Russia will not bear the failure of its efforts to impose a political settlement

On Saturday morning, the Arab newspapers touched upon the meeting of the so-called Constitutional Committee, as well as to the Iraqi demonstrations

AL-Sharq Al-Awsat: Russia "cannot bear the failure" of the efforts to settle the Syrian conflict

In this context, "Al-Sharq al-Awsat" after imposing itself as a major military force in the field, Russia is devoting its role today as a pivotal player leading efforts to reach a political settlement that will shape the Syria's future after the war.

The Syrian Constitutional Committee, which emerged from a conference hosted by Russia, was emerged on Wednesday at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, the most prominent supporters of the Syrian regime, in early 2018, in the framework of Astana-sponsored talks with Moscow, an ally of the regime, and Ankara, supporting the opposition.

"Today, Russia is guiding the constitutional process and has led the idea of forming a constitutional committee," researcher Samuel Ramani told AFP. "Any breach that it has made after the failure of the Geneva rounds and previous settlements would greatly enhance its standing."

Moscow is doing its best, according to analysts, to make the Geneva process a success, because its failure means that after it rescued the regime militarily it did not succeed in gaining international recognition, which could embarrass Russia, which wants to play the UN game, albeit on its own terms.

Iraqi massive crowds in central Baghdad in the largest protest in 16 years

Thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad yesterday to demand the departure of the political elite in an event described as the biggest day of popular anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein 16 years ago.

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in different parts of Iraq, yesterday, for the eighth consecutive day, to confirm their demands to overthrow the government and dissolve parliament, and amend the provisions of the Iraqi constitution.

From last night until yesterday, thousands of demonstrators flocked to the demonstration squares in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, and in other squares in a number of provinces, in an unprecedented scene in Iraq, carrying only the flags of Iraq, chanting one slogan: toppling the current Iraqi government and dissolving the parliament, and the amendment of paragraphs in the Iraqi Constitution. "

Al-Bayan: Libya: Erdogan's statements violate the Charter of the United Nations

The Libyan Foreign Ministry expressed its rejection and condemnation of what it called the repeated and false statements of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who claims the existence of historical rights of his country in Libya.

The Committee considered in a statement, which received «Al-Bayan» copy, that these statements violate the Charter of the United Nations and the right of peoples to self-determination and a return to the colonial spirit rejected by international norms and conventions, pointing out that these statements violate the right of the Libyan people to self-determination and ignored the struggle of Libyans Long and painstaking.

The committee stressed that the link between Libya and the Turkish state ended with the Treaty of Oshi Lausanne, in which the Ottoman authorities handed over the Libyans to the Italian colony, and regretted that the Turkish political leadership had damaged the relations between the Libyan and Turkish peoples with their suspicious ties and destructive policies, according to the statement.

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ANHA