Lebanon
Monbiot Still Burying his Head in Sands of Syria
Investigative journalist Gareth Porter has published two exclusives whose import is far greater than may be immediately apparent. They concern Israel’s bombing in 2007 of a supposed nuclear plant secretly built, according to a self-serving US and Israeli narrative, by Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
Although the attack on the “nuclear reactor” occurred a decade ago, there are pressing lessons to be learnt for those analysing current events in Syria.
As Lebanon Puts Army on High Alert, Israel Faces a Much More Capable Hezbollah
Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces has put the military “full readiness” mode after observing the “Israeli enemy” conducting provocative maneuvers on Lebanon’s southern border.
This comes as Lebanese President Michel Aoun stated,
Israeli targeting still continues and it is the right of the Lebanese to resist it and foil its plans by all available means”.
Salman’s Shake-Up: Saudi Maneuvers Are Bad for the American People
The Ritz Carlton Hotel in downtown Riyadh is now serving as a temporary prison, holding some of the 201 people that have been detained on the orders of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. 1,800 bank accounts have been frozen.
The drama is escalating on the international front as well. The Saudis are blaming Iran for a recent missile attack from Yemen. The Prime Minister of Lebanon has resigned from his post while in Riyadh and echoes Saudi rhetoric against Hezbollah.
Lebanese Armed Forces on high alert, fears Israeli invasion
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Assad tells Putin: Ready to move with political process in Syria
Al Assad meets with Putin in Sochi, Russia on Tuesday November 21, 2017 [PPIO]
Russian President Vladimir Putin will call his American counterpart after Syrian President Bashar Al Assad concludes his trip to the Russian port city of Sochi.
“Already a talk is planned with the emir of Qatar and tomorrow—with the President of the U.S. Donald Trump, while afterwards (I will speak) with leaders from countries in the region,” a statement from the Kremlin quoted Putin on Tuesday.
Patrick Le Brun - What’s Really Happening in Saudi Arabia?
Patrick Le Brun is a writer and activist, who has written many articles for Counter-Currents. He has extensive experience with the French Identitarian movement but is currently based in the United States, where he mentors college students who wish to engage in activism.
Nasrallah: US did what it could to help Daesh in Syria’s Bukamal
Press TV – November 20, 2017 The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says despite the US claims about fighting terrorism, it spared no effort to help Daesh forces in the Syrian town of al-Bukamal. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks in a televised address to the Lebanese nation in capital city of […]
Lebanon has right to resist, foil Israeli plans: Aoun
Lebanese President Michel Aoun Press TV – November 20, 2017 Lebanese President Michel Aoun says his nation has the absolute “right to resist and foil” Israel’s aggressive plans by “all available means” as Tel Aviv continues “targeting” the Mediterranean country. President Aoun made the remarks via his official Twitter account on Monday, a day after […]
