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A daily monitor focus on Middle East policy. Avalaible in arabic, english and french.

The Noise of the US Transformations

Beirut (Lebanon) | 5 June 2008 | New Orient News | In the conflicts between peoples and governments, the conflicting sides resort to wars as an exceptional solution when they fail to achieve understandings. In one society, various forms of rebellions and revolutions and civil wars take place for class, ethnic and religious reasons. This introduction leads us to the movement in the Arab society and the US projects in the area under different titles including the Greater Middle East Initiative. That is what the press wants to say on the near and far future in the absence of dialogue among political groups whose behavior tends to fabricating crises without justifications.

The Complexes of the Lebanese government’s Formation

Beirut (Lebanon) | 4 June 2008 | New Orient News | It is not an exaggeration to say that the summit, which the FAO holds in the Italian capital Rome, is very important, because it deals with an urgent problem that affects many countries in the world. Understanding the nature of the crisis, and its influence on millions of people the world over motivated the efforts and created more enthusiasm to cooperate with the exerted efforts, which aim at achieving peace and stability, not only in this vital area, but also in the world as a whole. Peace and stability are the most important conditions for achieving development, social and economic progress and prosperity for all the peoples of the world. The press focused on this important summit and on Barrack Obama’s progress in the race to the White House to change its color for the first time in its history. The press also talked about the complexes that hinder the formation of the new Lebanese government and the US interventions that aim at obstructing (...)

Iraq and the Project of the US Agreement

Beirut (Lebanon) | 3 June 2008 | New Orient News | Conditions in Lebanon move towards deepening conciliation and its tracks especially after the election of president Michel Suleiman, but this should coincide with a strong Arab movement in order to end disputes among Arab states and resume the strong relations among Damascus, Riyadh and Cairo, because they form a factor of power that enhances Arab choices and stands. This becomes clear with the movement started by president Bashar al-Assad. _ The press said that president Bashar al-Assad will visit on mid-June Lebanon and announce from Baabda palace the beginning of diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria.

Exchange of captives by Hezbollah and Israel

Beirut (Lebanon) | 2 June 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused on president Bashar al-Assad’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, which was considered as the beginning of the Arab movement after Damascus’s summit. Damascus denied any Qatari mediation with Saudi Arabia and Egypt saying that the visit of the prince of Qatar to Damascus was limited to improving the atmospheres and exerting efforts to implement Doha agreement. Syrian sources revealed to al-Hayat paper that the Libyan leader Muammar Khadafi is working to hold a minimized Arab summit in Tripoli in June 10 and that president Bashar al-Assad will participate in this summit. The press also focused on scandals of the Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and revealed that the foreign minister Tzipi Levni was a Mossad agent. The press also talked about the communications for forming the new Lebanese government and the deal of exchanging captives between Hizbullah and Israel, which resulted yesterday in releasing the captive Naseem Nisr in return for the remains of Israeli (...)

How to implement the Doha agreement

Beirut (Lebanon) | 31 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused today on the security agreement between the US and the Iraqi government, which raised heated debate on the internal and external level, and especially with Iran. The press also focused on Olmert’s scandals and their reflections on the track of indirect peace negotiations with Syria. The area waits for the results of the US presidential elections according to the press, which also focused on the implementation of Doha agreement in Lebanon.

The French Openness on Syria and the Readiness for the post-Bush Era

Beirut (Lebanon) | 30 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press talked about the deterioration of conditions in the Middle East, which witnesses the last year of president Bush’s presidential term. The Middle East became less stable and less secure in the shadow of this administration. The opinion polls conducted recently say that the Arabs’ positive look at the US reached its lowest level since the beginning of the Millennium. The Arabs no longer trust the US role in making peace and the question to be posed is why should the Arabs think differently if we put into consideration the record of the US administration in the area.

The Labor of Forming the Lebanese Government may take a Long Time

Beirut (Lebanon) | 29 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused today on a number of political scandals in the area, including Scott McClellan’s information about president Bush and nominating Fouad al-Siniora again due to Saudi intervention. These scandals also included the information revealed by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad concerning a Saudi attempt to overthrow the regime in Syria and the agreement of security slavery between the Iraqi government and the US The press also talked about Olmert’s scandals and their political consequences. The press added that this stage represents a rest for warriors until the coming of the new US administration.

Syria, Iran and the Arabs

Beirut (Lebanon) | 28 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press quoted Arab diplomatic sources in Manamah as saying that president Bashar al-Assad has directly accused Saudi Arabia of working to overthrow the regime in Syria. The press also focused on the loyalists nomination of Fouad Siniora as a prime minister for the new government after meetings in which the loyalists decided to delay the option of Saad Hariri until after the coming parliamentary elections. The press added that this decision required an urgent visit by the Saudi ambassador in Beirut Abdul Aziz Khuja to his country where he consulted the high-ranking officials, returned to Beirut, and informed the loyalists of the proposal to nominate Siniora again. The press also focused on the progress achieved in the file of exchanging captives between Hizbullah and (...)

The Interactions of Nasrallah’s Speech

Beirut (Lebanon) | 27 May 2008 | New Orient News | Arab press focused on what happens in Lebanon and the implementation of Doha agreement, which led to the election of a new president and constitutional steps related to the formation of the government. The press focused on the important speech of secretary general of Hizbullah Hassan Nasrallah on the eighth anniversary of the liberation day. The speech defined the defense strategy. Analysts said the speech of Hassan Nasrallah and his talk about the weaponry of the army and the security forces hinted at a possible plan to plant schism between the army and Hizbullah.

Lebanon : The president of Conciliation

Beirut (Lebanon) | 26 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused on the event of electing the Lebanese president after a constitutional vacuum that lasted more than six months. The public electoral session was attended by prince of Qatar who sponsored Doha agreement. The house speaker said the second item of the agreement is the defense strategy adding that the elected president will set this strategy starting from his experience and the slogans of his term: reconciliation and understanding.

Resistance Negotiates, Prepares itself while Abbas makes Phone Calls

Beirut (Lebanon) | 24 May 2008 | New Orient News | Lebanon will have a president tomorrow after a long time of waiting. This will open a new chapter in relations among the Lebanese. Michel Suleiman said that his term will be the term of reconciliation and understanding. Secretary General of Hezbollah Hasan Nasrullah will also deliver a speech, which will open a new page of understandings among the Lebanese. The press also focused on the atmospheres of the first round of indirect negotiations between Syria and Israel through the Turkish mediator, who expressed yesterday his satisfaction at the progress in these negotiations.

An Israeli Bewilderment and a Syrian and Palestinian Firmness

Beirut (Lebanon) | 23 May 2008 | New Orient News | Diffusing the Lebanese crisis and the success of the national dialogue has coincided with the resumption of the indirect peace negotiations between Israel and Syria through the Turkish mediators. The press said this suggests that the area will move from explosion to solution and dialogue. The press talked about preparations in Lebanon to implement the items of ad-Doha agreement and electing the Lebanese president. The press pointed out that the Turkish mediator between Syria and Israel has talked about the existence of a common ground for talks while the Hebrew state talked about painful concessions, believing that it is possible to achieve peace with Syria on the condition of giving up the alliance with Iran and Hamas and that the concessions should be (...)

Negotiations through the Turkish Mediation and Washington’s Illusions

Beirut (Lebanon) | 22 May 2008 | New Orient News | The Lebanese sides embraced each other in Doha despite the factors of dispute. The Arabs supported this agreement and this happened because all the sides have liberated themselves from the US pressures and resorted to their Arab will and the Lebanese national necessities. The press covered the international and regional welcome of this agreement. The Syrian newspaper Tichrin said that Doha has witnessed an Arab beginning that can be an example to be followed, because it took place on an Arab basis and without foreign interventions.

Barak negotiates the Truce and Prepares for Elections

Beirut (Lebanon) | 20 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused on the dialogue among the Lebanese sides which is sponsored by Qatar, pointing out that all the signs refer to complications due to the provocative statements and mutual accusations. The press also talked about the Egyptian plan concerning the truce in Gaza.

Lebanese dialogue in Doha

Beirut (Lebanon) | 19 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused today on two issues: what Qatar called as the conference of Lebanese national dialogue and the Lebanese sides failure to overcome their tensions and the complications of their issues. The second topic is the US president Gorge Bush’s violent attack on Hezbollah, Syria and Iran in his speech at the opening session of the international economic forum at Sharm el-Sheik resort. Bush also called the area’s states to stand against Hamas movement.

Bush’s Speech, the Right to Return and Gaza

Beirut (Lebanon) | 17 May 2008 | New Orient News | Lebanese political leaders headed for Ad-Doha to hold the political dialogue, which may lead to positive results that relief the Lebanese and help them to restore their normal life after a long crisis. The press also focused on the tour of the US president George Bush in the area and his visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss the crisis of the rising prices of oil which negatively reflect on the international economy.

Lebanon : A Serious Compromise or a Truce?

Beirut (Lebanon) | 16 May 2008 | New Orient News | The Arab mediation has succeeded in principle in curbing deterioration on the Lebanese arena after a week of bloody events and the Lebanese sides suddenly decided to head for Qatar to continue their discussions on an honorable compromise for the prolonged crisis. The press talked about these developments without referring to the possibility of ad-Doha talks’ success or their failure amid the absence of the Saudi stand and the confusion of the US and Israeli stand. The press also focused on Bush’s visit to Israel amid popular condemnations and unprecedented activities in commemorating this day in the Arab world.

The Confused Israel after 60 Years

Beirut (Lebanon) | 15 May 2008 | New Orient News | Arab and international press focused on political condition in Lebanon, especially after al-Siniora’s government’s revoking of the two decisions concerning Hezbollah’s communication network and head of the airport security organ. This coincided with the arrival of the Arab committee and its meeting with Lebanese officials in order to solve the crisis. The press also focused on President Bush’s visit to the area which started in Israel while the Israeli occupation forces continued their massacres against the unarmed Palestinians.

Olmert Talks about Understandings with Abbas

Beirut (Lebanon) | 14 May 2008 | New Orient News | Arab and local press focused on the Lebanese condition, pointing out that the Arab delegation that consists of 9 Arab foreign ministers, chaired by Qatar, arrived in Beirut to follow up the implementation of the decisions of the Arab foreign ministers’ council. The Lebanese, and maybe the world, are waiting for the development of the condition amid unclear compromising proposals. The press said: the compromise may be difficult after raising the political ceilings and the counter conditions to their highest levels.

Bush’s Tour and the Confused and Impotent Israel

Beirut (Lebanon) | 13 May 2008 | New Orient News | Arab and local press follows up closely the latest developments on the Lebanese arena and especially the eruption of the last event. What is remarkable is that some Arab newspapers and free pens which escape the various pressures in the Arab world are still clinging to their Arabhood and invariable national stands and consider that the joint strategic line between the US and Israel concerning Lebanon is clear. The main goal is taming resistance which is represented in Hezbollah as an introductory step to destroy it. As for the Arab stand, it is ambiguous and hides a practical solidarity with the US and Israel.

Obama Approaches and New Calculations

Beirut (Lebanon) | 12 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused on the field developments in Lebanon saying that the opposition tightened its control on Beirut and moved to the mountain to chase those who attacked it. The press also followed up the Arab foreign ministers’ meeting in Cairo to discuss the Lebanese file, pointing out that an Arab delegation will head for Beirut in an attempt to solve the crisis. The Arab press concentrated on the arrival of the US destroyer Cole off the Lebanese coasts before the arrival of the Arab delegation, wondering about the meaning of this step.

Beirut’s Intifada Confuses the Loyalists and their Supporters

Beirut (Lebanon) | 10 May 2008 | New Orient News | Arab and local press focused on the events in Lebanon and the real changes that these events bring with them to achieve the opposition’s goals and drop all the cheap bargains to start a serious dialogue that solves the crisis. The newspapers read the current events but were confused concerning reading the next stage, because the opposition started its movement this time without revealing its next steps and its alternative plan. The press anticipates the international stands concerning the events in Lebanon and the way of translating the promises to the country and its prime minister. Some papers raised doubts on the possibility of holding the Arab foreign ministers’ emergency meeting.

General strike in Lebanon

Beirut (Lebanon) | 8 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused on the events that took place on the Lebanese arena pointing out that the Lebanese authority insists on its aggressive decisions without paying attention to the country’s interest. The press also anticipates the stand that secretary general of Hezbollah will announce while the strike continues after the dramatic change which was manifested in the armed militia men authority shooting of citizens on the roads.

Olmert’s Political Shock Escalates Israel’s confusion

Beirut (Lebanon) | 6 May 2008 | New Orient News | It seems that the US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice’s tour remixed cards which led to escalation in a number of places in the area despite Rice’s optimism which is still revolving in the vacuum of goals. The press also focused on the escalating political contest in Lebanon and the security violations and the anticipation of the strike that the syndicates and workers sectors called for starting it tomorrow to protest the government’s policy. The government continued its provocations and insistence on the method of security and economic provocation.

Lebanon : An Escalation of a New Internationalization Idea

Beirut (Lebanon) | 5 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused on local and regional events including the escalation of the campaign against Hezbollah and the reactions on it. These events led to security tension in the street last night in some of Beirut’s areas. The press also talked about the authority’s attempt to internationalize Beirut’s airport in response to suspicious security requirements. The press focused on what happens in Egypt, Iraq and Yemen pointing out that the issues will remain open to all the possibilities of political escalation in the last eight months of Bush’s presidential term. The US administration tries to do something before leaving office despite its failure to do it during eight years.

Gaza Raises the Concern of Cairo and Amman

Beirut (Lebanon) | 3 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused on the critical security condition in the area as a whole amid atmospheres that reflected a political escalation on the Lebanese arena in the aftermath of the threats to target the compromise and tourism. The press talked also about what Walid Junblat described as dangers that threaten Beirut international airport. The press also focused on the Israeli minister of defense who said the Israeli internal front is the point of weakness in the Hebrew state. The press also talked about the new incentives that the six states offered Iran in addition to other issues.

Israel is confused and Gaza is on the Edge of Explosion

Beirut (Lebanon) | 2 May 2008 | New Orient News | The press said that with the arrival of the Day of Workers the communications continued on a number of levels including the visit of the Arab league secretary general Amer Musa to Beirut and his talk about a serious opportunity to solve the Lebanese crisis. The press also talked about the continuity of the Israeli settlement policy in the Golan in the aftermath of the Israeli war minister’s declaration that Israel will cling to the occupied of the Golan. The press also covered the continuity of the crisis between al-Sadr trend and the Iraqi government.

Israel is caught in Gaza: Invasion or Truce?

Beirut (Lebanon) | 30 April 2008 | New Orient News | The press anticipates the visit of the US president George Bush to the area on May 13 in order to pose questions on the destiny of many events which escalated lately. These events include the statements of the Israeli transportation minister Shaul Mofaz about Syria, which said withdrawal from the Golan expands Iran’s influence. The press will also wonders about conditions in Lebanon after the house speaker put the representative Saad al-Hariri before one of two dialogues: the bilateral dialogue with the General Oun or the expanded one at the parliament.

Bush’ Tour and Reaping Failure

Beirut (Lebanon) | 30 April 2008 | New Orient News | The press focused today on the Israeli occupation forces’ attack on Gaza which resulted in killing 9 Palestinians in addition to the continuity of settlement in Jerusalem and other areas, The press also focused on the visit of the Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan to Syria and his meeting with president Bashar al-Assad in the light of the talk about the resumption of peace negotiations between Syria and Israel, but Ankara calmed down the storm of the statements about this topic by saying that the road towards peace is still in its beginning.

Erdogan’s Visit and Washington’s campaign

Beirut (Lebanon) | 26 April 2008 | New Orient News | Arab and local press focused on the US escalation of its tone against Damascus and the interactions of the news about the Israeli raid on the alleged nuclear reactor in Syria last year, pointing out that Washington tries to justify the Israeli raid on Syria because it was involved in it. The press talked about the goals of this escalation saying this may launch an aggressive campaign against Syria, which revealed lately the Israeli demands for signing peace with it. The press also talked about the statements of the director of the international atomic energy agency, which denied the existence of a nuclear reactor in Syria.

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