre recension sur le sujet :
►http://seenthis.net/messages/358057

Hezbollah: The International Community’s Sole Concern | Al Akhbar English
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Amidst the battle in southern Syria – where Iran is fighting openly alongside Hezbollah, and without any international objection, to drive away ISIS and al-Nusra Front – a new regional scene is taking shape, in which Washington sees a balance between two powers in the Middle East: one Sunni and another Shia.

Lebanon’s only presence on that map is due to Hezbollah and its intersecting role between two axes: the first axis seeing the party as a dangerous threat equivalent to ISIS, while the second axis relies on it to formulate a strategic line extending from Iraq to the Mediterranean.

With the US-Iranian agreement approaching – and despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s high-pitched tone at the US Congress on Tuesday – the level of disagreement between the two axes and its regional ramifications has yet to be seen. At least, both parties have so far kept Lebanon out of the conflict.

Agreement Between Walid Jumblatt and Al-Nusra Front | Al Akhbar English
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Walid Jumblatt’s declaration that ANF is not a terrorist group has not helped protect the Druze community in Syria and Lebanon, just as the support voiced by some Syrians for Daesh’s “other face” has not helped protect them from the ANF’s brutality, murder, and displacement. Indeed, Sunni Muslims have been targeted and tormented by the radical jihadi groups as much as — if not more than — other religious communities and tribes in Syria and Iraq.

Though Jumblatt has so far succeeded in averting the execution of the kidnapped Lebanese soldiers (the Druze soldiers) by exonerating ANF — which is proving adept at exploiting internal Lebanese political dynamics — the efforts of the head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) have failed to dissuade the group from trying to forcibly convert the Druze in Jabal al-Summaq, northern Syria, to the Wahhabi brand of Islam.

Syrian Opposition Group Rejects Aleppo Freeze Plan | Al Akhbar English
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-opposition-group-rejects-aleppo-freeze-plan

Last week, representatives from the Coalition and from the domestic National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change (NCCDC) met in Paris.

The NCCDC, which is also known as the National Coordination Body, is part of the country’s small so-called “tolerated” opposition, operating inside Syria under tight restrictions.

The two sides agreed on a joint draft road map for the first time based on UN Security Council resolutions on Syria and the so-called Geneva communique that emerged from peace talks in the Swiss city in 2012, which called for a transitional governing body and an end to the brutal conflict.

In a statement, the National Coalition said the document “specifies that the primary goal of negotiations with the Assad regime is to establish a civil, democratic, pluralistic system that ensures equal rights and duties for all Syrians.”

A key sticking point in peace talks has been the future of Assad. The Coalition insists he must step down, while the NCCDC has called for a transitional body without referring specifically to Assad’s role.

Open Border War in Aleppo: Syrian Army Retreats to Bashkoy | Al Akhbar English
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The recent offensive is the culmination of a longstanding plan initiated by the Syrian army and its allies. All has gone according to this plan so far. The last phase, however, seems to be as difficult as all the previous ones combined, due to a number of factors.

First of all, the battle is decisive to the armed groups. Second, these groups can bring in supplies, men, and other material easily from the countryside and Turkey. The current battles are taking place in the closest point to the strongholds of the armed groups, in the northern countryside and by the Syrian-Turkish border.

A Blow to Ankara: Syrian Army Makes Advances in Aleppo Offensive | Al Akhbar English
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/blow-ankara-syrian-army-makes-advances-aleppo-offensive

Opening several fronts deprived opposition fighters of the ability to focus on Jamiat al-Zahraa and al-Rashidin al-Rabia neighborhood west of Aleppo, which enabled Air Force intelligence forces stationed in the area to advance and control seven urban blocks in the vicinity of the Air Force Intelligence building and al-Rasoul al-Azam Mosque. The army was also able to advance in al-Rashidin al-Rabia while opposition fighters failed to ease the pressure on the city of Aleppo fronts by trying to infiltrate the Bustan al-Qasr, al-Qalaa and Old Aleppo fronts. The battles subsided with the approaching sunset, except for the Ratyan front where the fighting continued between the two sides until midnight. The battles subsided but did not end. Military leaders, meanwhile, stress that the decision to break the siege around Nubl and al-Zahraa is final and completely encircling the city of Aleppo is irreversible, and that it should be completed before de Mistura’s plan is implemented

Week in Photos (February 14-February 20) | Al Akhbar English
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Palestinian children walk as snow falls in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque in the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on February 20, 2015. AFP/Ahmed Gharabli

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#clichés_arabes

Syrian Army Advances in the South as Aloush Renews Threats Against Damascus | Al Akhbar English
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The Syrian army battles against “al-Rahman Brigade” fighters in Jobar resulted in advances by army units towards new military posts behind the city’s post office. Al-Tadamon Front (south of Damascus) joined the confrontations following renewed clashes in the area of “prefabricated homes.” It has also been reported that al-Nusra Front field commander Abdul Rahman Taqlagi was injured during clashes with the army in the vicinity of Kafr Batna. The capital, Damascus, was hit by mortar shells, mainly in the areas of al-Wafideen camp and Al-Assad suburb, leaving a number of civilians wounded. In the same context, an attack by FSA militants against Syrian army posts in the town of al-Qadam south of the capital may compromise the field settlement reached there.

“Army of Islam” commander Zahran Aloush has been in “media isolation” after his Twitter account was suspended by the site’s administration. However, Alloush appeared on the Qatari Al Jazeera satellite channel, where he renewed threats against the people of Damascus. He said that he will stop giving warnings ahead of missile strikes, and warned that his future attacks will be carried out in the form of “600 to 1,000 rockets and mortar shells in a single hit… in response to the barbaric bombardment by the regime’s forces in Douma, which mainly targeted civilians.”

Origins of Savagery in the Middle East: Non-Islamic Origins of Terrorist Jihadi Groups | Al Akhbar English
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Yet, when those Christian militias — who used the cross in their emblems and had Christian motifs in their mottos and rhetoric — engaged in these horrific war crimes [durant la guerre du Liban], the Western press didn’t attribute that to their religion. Yet, if a Muslim commits one act of murder or terrorism, the blame falls on the Islamic religion and all Muslims of the world. Neither Judaism nor Christianity should be blamed for the crimes of Jewish or Christian terror groups. But those who are interested in studying the phenomenon of ISIS and its savagery should go back to the Lebanese civil war and study the contributions of the death squads on the Maronite right. They will see some similarities that fly in the face of conventional wisdom in Washington, DC..

Hezbollah and Salafists: A Return to Dialogue | Al Akhbar English
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Chahal says that two parties objected to the previous MoU: the Future Movement and his relative Sheikh Dai al-Islam Chahal, the founder of the Salafi movement in Lebanon, who currently lives outside Lebanon. He noted that “the first party is today sitting on the same table with Hezbollah and negotiating with it, and the second wishes to hold dialogue with the party.”
He said that the Salafis, specifically the families of the Islamist prisoners held in Roumieh prison, acknowledge “the need for us to hold talks with [Hezbollah], in order to resolve the prisoners issue and end the Sunni-Shiite conflict, which has become a threat to the country.”

Hamas Inches Toward Return to the Resistance Axis | Al Akhbar English
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Accordingly, meetings between Hamas leaders and those involved with the Palestinian question in Beirut and Tehran intensified after the end of the war. In Tehran, Iran and Hamas reached what has been called a “memorandum of understanding.” Perhaps the most important point, among the several covered, was preventing the Syrian conflict from affecting the relationship between Hamas and the resistance axis, and that it should not prevent the funding and arming of the Palestinian resistance — specifically the al-Qassam Brigades — with state of the art weapons to confront any new attack. In the past few days, Israeli media announced repeatedly that the Islamic Republic resumed sending money to Hamas “after two years of interruption.”

Slaying, Slaughtering, and Burning: ISIS, the Cinematic Caliphate | Al Akhbar English
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ISIS’ audiovisual achievements and propaganda cannot be ignored. This is an unprecedented phenomenon we are witnessing. The Islamist group is leading the media war, and its responses are not limited to dull documentation of events as was the case in Iraq years ago.

Conspiracy theories have started to resurface. It has been said that these scenes were shot in high-budget studios, and must be backed by the CIA. However, observers of the development of productions by jihadi groups know that such theories are unfounded...and ultimately, the real tragedy here is that these videos are very real and authentic.

Secret Dialogue Between Syrian Regime and Opposition in Beirut | Al Akhbar English
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According to these sources, “the meetings, which are part of a series of meetings taking place outside Lebanon as well,” began a short while back but were hindered by the Arab pressures, specifically, by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, “the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz created a more relaxed atmosphere, removed the element of personal hatred towards Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from the equation and helped speed up Norwegian efforts.”

The sources also stressed that “the current Norwegian effort has nothing to do with the Oslo Forum in which Assad’s media advisor, Dr. Buthaina Shaaban, participated last June at the invitation of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue.”

Lebanon Council Revisits Public Spaces Law, Orders Demolition of Violating Buildings | Al Akhbar English
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Oh oh...

Lebanon’s State Shura Council has decided to implement a law passed in 1964 that requires the demolition of all construction violations on public property, including maritime public property, in a move that seeks to protect public property and put an end to illegal construction, NGO Legal Agenda reported.

According to the new ruling which gives a new interpretation of the law acknowledging its “constitutional nature,” an official temporary permit is required prior to any construction in order to ensure that no one violates public property. Failure to do so would mean the structure would be deemed “illegal” and hence demolished.

Moreover, all ministries and public administrations are forbidden from “overlooking” building on public property or “negotiating” with violators in the hope of settling offenses and encroachments.

Conclusion prudente...

It remains to be seen whether the new interpretation of the 1964 law will have an impact on Daliyeh and Ramlet al-Baida, as well as older transgressions on Lebanese public spaces.

#LIban #littoral #biens_fonds_maritimes

Through the Eyes of Syrian Refugee Children | Al Akhbar English
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Onze photos prises par des enfants syriens réfugiés au Liban.

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#images_arabes

The Resistance’s New Equation: Deterrence by Punishment | Al Akhbar English
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he details of the Shebaa operation show that the Resistance’s operational arms are extremely flexible — whether in terms of meeting the political needs to choose an appropriate military target; in terms of preparing the right weapons and timing to achieve proportionality with the enemy; or in terms of delivering a tough message, whose significance surpasses the mere number of casualties.

Third: The nature of the Resistance’s military and intelligence response to the operation is indicative of its ability to avoid a compulsive emotional response. It also shows that the enemy even if, in theory, it had calculated the coming response, it was still unable to implement measures on the ground to protect itself from such an attack.

Syria: An Israeli Hand into the Southern Front? | Al Akhbar English
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-israeli-hand-southern-front

Al-Failaq al-Awal, according to Israeli websites, is the product of Israeli-Jordanian intelligence and military cooperation to build a unified opposition force in southern Syria. According to senior Syrian security sources, the operations room in Amman — which includes Arab and Western intelligence officers, in addition to officers from the Israeli military intelligence directorate known as AMAN — “has been working for about three months to create al-Failaq al-Awal, every 20 days graduating fighters from training camps in Saudi Arabia and the city of Zarqa in Jordan.” According to these sources, as soon as a new al-Failaq al-Awal unit (40 members) graduates, it gets “US-made 125 mm rocket launchers from Jordan in addition to Land Cruisers, four (DShK) Dushhka machine guns, two SPG-9 guns, mortars and two bases for Tao rockets with 10 shells.”

Saudi Arabia in the Twitter Trap: Classified Security Documents Leaked | Al Akhbar English
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-arabia-twitter-trap-classified-security-documents-leaked

#tic_arabes

The Cairo Meeting: Regional Powers vie for Control Over the Syrian Opposition | Al Akhbar English
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Under these auspices, the Syrian opposition summit began in Cairo with 33 Syrian opposition figures from internal and exiled opposition groups, who received personal invitations from the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA), and with the noted absence of several opposition figures from many Syrian political parties and forces.

The Syrian National Coalition declared that it did not attend in an official capacity, but that some of its members did. A SNC member living in Cairo, Bassam al-Malak, said that the National Coordination Body’s (NCB) chairperson Hassan Abdel Azim, as well as Haitham al-Manaa, Hussein Awdat, Aref Dalila, Asef Daaboul, Majid Hussein and Safwan Akash were among those present at the meeting. The former President of the SNC, Ahmed Jarba, attended, in addition to Qasim Khatib, Ahmed Awad and Fayez Sara, while people like Michel Kilo and George Sabra were absent. Additionally, no figures from opposition groups like the National Working Group of Cordoba, the Damascus Declaration, or the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, attended the meeting.

PRC Spokesman: Future Operations Against the Enemy will be ‘Thorn in Israel’s Throat’ | Al Akhbar English
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AA: How is armament related to the number of fighters in the factions?

AM: Armament is based on the number of fighters on the ground. For example, there are 3,000 PRC fighters on the ground, 5,000 from the Islamic Jihad, and 10,000 from Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades. Armament was sometimes disproportionate with the number of fighters on the ground and exceeded the set limit.

AA: Are you seeking to train your military cadres outside Gaza?

AM: A large number of field commanders received advanced training abroad. As for training youths outside of Gaza, the decision is linked to the security situation. We have no intention to get involved in matters that might impede the work of the resistance.

How Jordanians Came to Dominate al-Nusra Front | Al Akhbar English
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Moreover, Nasrallah said that Hezbollah seeks to build a strategic alliance with Hamas and other resistance groups in Palestine, saying that Hamas demonstrated a will to strengthen relations again with Iran and Hezbollah despite differences regarding the Syrian conflict.

“Even if Hamas chooses to mend its relationship with the Syrian regime, Syria might have some difficulty accepting this due to past events and developments,” he said, adding that Palestinians in Syria have joined oppositions groups but there was “no proof” that Hamas was working with a certain group.

Nasrallah warns Israel against any “stupid” moves in Lebanon, Syria | Al Akhbar English
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Moreover, Nasrallah said that Hezbollah seeks to build a strategic alliance with Hamas and other resistance groups in Palestine, saying that Hamas demonstrated a will to strengthen relations again with Iran and Hezbollah despite differences regarding the Syrian conflict.

“Even if Hamas chooses to mend its relationship with the Syrian regime, Syria might have some difficulty accepting this due to past events and developments,” he said, adding that Palestinians in Syria have joined oppositions groups but there was “no proof” that Hamas was working with a certain group.

Crisis of Confidence Surfaces Between Damascus and de Mistura | Al Akhbar English
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However, the UN plan did not even see the light of day. Instead, it remained an “initiative project.” The battlefronts in Syria’s economic capital and its countryside prevent any discussion of halting the fighting.

The Syrian army and its allies seek to encircle the city and isolate it from its countryside, which has access to the Turkish border, and from the area controlled by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). On the other hand, the armed opposition is desperately trying to break this encirclement and open nearby battlefronts, such as al-Nusra Front’s latest attempt to enter the towns of Nubl and al-Zahraa in the city’s northern countryside.