A Episode 9: Saudi Arabia Played a Prominent Role with the US in Resolving Missile Crisis with Israel Memoirs of Abdel-Halim Khaddam Tuesday, 4 May, 2021 - 11:15 Late US President Ronald Reagan, late Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, and late Syrian Foreign Minister Abdel-Halim Khaddam at the White House in Washington in 1982 (Asharq Al-Awsat). London - Asharq Al-Awsat
In the summer of 1981, Israel shot down two Syrian helicopters over Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, which were on a combat mission against the Lebanese Forces in Zahle and Sannine. Syria responded by introducing SAM anti-aircraft missiles into the area.
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin reacted by threatening to hit these missiles with “special means” unless Damascus removed them. The military situation became tense and reached the brink of war, as Syria refused to comply wi
BEIRUT: Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki has called for “patience, political will and more communication” to break Lebanon’s political deadlock.
Speaking on the second day of his visit to the crisis-wracked country, Zaki said that “everyone is still insisting on their positions” and that urgent action is needed to find a political solution.
“The worst is yet to come, and action must be taken before it is too late,” he warned.
Zaki’s visit was preceded by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s arrival on Wednesday amid Arab efforts to help end the political impasse in Lebanon.
The Arab League official voiced his support for Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai’s call for “a neutral Lebanon,” a plea that sparked an internal dispute in the country.
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CAIRO, March 3 (Xinhua) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held on Wednesday their first meeting after the two countries signed a reconciliation agreement in January to end a three-year rift.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 155th ordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers which kicked off Wednesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
The meeting came days after official delegations from Egypt and Qatar met on Feb. 23 in Kuwait during which the two sides discussed mechanisms needed to enhance future joint work after the signing of the Kuwaiti-sponsored reconciliation deal in Al-Ula city of Saudi Arabia in January.
WAM The UAE says collaborative Arab action is needed to confront the challenges besetting the region, including the fight to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Addressing the Arab League Council meeting in Cairo, the UAE Minister of State, Khalifa Shaheen Almarar, stressed the need for solidarity to combat the pandemic.
Almarar also urged the nations to develop a sustainable mechanism aimed at accelerating the vaccine rollout to survive the health crisis.
He went on to state the UAE s position on a number of issues, including the Palestinian cause, the situations in Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Sudan and Syria, as well as the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and foreign interference in the League s internal affairs.