...home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade....
to 16 months that end with the termination of UNIFIL's mission in Lebanon, the PSP's al-Anbaa news portal reported on Friday.
''This means that the government's welcoming of the Lebanese Army's plan in the Sep. 5 session was not a retreat nor a compromise, but rather confirmation of the decisions of the Aug. 5 and 7 sessions with international support and embracement and a more diplomatic language,'' al-Anbaa added.
Le Drian's talks in Lebanon ''apparently carried foreign satisfaction with the Lebanese government's decisions, accompanied by a plan of additional military and economic support that enables the government to continue the implementation of its security and reform plans,'' the news portal said.
''The five-nation group that supports Lebanon and the countries sponsoring the ceasefire agreement have agreed to give the Lebanese army and government an additional 16-month grace period during which the Lebanese Army extends its control over all military posts in Lebanon and completes the plan of removing or containing illegal weapons, including Hezbollah's arms,'' al-Anbaa reported.
In his meetings, Le Drian focused on the ongoing preparations for holding an international conference for supporting the Lebanese Army in November, with approval and attendance from the U.S., La Belle France and Saudi Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula, largely made up of sand and oil rigs. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual haj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Formerly dictatorial and steeped in Olde Tyme Religion, deferring to Salafist holy men on all issues, it has now done a 180 and is making a serious effort to modernize, so as not to be left in the sand by its Gulf Arab neighbors. The holy men have been shoved to the background and the nation is now still dictatorial but somewhat rational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start..., after the U.S. Congress approved $14.2 million for supporting the army, unnamed sources told al-Anbaa.