Was The GCC Reconciliation Summit A Pause Or A Breakthrough?
January 19, 2021 | By Alberto M. Fernandez
Artwork by Saudi artist Basma al-Balawi celebrating the 41st GCC Summit at Al-Ula
The recent reconciliation among feuding Gulf states is potentially a positive, hopeful step. Whether engineered by self-interest, last-gasp Trump administration diplomacy, or fear of a new Democratic administration in Washington, it was an effort to repair a painful and costly episode in regional history. The 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit at Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia ostensibly healed a breach that had last for over three years as Qatar faced off against four opponents – Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. The concluding Al-Ula Declaration, aimed at bolstering GCC unity, was diplomatic boilerplate.[1] But the actual steps of restoring air and land transport (by the anti-Qatar bloc) and the freezing of some international lawsuits (by Qatar) were more tangible.
A Telegram channel affiliated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq shares photos showing U.S soldiers and armored vehicles in Taji base, north Baghdad, claims they were hacked by its cyber team.
The Gulf Reconciliation: A Resounding Qatari Victory, Or A Temporary Truce In The Gulf?
January 19, 2021 | By Y. Yehoshua
Introduction
The summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held on January 5, 2021 in the Saudi city of Al-Ula, announced a reconciliation among the Gulf countries and the start of a new era in the region. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, known as the Arab Quartet, ended their economic and diplomatic boycott of Qatar that lasted more than three years. Led by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the move to lift the boycott was mediated by Kuwait and followed heavy pressure from the outgoing Trump administration, especially from Trump s son-in-law Jared Kushner. To date, the understandings that led to the Gulf reconciliation have not been disclosed.
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Houthi Minister Of Health Dr. Taha Al-Mutawakkil: COVID-19 Is An American-Led, Global Conspiracy To Finish Off Middle, Low Classes
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Source: Al-Eman TV (Yemen)
Houthi Minister of Health Dr. Taha Al-Mutawakkil said that COVID-19 is a conspiracy with the goal of finishing off the low and middle classes and bringing them under the thumb of American-controlled companies. Dr. Al-Mutawakkil spoke at a Sanaa Friday sermon, which was delivered on Al-Eman TV (Yemen) on January 8, 2021. He said that America is ruled by a global, Zionist, Freemason gang that controls the U.S. government. Dr. Al-Mutawakkil said that America created the United Nations, which it used to invade and kill the nations, plunder their resources and kill their women. He added that it had created the World Bank which is like a large whale that devours the resources of nations in order to make the poor even poorer. For more about Dr. Al-Mutawakkil, see MEMRI TV clips No. 8550 and 7893.
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Iraqi-American Activist And Fromer Miss Iraq Sarah Idan: Iraq Should Be Independent From Iranian influence, Militias; I Want To Facilitate Peace Between Muslims And Jews, Arab Countries And Israel
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Source: Al-Arabiya Network (Dubai/Saudi Arabia)
Former Miss Iraq Sarah Idan spoke about her experience as a former beauty queen, who is now a peace activist on Al-Arabiya Network (Dubai/Saudi Arabia) on January 12, 2021. She said that she founded the Humanity Forward organization in order to improve relations between Jews and Muslims and facilitate peace between Arab countries and Israel. She said that many Iraqi activists support her cause and understand that Israel is not an enemy of Iraq. Idan explained that she cannot visit Iraq today, because activists who have criticized the militias in Iraq have been killed. Sarah Idan was crowned Miss Universe Iraq in 2017. During the Miss Universe competition, she posted a photo of herself with Miss Universe Israel.