MidEast Observer

Observing Greater Middle East with focus on #Palestine #Syria #Lebanon #Iraq #Iran and #GCC.Also highlighting gaps & biases in #Media | RTs ≠ Endorsements

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

People feeling outraged at Trump’s announcement on #Jerusalem need to reflect that if the Arab & Muslim world (w/ NATO member #Turkey & Nuclear #Pakistan) can’t stop bloodshed in #Syria #Iraq #Yemen & #Gaza by #Iran & its proxies then what chance do they have ag. US & #Israel https://t.co/pyKCrb5rUD

[Syrian Revolution Network شبكة الثورة السورية @RevolutionSyria]

مافي شي بالدنيا أحلى من ضحكة ياسين
ياسين عمرو 3 سنين...
قضاهم بالمرض لأنو عندو مشكلة قلبية وربو وتأخر نمو...
واليوم نايم بالمشفى.. مو بسبب مرضو يلي تعود عليه ..
كان نايم ببيتو بالليل ونزل الصاروخ العنقودي بنص غرفتو...
صار عندو كسر بالجمجمة وكسر بالساق وجروح بوجهه البريء الصغير..

[Dr Andreas Krieg @andreas_krieg]

#Saudi and #UAE to allocate $6 billion to support investments in #Iraq after #Qatar pledged $5 billion to Iraq in June

This is about weaning Iraq off #Iran, support Iraqi infrastructure, tie Iraq's trade to the GCC & create markets for GCC companies
https://t.co/fTYS62Ek9L

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

@Elizrael has been kidnapped by pro-Iran militia Asaib Ahl Al Haq in Iraq

She’s a highly respected academic known for lifting the veil on Assad regime’s crimes against Syrians as well as her criticism against Israeli policies against Palestinians

May she be safe

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Explains Western intel saying Prigo was dramatizing the ammo shortfall. If this is true, he was stockpiling it for exactly this moment.

[The White Helmets @SyriaCivilDef]

Two civilians (two young men, brothers), were killed by Russian air strikes, today, Saturday, June 24, targeting their farm, in the village of Basbat in the countryside of Jisr al-Shughur, west of #Idlib. The surrounding mountains in the village of Bikfla in the same countryside were subjected to an air strike. Our teams recovered the bodies of the two young men and put out the fires.
#Syria #Whitehelmets

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨BREAKING: Reports of Wagner forces have ENTERED MOSCOW OBLAST, being 2 hours away from Moscow City.

Notes: Below video is UNVERIFIED, and we could not CONFIRM Wagner is in Moscow Oblast, however based on all the reports we're getting, I am confident tweeting this and stating that this is likely true. We are trying to verify this in the current space.

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

Interesting -- an unidentified drone launched several airstrikes on targets in #Assad-held areas of northern #Syria today.

- Qardaha, #Latakia
- Deir Shamil, #Latakia
- Northern #Hama.

At least 1 killed, 2 wounded.

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

What happens in #Ukraine will have severe outcomes in #Syria against Assad regime

Regime’s stability depends on Putin’s not Iran’s

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

NEW -- #WagnerGroup leader #Prigozhin just 'declared war on #Russia's Defense Ministry,' claiming it launched a missile strike on a #Wagner base killing "an enormous number of men."

"The evil that the military leadership of #Russia bears must be stopped," he has declared.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

An organization calling themselves "Freedom of Russia Legion" published a video on their Telegram channel.

"The time has come to put an end to the Kremlin dictatorship! Be brave and have no fear because we are coming home! Russia will be free!" They said after criticizing Putin's regime.

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

Assad is acting like as if he’s in 2008-09 when the proverbial Arab street saw him as a symbol of resistance

Whereas, Saudi policies since 2016 are a clear break from the past. What they were able to accomplish with US and Russia, can now be done to ‘non-complaint’ regimes

[Charles Lister @Charles_Lister]

"#Assad doesn't show remorse or magnanimity to Arab officials who meet him in #Damascus or Gulf capitals. In his view, he doesn't need to repent for his brutality.. he expects Arab states to apologize for the sin of having opposed him."

@emile_hokayem:

https://t.co/eaO67fDToA

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

The distance between #Ukraine and #Syria is roughly the same as the distance between #Iran and Syria

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

#SaudiArabia and #China are on the same page when it comes to Russia, Iran and…Syria? Time will tell

If the pendulum can swing from West to East (2017-2023), it can go vice versa

Assad regime should be worried

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Congratulations to the great geopolitical strategist Putin.

The China-Central Asia summit, to which China invited representatives of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - but did not invite Russia - is a very important signal.

This shows that China created a new Central-Asian C5, which China will lead. And Russia has lost its influence in the region where it historically had a lot of impact.

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

I completely agree with the Biden Administration’s desire to normalize relationships between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia….and eventually Saudi Arabia and Israel.

https://t.co/P6nKZeZ9ks

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

With all due respect Secretary Austin, the Biden Administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan DID embolden our enemies. 

It's unnerving to hear otherwise.

[Bruno Tertrais @BrunoTertrais]

Russia at work. Homs (Syria) / Bakhmout (Ukraine).

[Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB]

Today I am attending the G1 summit.

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

A Must Read

[Yasmina @yasminalombaert]

A real bad weekend for pariah Putin.

The Saudis invited President Zelensky as a guest of honour at the Arab League summit on Friday. Putin was not invited.

On Friday the China-Central Asia Summit was successfully held in Xi’an. Putin was not invited and he desperately send them greetings.

Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is taking his pitch for support beyond his western allies with a scene-stealing appearance at the G7 summit, confronting the leaders of India and Brazil after they chose not to back sanctions against Russia.

The US has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to enhance the country's air defence.

Putin’s effort to shore up more friends in the South Caucasus by scrapping visa requirements for Georgian nationals and lifting a four-year ban on direct flights to the country also didn’t appear to go as smoothly as Putin may has hoped. The first flight that landed Friday in Georgia was met with protests.

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

References:

1989 Taif Agreement that brought an end to Lebanese Civil War which led to peace & prosperity until PM Rafic Hariri was assassinated by Hezbollah & Assad regime

2002 Arab Peace Initiative: It remains the most viable despite existence of Abrahamic Accords

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

#SaudiArabia has shown the world that:
In 2017, they organized a special summit under the motto ‘Together we Prevail’ as an outreach to US (to repair the damage caused by Obama administration) by bringing together GCC, Arab League & OIC /1

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

Today, #SaudiArabia is the strongest entity diplomatically, economically as well as domestically unlike Egypt, Turkey and Iran

And being the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques adds more to their strengths /End

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

🧵 on #JeddahSummit #قمة_جدة

[MidEast Observer @observatory_me]

#SaudiArabia has shown the world that:
In 2017, they organized a special summit under the motto ‘Together we Prevail’ as an outreach to US (to repair the damage caused by Obama administration) by bringing together GCC, Arab League & OIC /1