​​​​​​​Arab press: A Shiite split in southern Iraq, Turkey seeks to thwart the Libyan solution

On Monday, Arab newspapers touched upon the Syrian situation, in addition to the crises in Iraq and Libya.

'Rami Makhlouf admits defeat'

The beginning of the Syrian issue, and in this context Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper said: “The Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, the cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who was the front of the economic system, admitted his“ defeat ”in front of Assad yesterday, and announced in a post on his Facebook account », His surrender to what he called the“ judgment ”of fate, recognizing the measures and decisions issued against him, such as seizing his money, appointing a judicial guard over his largest company, preventing him from traveling, preventing government institutions from contracting with him, in addition to other measures.

Makhlouf wrote that he has nothing but "patience with the judgment of fate in order to be able to continue life." He added, "For those who want to continue his life, he must be patient for his fate."

'Shiite split in southern Iraq'

Regarding the Iraqi issue, Al-Arab newspaper said: “The bloody events that accompanied the demonstrations of the followers of Muqtada al-Sadr and the popular movement against them in Nasiriyah perpetuated the divergence between the leader of the Sadrist movement and the head of the Iraqi government, Mustafa al-Kazimi, after it appeared at least on the surface that they shared a lack of direct affiliation with the elite that fought The failed experience of governance over the past seventeen years.

And added, "It seemed that al-Sadr was taking the initiative from the Al-Kazemi government as he intervened to suppress the protesters in Nasiriyah two days ago, causing dozens of dead and wounded in their ranks, just because they criticized his volatile stances towards participating in the elections.

For observers, al-Sadr, who places himself in the status of holiness and wants to be always above criticism, is betting on the confusion of the team surrounding Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and his divisions over the ideal way to deal with Al-Sadr.

And it seems from the confused performance of Al-Kazemi's team that part of it wants an open confrontation with Al-Sadr, while another team prefers to avoid the religious leader because of his popularity and his ability to move an influential part of the street in Baghdad and the south, as he did in his Friday parade.

When Al-Kazemi decided to regain the initiative in Nasiriyah, observers were divided in reading the motives of the government’s actions, as some saw that the Prime Minister slapped al-Sadr through a statement that included biting signals to the leader of the Sadrist movement, and the formation of a committee headed by Qassem al-Araji to restore security to Nasiriyah.

But another part went that Al-Kazemi's actions came in response to the content of the last tweet he posted late on Saturday evening, and included an explicit request from the government “to abide by its duties and impose security and law, otherwise it falls short in front of God and the people.” Al-Sadr spoke in a language that observers described as transcendent about the conditions of Nasiriyah, less than two days after his supporters were involved in a massacre against the city's protesters.

Commenting on these events and positions, an Iraqi observer said that it would be difficult to imagine any future relationship between al-Sadr and al-Kazemi, considering that each of them has his own political project.

'Under Turkish direction, the Brotherhood seeks to thwart reconciliation in Libya'

In Libya, Al-Bayan newspaper said: “At a time when most Libyans welcome the concrete steps taken by the political parties on the road to a political solution and national reconciliation, and to turn the page of the ten-year war, Turkey and Qatar, and behind them the forces of extremism and warlords, seek to obstruct those steps, from during more maneuvers aimed at thwarting internal and external efforts to overcome the crisis.

The Speaker of Parliament, Counselor Aguila Saleh, called for an end to external interference aimed at igniting the war again, and Saleh stressed that the members of the Political Dialogue Forum should give priority to the national interest over the personality, indicating that there are parallel tracks being held in order to thwart the political dialogue.

Observers believe that the results of the Tangier meetings of the members of the House of Representatives were not without traps that were tightly laid with the aim of extending the crisis, which was warned by the Speaker of the Council, Aguila Saleh, who did not participate in those meetings, and considered it a parallel path to the forum of political dialogue that took place in Tunis, before he He continues his video consultations, in order to find the best way to elect new leaderships to the executive authority.

Those interested in Libyan affairs confirm that the Tangier meetings witnessed attempts by the Brotherhood and those allied with them from representatives with regional and regional leanings, and associated with the Turkish intervention, to control the scene, in preparation for a coup aimed at overthrowing the speaker of the Council, Aguila Saleh, during the Ghadames session, which MP Ziad Daghim said. It is being prepared for by the so-called parallel Parliament of Tripoli.

The deputy in the Libyan Parliament, Ali Al-Takbali, expressed his surprise that the final statement of the Tangier meetings did not include any reference to external interference, especially the Turkish, which remains a stumbling block to the efforts of a peaceful solution.

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ANHA