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Saudi Says it will Take Arms Bound for Lebanon
[An Nahar] Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's foreign minister said Saturday the kingdom will keep French military supplies previously intended for Leb under a $3 billion aid program, as Riyadh toughens its stance against Hizbullah ... Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory... Last month the oil-rich Gulf state halted the program in protest against Hizbullah, which Saudi bitterly opposes. "We didn't stop the contract. It's just going to Saudi Arabia, not to Hizbullah," Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said at a news conference in Gay Paree. "We have a situation where Leb's decisions have been hijacked by Hizbullah. The contracts will be completed but the clients will be the Saudi military." On Wednesday the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council declared Hizbullah a "terrorist" group in the latest step against the party as ties between its main backer Iran and regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia deteriorate. Gulf monarchies had already sanctioned Hizbullah in 2013 in reprisal for its armed intervention in Syria. Last week Riyadh upped measures against the group, freezing assets and prohibiting dealings with three Lebanese nationals and four companies. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-06 |
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