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Saudi Arabia in a state of flux (2)

Saudi Arabia in a state of flux (2)

10 May 2013
On May 10, 2013, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia relieved General Mohamed al-Ayech of his duties as Chief of Staff of the Saudi Armed Forces.
No explanation has been given for this action, any more than for the dismissal of Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, on April 20.
In his place, the king appointed General Fayadh Ben Hamed al-Rowaili.

Saudi Arabia in a state of flux

Saudi Arabia in a state of flux

25 April 2013
On April 20, 2013, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dismissed Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (63 years). He was immediately replaced by Prince Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman (pictured).
This is the first time that a member of the royal family is given the sack. No information seeped out about the reasons for this decision.
The post of Defense Minister is held by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Although prone to (...)

The Bared Teeth of the Syrian War: Qatar Feels the Brunt

The Bared Teeth of the Syrian War: Qatar Feels the Brunt

Moscow (Russia) | 20 January 2013
The war in Syria appears to be increasingly remote-controlled from abroad. Almost all states in the region seem to be involved to varying degrees, with Qatar providing the lion’s share of the funds going to the Free Syrian Army. However, the investment has generated disappointing returns. To avoid its funds from going up in smoke, Qatar has decided to dole them out on the basis of the actions carried out. As a result, the ASL began staging its most spectacular and deadly attacks to the detriment of its real military objectives.

Saudi daily denies Prince Bandar is dead

Saudi daily denies Prince Bandar is dead

5 August 2012
The Saudi daily Arab News in its August 4 edition denies the death of Prince Bandar bin Sultan . Arab News is the official mouthpiece of the royal family. It is owned by Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Defence Minister of the Kingdom. The author of the article, Ali Bluwi, is an economic journalist and ... a crisis communications consultant to ... Washington.
Arab News claims that the Voltaire Network dispatches were written by Thierry Meyssan, alleged to be close to (...)

Riyad neither confirms nor denies Prince Bandar’s death

Riyad neither confirms nor denies Prince Bandar's death

30 July 2012
All through the day, numerous media have tried to ascertain whether or not Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been the victim of a deadly attack on July 26, as announced by Voltaire Network citing a non official-source .
Strangely, Saudi authorities have not responded to inquiries by the media, refusing to confirm or deny the death of their newly appointed chief of the intelligence services.
Clearly, regardless of whether the Prince is dead or alive, such muteness (...)

Syria reportedly eliminated Bandar bin Sultan in retaliation for Damascus bombing

Syria reportedly eliminated Bandar bin Sultan in retaliation for Damascus bombing

29 July 2012
Though not yet announced by the Saudi authorities, the death of Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has been confirmed to Voltaire Network by unofficial souces.
Prince Bandar had just been appointed head of Saudi intelligence on July 24: a promotion which was interpreted as a reward for having organized the attack in Damascus on July 18. The Saudi services, with logistical support from the CIA, had managed to blow up the headquarters of the Syrian National Security during a (...)

“Orient Tendencies”

The lies of those unable to destroy the Syrian strength

by Wassim Raad

The lies of those unable to destroy the Syrian strength

Beirut (Lebanon) | 18 June 2012
News Analysis
The lies of those unable to destroy the Syrian strength
By Ghaleb KANDIL
Syria was never the center of the universe as much as it is today. All around the world, hundreds of pieces of information and thousands of reports, rumors, fabricated pictures and made up news are emerging via media networks that are shedding light on contradictory positions and statements of senior Western officials. At this level, the Russian government is finding itself forced to issue quasi (...)

Takfirists pose threat to other Muslims groups

Takfirists pose threat to other Muslims groups

31 May 2012
Takfirists constitute a sectarian and extremely marginal strand of Sunni Islamism. They see heretics everywhere and consider that murdering them is legal. They lash out primarily against the Muslims around them, enjoining them to return to the fold.
In modern times, Takfirism resurged in Algeria where it was used by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria (GIA) to plunge the country into civil war. Today it is backed by a faction of the Saudi royal family allied to the United States and Israel (...)

Orient Tendencies

The demarcation of the course of the cold war in the region and around the world

by Wassim Raad

The demarcation of the course of the cold war in the region and around the world

Beirut (Lebanon) | 21 May 2012
The tendency
The demarcation of the course of the cold war in the region and around the world
The developments and facts in the region and around the world reveal that the negotiations are ongoing, especially between the American administration and the Russian and Chinese commands, over the demarcation of the course of the cold war being provoked by the defeat of the American unilateral hegemony project over the world.
Firstly, the United States is maintaining many cards in the (...)

Bahrain: the silenced revolt

by Cuban Agency News

Bahrain: the silenced revolt

Havana (Cuba) | 7 April 2012
While the Western media resort to every trick in the book to get people to believe in the narrative that an alleged popular uprising in Syria has been quelled in blood, mum’s the word with regard to the brutal suppression of the democratic movement in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Yemen and Morocco. In this piece, Cuban journalist Dalia Gonzalez Delgado discusses the reasons behind the complacency shown by the "friends" of democracy and freedom towards the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Swedish government planned to secretly sell arms to Saudi dictatorship

The Swedish government planned to secretly sell arms to Saudi dictatorship

1 April 2012
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has demanded the resignation of Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors (photo) after weeks of controversy over an arms deal cut in secret with Saudi Arabia.
In early March, Sweden’s national publicly funded Sveriges Radio had made substantiated revelations about the involvement of the Defence Minister in a secret project to build a weapons factory in Saudi Arabia, including the construction of 35 buildings for the development of advanced weapons of points, (...)

Are Gulf "Muslimliers" fueling Clash of Civilizations?

Are Gulf "Muslimliers" fueling Clash of Civilizations?

1 April 2012
Christian bishops in Germany, Austria and Russia have sharply criticized the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia for issuing, on 15 March 2012, a fatwa calling for the destruction of all Christian places of worship in the Arabian Peninsula.
Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, chairman of the German Bishops Conference, deplored that the mufti "shows no respect for the religious freedom and free co-existence of religions", especially all the foreign laborers who made the country’s economy work.
There are (...)

“Orient Tendencies”

Democracy of the assignment of the Istanbul council

by Wassim Raad

Democracy of the assignment of the Istanbul council

Beirut (Lebanon) | 29 February 2012
Arab affairs
Democracy of the assignment of the Istanbul council
Among the most important messages carried by the Tunisia conference tackling the situation in Syria, and for which the American decision-makers and the Gulf funds mobilized governments and committees from around the world, was the presentation of the real actual of the alleged democracy featured in the Western rhetoric in regard to the situation in Syria. Indeed, the handling of the representation of the infighting Syrian (...)

Saudis rally against Al Saud rule

Saudis rally against Al Saud rule

22 January 2012
On Sunday, demonstrators took to the streets in Qatif and expressed determination to continue their anti-regime protests.
The protesters said those authorities involved in the killing of demonstrators in Eastern Province must face prosecution.
On Friday, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, warned the kingdom against the brutal crackdown on protesters in Eastern Province and called on the Al Saud regime to stop bloodshed.
Since February 2011, Saudi protesters (...)

Saudi-style feminism

Saudi-style feminism

27 September 2011
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a surprise announcement during his opening address at the Shura Council (the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia appointed by the monarch, with only limited advisory powers): indeed, the "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques" declared that henceforth women would have the right to vote and run in local elections. Carried away by his enthusiasm, the sovereign also added that he would not hesitate to appoint women to the 2013 Shura!
Flabbergasted by (...)

Saudis and Anglo-Americans take note of divergent interests

Saudis and Anglo-Americans take note of divergent interests

1 July 2011
At a recent meeting that discretely took place on the Molesworth NATO air base in the UK, Prince Turki al-Fayçal conveyed to his Anglo-American allies the official Saudi position with regard to the "Arab Spring."
In the first place, Riyad does not perceive the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain as being color revolutions triggered by the U.S. It looks at them instead as popular movements instigated by Iran.
It logically follows that Saudi Arabia deployed its regular troops (...)

The Middle East counter-revolution

by Thierry Meyssan

The Middle East counter-revolution

Damascus (Syria) | 26 May 2011
A Saudi clan, the Sudairi, is spearheading the counter-revolutionary tide unleashed by the United States and Israel in the Middle East. In a vast overview, published in serial form by the leading Russian language daily, Thierry Meyssan from Damascus paints a general picture of the contradictions which are convulsing the region.

Original version in French was published on 16 March, three days before the military strikes against Libya

Middle East: Obama’s counter-revolution

by Thierry Meyssan

Middle East: Obama's counter-revolution

Beirut (Lebanon) | 29 March 2011
After some hesitation over how to respond to the Arab revolutions, the Obama administration has opted for the strong-arm solution as a means to rescue those vassals which can still be salvaged. As in the past, the task of leading the counter-revolution devolved upon Saudi Arabia. Riyad first succeeded in having its Libyan pawns recognized by the international community and later trampled over Bahrain, drowning the popular uprising in blood.

An Israeli military base in Saudi Arabia?

An Israeli military base in Saudi Arabia?

27 June 2010
Although Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf disclaimed the news reported in the Times of London according to which Saudi Arabia had opened an air corridor enabling Tsahal to attack Iran, numerous Middle East outlets have indicated that Tsahal is building a military base near Tabuk (on the Jordanian border). It is meant to serve as a support base for airborne troops.
If this news were confirmed, it would constitute the first Israeli base on Saudi territory, with all the symbolic weight that it (...)

The Israeli-Saudi shady relations

The Israeli-Saudi shady relations

5 October 2006
In its September 25, 2006’s edition, the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot, claimed that the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met a Saoudi dignitary in order to debate on Iran and Lebanon. The daily newspaper implied that Ehud Olmert would have met the prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Jordan. As a Personal friend of the Bush family (photograph: meeting at the White House in August 2002), prince Bandar has held, for more than 20 years, the post of Saoudi ambassador in the (...)

Jack Straw’s ’ Global response to global terrorism’

London (United Kingdom) | 16 January 2006
May I thank the Royal United Services Institute for organising today’s conference and the government of Saudi Arabia for their sponsorship. The fact that this is a joint conference serves to highlight the global nature of the threat we face.
I would also like to express a personal welcome to His Royal Highness Prince Saud. I have had the pleasure of working with him for nearly five years; he brings a rare combination of intellect and good humour to the diplomatic world.
Of course, the (...)

“Iran, the US and the possible tragedy!”

by Turki Al Soudairi

12 September 2005
The intensification of tensions between the Bush administration and Teheran is natural and at the same time, it is the fruit of lack of objectivity, since the U.S. military threat to solve the enriched uranium problem has made Washington exceed its authority, while Europe and the European Union wish to settle the issue diplomatically.
On this same topic, it has already been pointed out that an armed attack against the main oil wells in the Gulf country, particularly those in Teheran, (...)

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Riyad neither confirms nor denies Prince Bandar’s death

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Original version in French was published on 16 March, three days before the military strikes against Libya

The lies of those unable to destroy the Syrian strength
“Orient Tendencies”

Saudis rally against Al Saud rule

Saudi Arabia in a state of flux (2)

Jack Straw’s ’ Global response to global terrorism’

Are Gulf "Muslimliers" fueling Clash of Civilizations?

The Swedish government planned to secretly sell arms to Saudi dictatorship

“Iran, the US and the possible tragedy!”