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A Episode Eight Monday, 3 May, 2021 - 10:45
An archive photo of the late President Hafez al-Assad and his deputy, Abdel-Halim Khaddam, at a meeting (Asharq Al-Awsat). London- Asharq Al-Awsat
In this eighth episode of the memoirs of Abdel-Halim Khaddam, published by Asharq Al-Awsat, the late Syrian vice-president narrates the decisive moments of the military intervention in Lebanon in 1976, the parallel contacts that took place between Syria and the Arab countries to form an Arab deterrent force, in addition to the role of the Syrian forces.
He says: “In light of the insistence of the Palestinian leadership and the allied Lebanese parties on continuing the fighting and the refusal to lift the siege on Zahle and the Christian villages in the north of Lebanon, and in the face of all the damage inflicted on the Lebanese people… the Syrian military intervention became urgent to st
Cairo: Qatar has voiced support for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s call for “normal relations” with Iran.
“We back His Highness Saudi Crown Prince’s call for a foreign policy based on principles of good neighbourliness and dialogue in the region, including with Iran,” Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman said on Twitter.
“Adhering to the UN charter, respect for sovereignty of states and non-interference in their affairs are fundamentals of the civilised countries,” the Qatari official added.
The Saudi Crown Prince said this week that his country is interested in “normal relations” with Iran, but blamed the latter’s “negative behaviour” for straining their links.
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