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TODAY’S DAILY BRIEFING
19-Jan-2022
Iraq
Politics
"Revolutionary Guards to Al-Sadr: Don’t go too far…"  (Newspaper, Middle East)
Democracy and Party Politics
On January 18, the London-based Al-Arab daily newspaper carried the following report: "Iraqi political sources told Al-Arab that Esmail Qaani, the commander of the Al-Quds Unit in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, made sure during his meeting with the leader of the Sadrist Movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, to deliver a clear message to him, asking him not to go too far with his slogan concerning the new cabinet: "Neither eastern nor western." He further warned that the unity of the Iraqi Shi'i House is a red line that Iran cannot accept [to disturb] under any pretext coming from any side… (Read More)
Lebanon
Politics
"Surprises in Nakoura are possible"  (Newspaper, Middle East)   
USA Europe
On January 18, the Al-Joumhouria daily newspaper carried the following report by Toni Issa: "A thin thread connects the following three issues: Lebanon signing an agreement with the IMF, it signing an agreement with Israel in Nakoura, and starting to obtain gas from Egypt and electricity from Jordan. Experts believe that none of these three files will move forward on its own. The Lebanese officials are well aware of this fact. For this reason, there is an ongoing silent action in all three directions behind the present noise being made around the budget, the recovery plan, and the USD fluctuations… (Read More)
"Freezing Salameh's sacking and the Port investigations: the cabinet's morphine is quick to wear off"  (Newspaper, Middle East)
Financial Markets - Terrorism
On January 18, the Al-Joumhouria daily newspaper carried the following report by Munir al-Rabih: "The discussions in the backstage are still ongoing regarding the reasons behind the Shi'i duo's decision to return to the council of the ministers… The reasons provided by the Shi'i duo, which consist of purely internal reasons, do not indicate that the duo has returned based on an agreement. If this is true, then this means that the disputes within the cabinet sessions will remain… The elements of the dispute and the disruption of the cabinet's work are still there: first, a disagreement over the budget and the USD exchange rate, as well as the negotiations' mechanism with the IMF… (Read More)
Middle East
Opinion
“Why has the talk resumed now about an Algerian-Moroccan confrontation?”  (Al-Quds al-Arabi, United Kingdom)
On January 19, the Qatari-owned Al-Quds al-Arabi daily carried the following opinion piece by Tunisian writer Nizar Boulahya: “It is not yet clear what the tour undertook by Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra on Tuesday before last to three Arab capitals will produce, and whether it merely aimed to “engage in expanded consultations with the Arab states to determine the date of the summit that will be hosted by Algeria,” as he had announced. Likewise, it is not certain whether UN Envoy to the Sahara Staffan de Mistura, who visited the Maghreb region on Wednesday, will ensure some progress that allows the activation of the Sahrawi murky water. However, the fact that an Israeli paper recalled the talk about a potential Algerian-Moroccan confrontation in parallel to the two visits was somewhat suspicious… (Read More)
Palestine
Opinion
"Will the meeting in Algeria succeed?"  (Filastin al-An, Palestine)
Arab Diplomacy - Peace Process
On January 16, the Hamas-affiliated Filastin al-Aan daily carried the following piece by Youssef Razka: "Algeria has stepped into the line of the Palestinian reconciliation after Egypt. The Algerian president decided to call on the Palestinian factions to attend a special meeting in the Algerian capital to discuss the internal Palestinian files. By the end of this month, all the five participating delegations will arrive (Fatah, Hamas, the Jihad, the Popular Front, and the Democratic Front). The reconciliation is the most important file, in addition to the file of the elections followed by the file of reforming the PLO. There is nothing new at the level of these issues that were repeatedly discussed by the delegations in Egypt and where, unfortunately, no agreements were reached. All the meetings did not yield even the smallest of achievements!… (Read More)
Saudi Arabia
Opinion
“Saudi Arabia and the Emirates: The battle is one”  (Asharq al-Awsat, United Kingdom)
Military and Security
On January 19, the Saudi-owned London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper carried the following report by Saudi writer Moshari ath-Thaidi: “The targeting of the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi with booby-trapped drones, and the killing of three civilians and injuring of others, is a major and dangerous Houthi-Iranian escalation. This is the first time that the United Arab Emirates is targeted that way, which points to the Iranian disgruntlement towards the influential Emirati role in fighting the Iranian project in Yemen in the context of the Coalition forces led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia… The results of this attack vary between the domestic, regional, and international scenes. And the first of its messages is addressed to the administration of American President Biden, who rushed to remove the name of the Houthi militias from the list of terrorist groups without any justification… (Read More)
Syria
Opinion
“Questions on the sidelines of Anwar Raslan’s trial”  (Al-Quds al-Arabi, United Kingdom)
Human Rights - Media
On January 19, the Qatari-owned Al-Quds al-Arabi daily carried the following opinion piece by Syrian journalist Riyad Mu’as’as: “There is no doubt that by sentencing the former intelligence officer of the Syrian regime Anwar Raslan, Germany secured a global position when it comes to international justice that which will be remembered by the judicial and legal history, as well as a precedent that will be capitalized on and a model that will be followed in the trials of war criminals and criminals against humanity in future places and times… What is odd, however, is that while Raslan’s sentencing was welcomed by all human rights organizations, it was not tackled by the Syrian National Coalition, which should state its position towards this important Syrian and international development, and congratulate the Syrian people on the sentencing of one of their executioners… (Read More)
Politics
“To end Iran’s influence following Israeli strikes, Russian MP patrols Latakia Port”  (Website, Middle East)
Military and Security
On January 17, the website of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights carried the following report: “The Russian Military Police, along with Russian troops, started patrolling the Latakia Port against the backdrop of the wave of popular disgruntlement that followed the port’s targeting by the Israelis. And according to the sources of the Syrian Observatory, Russia’s goal is to expel Iran and its affiliates from the port. Indeed, Russia is trying to seize the Latakia Port after it had previously taken over the Tartus Port, noting that the port is around 15 kilometers away from the Russian Hmeimim base southeast of Latakia City. At the end of December, the Syrian Observatory had noted the disgruntlement of the citizens and public figures from among the supporters of the Syrian regime towards the Russian silence following the Israeli strikes that targeted the Latakia Port at dawn on Tuesday 28 December… (Read More)
Tunisia
Politics
Statement by the Executive Bureau of Ennahda Movement  (Website, Middle East)
Democracy and Party Politics
On January 18, the Facebook page of the Tunisian Ennahda Movement carried the following statement issued by the movement’s Executive Bureau: “The Executive Bureau of Ennahda Movement held a meeting on the evening of Monday 17 January 2022 headed by Mr. Rached Ghannouchi, to follow up on the national developments. At this level, the Movement would like to state the following… (Read More)
United Arab Emirates
Opinion
"This is the UAE"  (Al-Khaleej, United Arab Emirates)
On January 19, the Al-Khaleej daily newspaper carried the following editorial: "This is the UAE. No one before and no one after will ever obtain this kind of love and appreciation and support from the whole world including the east, west, north, and south. The latest Houthi assault on Emirati institutions and civilian locations constituted a test to verify how much the world loves the UAE and how much the world supports the UAE and rejects the crime against it in addition to supporting all the steps that the UAE takes to defend itself and its people and its sovereignty in the consolidation of its natural right to respond to any offenders… (Read More)
Politics
"Preliminary punishment for the UAE: Disciplining with fire"  (Al-Akhbar Lebanon, Lebanon)   
Military and Security
On January 18, Ibrahim al-Amin wrote the following report in the Al-Akhbar daily newspaper: "There are no longer any exceptional secrets in the Yemeni war. Several months ago, the Emiratis turned to Iran to sign some side-understandings pertaining to a number of files including Yemen. The Abu Dhabi leaders state that their relationship with Mohammad Bin Salman doesn’t allow for a direct confrontation with the man. Their honesty makes them speak about the US demands in Yemen and other places. However, they are also good at speaking about the side-understandings that aim at shielding them from paying high prices for their mistakes here or there… (Read More)
Yemen
Politics
“Maeen Abdulmalik: Role of Coalition critical & essential to lead Yemen back to Arab surrounding…”  (Asharq al-Awsat, United Kingdom)
Arab Diplomacy
On January 19, the Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat newspaper carried the following interview with Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik by its correspondent in Aden Abdul Hadi Habtour… (Read More)
 
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