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International Support for Egypt's “Red Line” in Libya WWW.THELEVANTNEWS.COM July 2020 | Issue 13 A Monthly Newspaper Issued by THE LEVANT NEWS MEDIA INTERNATIONAL - LONDON Founder & Director: Thaer Alhajji | Chief Editor: Shiyar Khaleal Hail Erdogan’s The Room Britain’s Caesar? Dilemma in Where It falling Libya Happened statues Page: 11 Page: 8 Page: 9 Page: 12 Lebanese International Support escalation for 1559 for Egypt's “red line” in Libya Hezbollah evades taxes Lebanese protesters have demanded the implementation of Resolution 1559 which calls for the disbanding and disarming of all Lebanese militias. The protesters held signs particularly demanding that Hezbollah must be disarmed. Others participating in the protests expressed their despair of any change the political class could make. Due to the impact of the ongoing economic crisis and stifling living; the most severe in the history of Lebanon since the end Fighting continue in Libya of the war in 1989, and in light of France has welcomed the Merkel, saw the declaration and more civilian casualties in the shared responsibilities among Cairo Declaration stressing its as a continuation to the Berlin Libya” said Italian Foreign Minister political forces, lawyer, Majd significance in the prevalence of the conference, adding new elements Luigi de Mayo. Harb, son of Boutros Harb, the political track as an ultimate solution and dimensions that are effective Many «NO’s» were raised against Lebanese politician known for for the Libyan crisis, in consistency in the Libyan political process. mercenaries, foreign interference, his stances against the Lebanese with UN resolutions and relevant She has also praised the Egyptian terrorism and division , asserting Hezbollah, has appealed to the international efforts. France has also constructive efforts to solve the the urgency of a political solution, Financial Prosecutor General praised the Egyptian tireless efforts Libyan crisis. unity, and stability in Libya. The Judge Ali Ibrahim to take action to settle the conflict and restore peace “I have raised our concerns with Al resolution also called for immediate against Hezbollah for «tax in all Libyan lterritories. Sarraj that the military operations in cease-fire and the protection of evasion, customs evasion and The German Chancellor, Angela Sirte that could lead to more fighting civilians. money laundering». The summer of Caesar, which sparked In conjunction Al-Assad’swith the American announcement Palace the economicin Damascus sanctions were imposed to punish them, of sanctions on the Syrian regime through the essentially. implementation of what is known as Caesar Act, the Meanwhile, American officials announced that the regime has been increasing, in advance, the impact aim of the Act that came into force on 17th June, is of sanctions on Syrian people by exploiting and «not to change the Syrian regime» rather to «change its monopolizing goods that were not included in the behaviour.” sanctions or drastically raising their prices. The Syrian James Jeffrey said that the Syrian people are the decision regime keeps brainwashing people into believing that makers in changing the system. REPORTS Trump does Russia a favor by deepening the rift with Berlin The discord is escalating from to what Rolf Mutzenich, the German society.» highlighting that he will Germany, led by Chancellor Angela time to time between Washington deputy and head of the Social communicate with the American Merkel, on June 6, denounced the and its European allies, which was Democratic Party bloc in Parliament, authorities, regarding reports of the decision of US President Donald referred to by the American Politico indicated on May 18, when he said German channel Deutsche Welle Trump to withdraw part of the recently. It said that intense disputes that US President Donald Trump's crew being shot at by the American American soldiers from Germany and and discussions took place between influence is devastating to NATO, police, while covering a protest keep 25 thousand. Johann Wadephul, the American President, Donald comparing it to 'bacteria',» and march in Minneapolis. the deputy chair of the parliamentary Trump, and German Chancellor, accusing the American president of This seems to have made matters group of Angela Merkel’s Christian Angela Merkel, during a phone call treating the Europeans like enemies worse between Washington and Democratic Union (CDU), told between the two leaders that week. and a source of weakness for Berlin, prompting US President Reuters: «The plans show that the The newspaper quoted an unnamed NATO, highlighting the danger of Donald Trump on June 5 to order Trump administration is neglecting official in the US administration, the new American nuclear doctrine the Ministry of Defense to withdraw an elementary task of leadership, to saying that both parties› views and that considers the possibility of 9,500 American troops from bind coalition partners into positions were very different on preemptive use of nuclear power. Germany until next September. decision-making processes.» topics such as NATO, the «North Earlier in May, the German MP Reuters reported a senior US He added: “Everyone profits from Stream-2» project between Russia demanded the withdrawal of US official, whose name was not the alliance sticking together, and Germany, and relations with nuclear weapons from Germany, revealed, saying: «The total number only Russia and China profit from China. which drew criticism against him of American troops in Germany is discord. Washington should pay Many differences have emerged. from the Christian Democrats, currently 34,500, and some of the more attention to that.” He described recently In addition to the rifts that the Christian Social Union, and departing soldiers will be redirected the withdrawal as a wake-up call for surfaced at the beginning of Trump's German Foreign Minister Heiko to Poland and countries allied to Europeans to position themselves tenure, and his call for NATO allies Maas. However, Mutzenich stressed Washington, while the rest will in a better position concerning to raise their financial contributions that his call was notmotivated by a return to the United States.»This security policy. The leader of the to the alliance to the equivalent desire to weaken NATO. The Bild was one day after comments by parliamentary group of the leftwing of 2% of their GDP, new political newspaper quoted the German German Chancellor Angela Merkel party Die Linke told Deutsche Welle clashes emerge from time to time. politician›s recent statement: «If criticizing «Trump's controversial that «the decision is not technical; it On May 7, US Secretary of State the American nuclear weapons in approach» in managing the protests is purely political.» Mike Pompeo was dissatisfied with Germany and other countries are the in the United States following the German Foreign Minister Heiko the German appeal to reconsider only link, then this is not very good killing of George Floyd. Maas said on June 7 that relations Washington's decision to cut funding for NATO.» While prominent with the United States are to the World Health Organization. It representatives of «complicated,» stating that if the was in retaliation to the international the ruling United States goes ahead with The German position organization's handling of the bloc in plans to withdraw thousands Coronavirus outbreak. on the emonstrations makes of troops stationed in German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung matters worse Germany, Berlin will «be noted that Pompeo commented on a It appears that the American anti- aware of that.» He added letter from his German counterpart, racist demonstrations that erupted that Germany and the Heiko Maas, in which he referred to after the killing of George Floyd on United States are «close the United States› full commitment May 25 by a member of the American partners in NATO, to «work with the international police were an opportunity for but the matter is now community to combat the Corona Berlin to retaliate to Washington›s complicated.» pandemic» despite the funding failure to respond to its request to freeze, highlighting that the United reconsider its position on the World States was the most significant Health Organization. On June 2, contributor to the World Health German Foreign Minister Heiko Organization over the years, despite Maas considered the protests in the Chancellor what he described as a «series of United States «legitimate.» Merkel mistakes” made by the Geneva-based «The peaceful protests taking place organization, which he accused of in the United States are more than appeasing the Chinese Communist legitimate and understandable,» regime. Maas said at a press conference, A situation that seems to have adding: «I can only express my provoked resentment among German hope that peaceful protests will not politicians, but it is not comparable turn into violence, rather that these protests will have an impact on the THE LEVANT | ISSUE 13 - JULY 2020 2 WWW.THELEVANTNEWS.COM REPORTS Iran does not see its problems It is as if its record is whiteand echoing criticizes a 2018 statement from U.S. fromWashington Khamenei, the security he was among 200 prisoners who as snow, or it is not among the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo forces opened fire on the unarmed managed to escape from the prison. leading countries in the world addressing the protests in Iran in protesters directly, killing at least On April 10, Iranian intelligence told to carry out executions of their 2018. 1,500 citizens, wounding more than his family to take a farewell look opponents, human rights 4,000 and arresting 12,000 at their son before the execution. activists or minority people, most of whom Indeed, he had been executed at the rights advocated; Tehran are held in the regime›s dawn of April 11, at four o’clock in manages to condemn prisons.» prison Saqqaz. ” He added: «Selimi the killing of an African The organization also was a political detainee and spent 17 American by an mentioned the names of years in Iranian prisons.» American police officer, about 800 of the victims.
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