Arab press: Turkish lira invades northern Syria, Baghdad rejected Hakan Fidan's demands

On Saturday morning, Arab press focused on the Turkish incursion into Syria, as well as the Iraqi situation and the intension between Ankara and Beirut.

Al-Sharq al-Awsat: The Turkish lira "penetrates" into northern Syria

The Arab newspapers published this morning on the Syrian issue dealt with several topics, the most prominent of which was the economic situation. In this context, Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper said, "The Turkish lira started to" penetrate "in northern Syria after the decision of military factions and opposition local councils supported by Ankara, to encourage its circulation instead of the Syrian pound. Whose exchange rate has deteriorated against the US dollar in recent days. "

The newspaper added, " Syrian pound has deteriorated, so the opposition institutions, both military and civilian, were quick to adopt the Turkish lira."

"The economic situation in northern Syria has become absolutely linked to the Turkish economy," said human rights activist Akram Junaid.

In Damascus, sources told Al-Sharq al-Awsat that the slight improvement in the exchange of the lira in the past few days is due to the pumping of dollars of businessmen into the market and the confiscation of other quantities, in addition to the tightening of the "Central Bank of Syria" control of money transfers flowing from abroad. And it fell to 2,400 pounds per dollar, after it had reached 3,400 last Monday.

Al-Arab: Hakan Fidan explores Turkey's role in Iraq's future

On the Iraqi issue, Al-Arab newspaper said, "The head of Turkish intelligence, Hakan Fidan, made a secret visit to Baghdad, during which he met a number of Iraqi officials in conjunction with the start of the first round of dialogue between Iraq and the United States, to develop relations between the two countries."

"Al-Arab" learned from well-informed sources in Baghdad that "Fidan's visit to Baghdad was aimed at exploring the internal political atmosphere surrounding the Iraqi-American dialogue, whose first trips resulted in the commitment of the United States to reduce its military presence in Iraq."

The sources said, "Turkey is trying to exploit the relations that Fidan had with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi when he was head of the intelligence service in his country, to ensure its interests in Iraq, which is reorganizing his economic priorities in partnership with the United States."

The sources revealed that the Iraqi government refused, on its part, to announce the visit of the Turkish official to Baghdad, as it refused to grant Ankara any guarantees regarding the continuation of economic relations between the two countries according to its current form, as Iraq imports billions of dollars of goods annually from Turkey, without exporting anything to them, as well as Turkish companies obtain billions of dollars in annual contracts to implement projects within different Iraqi sectors, without contributing to the Iraqi internal economy.

Informed sources in Baghdad said, "The Turkish intelligence official conveyed his country's concerns about the inclusion of its interests in Iraq with any reform plans, at the level of changing the rules of Iraqi import from Turkey, or the fate of Turkish companies that run broad business in the areas of construction, energy, furniture and heavy equipment inside Iraq."

Okaz: "Malicious Ottoman." Erdogan groaned

On the Turkish issue, Okaz newspaper said, “The malicious Ottoman” this description was not just two words passing through a Lebanese TV program, and they were echoed by the pain of Erdogan’s regime and recited old wounds. On what it considered an "insult" to its president, it is required to interfere with the Ministry of Information with the competent authorities to ensure what it called "due respect" for the President of Turkey, who lost his involvement in the Turkish people and drained his fortunes in wars that have no relationship, respect for the interior and exterior. "

The former Lebanese minister, Weam Wahhab, described during the meeting on "al-Jadid TV (Wednesday)" the Turkish president "the malicious Ottoman," Weam Wahhab, who is the head of the Arab Unification Party, warned of Erdogan's danger, after which the presenter of the Lebanese media program, Nishan, received a message that she described as a refuge, and considering that he is Lebanese of Armenian origins, he replied that Erdogan was "the son of a sinister million."

Last year, Lebanon witnessed an accident, the first of its kind, in a mass march in which about 15,000 people participated and in the presence of Armenian parties, during which the Turkish flag was burned and Ankara was demanded to recognize the massacres of Armenians that occurred more than 100 years ago.

Researchers estimate the number of Armenian victims between 1 and 1.5 million in 1915, a stigma that has haunted Turkey so far. About 31 countries, including the United States, recognize the Armenian genocide. The "Tashnaq" party, the largest Armenian party in Lebanon, called on the Lebanese government to adopt April 24 as a national day to commemorate the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.

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