Arab press: A state of anxiety in Damascus; Turkey establishes a permanent presence in western Libya

On Monday morning, Arab press focused on the data war between businessman Rami Makhlouf and the Syrian authorities, in addition to the Libyan battles, and the Iraqi issue. 

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: Worsening anxiety in Damascus after the "data war"

The Arab newspapers published this morning on the Syrian issue dealt with several topics, the most prominent of which was the dispute between Rami Makhlouf and the Syrian authorities. In this context, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said, "There was a state of anxiety in Damascus, with the interaction of the case of businessman Rami Makhlouf, and the exchange of" data war "between him and The state telecommunications corporation, due to the payment by Syria Tel of its payments to the public treasury.

After Makhlouf, the cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, in a video clip broadcast on Sunday, warned of the collapse of "the Syrian economy and other things", in the event that "Syria Tel", the subject of the conflict, was damaged yesterday, he continued his escalation with his post on his Facebook account, a document and an explanation "lying" In them, what the Communications Commission said about his company’s refusal to pay the sums due to it to the public treasury ». The document disclosed by Makhlouf is officially registered on the tenth of May, showing the willingness of Syria Tel, which owns most of its shares, to pay the sums imposed on it, and requests the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to “determine the amount of the first payment, the amounts of other installments, and the benefits arising therefrom”.

Makhlouf deplored the publication by the postal and telecommunications regulatory authority of a "reversal" of the contents of his company's book. For its part, the "Authority" responded to Makhlouf with a document issued on May 16 from the management of the "Syriatel" company, signed by 5 managers to inform the "Telecommunications Regulatory Authority" of their approval of its requests, and Chairman of the Board Rami Makhlouf refused, granting them the authority to sign the agreement. Makhlouf yesterday appointed his son Ali as a member of the board of directors instead of his brother Ihab.

In addition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the number of detainees from Makhlouf institutions is 60, after its third appearance on Sunday.

Al-Arab: the control of al-Wattia establishes a permanent Turkish presence in western Libya

Regarding the Libyan issue, Al-Arab newspaper said, "The collapse of al-Wattia military base, in the hands of the Syrian Brotherhood and mercenary militias, establishes a permanent Turkish military presence in Libya, as all speculation is directed towards Turkey placing its hand on the base after its control of the rest of the bases in the western region (Mitiga and Misrata) in addition to an airport. Zuwara.

This development will change the balance of power equations in western Libya, where the pro-Turkish government-backed militias will be able to attack the army forces in all the cities of the Libyan west where they are present, especially south of Tripoli and Tarhuna.

This will not be limited to the Libyan West only, but will also include the entire region in connection with the strategic dimensions of this base, and therefore what happened is not isolated from the plans of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to find military bases in the region expressed during his previous visits to Tunisia, Algeria and Chad, in an endeavor to impose rules of engagement with new accounts that compensate him for his loss to Suakin base in northeastern Sudan, on the western coast of the Red Sea.

The collapse of al-Wattia will enable the Turks to tighten their control over the entire Libyan-Tunisian-Algerian border triangle, given that al-Qaeda is strategically located to cover most of the areas of that triangle, which raises the level of concern in the region.

The timing of the Brotherhood's militia entering al-Wattia base, which came after a phone call made by Erdogan to Fayez al-Sarraj on Sunday night - Monday, invites him to visit Turkey to discuss the executive steps of the memoranda of understanding on security and military cooperation signed between them last November, this fear that made many of observers do not exclude the possibility of handing al-Sarraj al-Wattia base to Erdogan, who dreams of expanding his country’s influence in all of the Maghreb region.

A retired Libyan army officer residing in the Zintan region close to al-Wattia told Al-Arab that the fall of al-Wattia base was an unexpected military surprise, at least during this week, given the resistance shown by the Libyan army units stationed at the base in the face of repeated attacks led by officers. Turks based in al-Ejailat.

He revealed that, contrary to what Osama al-Juwaili said, and after him Fayez al-Sarraj, the Turks were the first to enter the base of al-Wattia, where he was seen in the early morning hours of Monday, a quad of six black four-wheel-drive cars, of the bullet-proof type, most likely to be military officers from Turkish intelligence, this base, which was empty of the army forces, withdrew towards Zintan.

Al-Bayan: A missile landed in the vicinity of the American embassy in Baghdad

In Iraq, Al-Bayan newspaper said, "A missile landed on Monday-Tuesday night in the vicinity of the American embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, according to security sources told AFP.

This new attack against US interests is the 28th of its kind in seven months in a country where a government has been formed for nearly two weeks and has been described as capable of improving relations with Washington and easing tensions between the United States and Iran in Iraq.

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Arab newspapers: a state of anxiety in Damascus, and Turkey establishes a permanent presence in western Libya

Anxiety has increased in the Syrian capital, Damascus, due to the data war between businessman Rami Makhlouf and the Syrian authorities, while observers believe that Turkey's control of the Al-Wattia base is establishing a permanent presence in western Libya, while rocket attacks continue on the perimeter of the American embassy in Iraq.

 World and Middle East May 19, 2020, Tuesday - 09:08 2020-05-19T09: 08: 00 News Center

Today, the Arab newspapers touched on the data war between businessman Rami Makhlouf and the Syrian authorities, in addition to the Libyan battles, and the Iraqi issue.

Middle East: Worsening anxiety in Damascus after the "data war"

The Arab newspapers published this morning on the Syrian issue dealt with several topics, the most prominent of which was the dispute between Rami Makhlouf and the Syrian authorities. In this context, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said, "There was a state of anxiety in Damascus, with the interaction of the case of businessman Rami Makhlouf, and the exchange of" data war "between him and The state telecommunications corporation, due to the payment by Syriatel of its payments to the public treasury.

After Makhlouf, the cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, in a video clip broadcast on Sunday, warned of the collapse of "the Syrian economy and other things", in the event that "Syriatel", the subject of the conflict, was damaged yesterday, he continued his escalation with his post on his Facebook account, a document and an explanation "lying" In them, what the Communications Commission said about his company’s refusal to pay the sums due to it to the public treasury ». The document disclosed by Makhlouf is officially registered on the tenth of May, showing the willingness of Syriatel, which owns most of its shares, to pay the sums imposed on it, and requests the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to “determine the amount of the first payment, the amounts of other installments, and the benefits arising therefrom”. .

Makhlouf deplored the publication by the postal and telecommunications regulatory authority of a "reversal" of the contents of his company's book. For its part, the "Authority" responded to Makhlouf with a document issued on May 16 from the management of the "Syriatel" company, signed by 5 managers to inform the "Telecommunications Regulatory Authority" of their approval of its requests, and Chairman of the Board Rami Makhlouf refused, granting them the authority to sign the agreement. Makhlouf yesterday appointed his son Ali as a member of the board of directors instead of his brother Ihab.

In addition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the number of detainees from Makhlouf institutions is 60, after its third appearance on Sunday.

The Arabs: The fall of the patriotism establishes a permanent Turkish presence in western Libya

Regarding the Libyan issue, Al-Arab newspaper said, "The fall of the al-Wataya military base in the hands of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood and mercenaries establishes a permanent Turkish military presence in Libya, as all speculation is directed towards Turkey placing its hand on the base after its control of the rest of the bases in the western region (Maitika and Misrata) in addition to an airport. Zuwara.

This development will change the balance of power equations in western Libya, where the pro-Turkish government-backed militias will be able to attack the army forces in all the cities of the Libyan west where they are present, especially south of Tripoli and Tarhuna.

This will not be limited to the Libyan West only, but will also include the entire region in connection with the strategic dimensions of this base, and therefore what happened is not isolated from the plans of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to find military bases in the region expressed during his previous visits to Tunisia, Algeria and Chad, in an endeavor To impose rules of engagement with new accounts that compensate him for his loss to Suakin base in northeastern Sudan, on the western coast of the Red Sea.

The fall of the patriotism will enable the Turks to tighten their control over the entire Libyan-Tunisian-Algerian border triangle, given that al-Qaeda is strategically located to cover most of the areas of that triangle, which raises the level of concern in the region.

The timing of the Brotherhood's militia entering the al-Watiyah base, which came after a phone call by Erdogan with Fayez al-Sarraj on Sunday night - Monday, invites him to visit Turkey to discuss the executive steps of the memoranda of understanding on security and military cooperation signed between them last November, this fear that made many Observers do not exclude the possibility of handing al-Sarraj al-Wataya base to Erdogan, who dreams of expanding his country’s influence in all of the Maghreb region.

And this situation refers to the beginning of the formation of a new scene with accounts and messages that are not without challenge and provocation in which Turkey will try to push towards making Al-Sarraj comply with its desires, using all of the papers that it thinks are working or serve their interests, without being aware of the upcoming results and repercussions.

A retired Libyan army officer residing in the Zintan region close to Al-Watiyah told Al-Arab that the fall of Al-Wataya base was an unexpected military surprise, at least during this week, given the resistance shown by the Libyan army units stationed at the base in the face of repeated attacks led by officers. Turks based in Al-Ejailat.

He revealed that, contrary to what Osama Al-Juwaili said, and after him Fayez al-Sarraj, the Turks were the first to enter the base of the Watiyah, where he was seen in the early morning hours of Monday, a quad of six black four-wheel-drive cars, of the type bulletproof, likely to be military officers From Turkish intelligence, this base, which was empty of the army forces, withdrew towards Zintan.

The statement: A missile landed in the vicinity of the American embassy in Baghdad

In Iraq, Al-Bayan newspaper said, "A missile landed on Monday-Tuesday night in the vicinity of the American embassy in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, according to security sources told AFP.

This new attack against US interests is the 28th of its kind in seven months in a country where a government has been formed for nearly two weeks and has been described as capable of improving relations with Washington and easing tensions between the United States and Iran in Iraq.