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[Regnum] The authorities of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have decided to form a confederation of Sahel states, France Presse (AFP) reported on July 6, citing a statement by the leaders of these African countries.
Brilliant idea. The United Arab Republic (Egypt plus Syria) lasted for an entire three years, so this is sure to be a winner.
At least these are on the same continent.
The article specifies that this decision was made following the results of the 1st summit of the Alliance of Sahel States held in Niamey, which was attended by the leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
Thus, following the summit, a statement was adopted stating that the countries had decided to take another step towards greater integration. To this end, they concluded an agreement to create a confederation between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
There are 12 countries in the Sahel region of Africa.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in mid-March, the Niger authorities broke the agreement with the United States, which allowed American troops to be on the territory of the West African country. A representative of the new Niger authorities explained that this decision was made after Washington violated diplomatic protocol.
In May, Reuters reported, citing a Pentagon spokesman, that Russian troops had appeared in Niger's capital Niamey, on the grounds of an air base housing U.S. troops. The move followed a decision by Nigerien authorities to expel nearly 1,000 U.S. troops from the country.
In June, the United States officially began withdrawing its troops from Niger. According to the chief of staff of the republic's ground forces, Colonel Mamane Sani Kiau, 269 American troops and 946 tons of military equipment have already left the country.
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It'll never work. They have no beaches.
Ergo, all drug 'imports' will hit the beach then require surreptitious offloading and land transport.
No competition for the coastal operatives.
[GEO.TV] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
...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 Frational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start... 's king and crown prince congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran's president, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.
"I affirm my keenness on developing and deepening the relations between our countries and people and serve our mutual interests," SPA quoted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
...Crown Prince and modernizer of Saudi Arabia as of 2016. The Turks hate him, so he must be all right, despite the occasional brutal murder of Qatar-owned journalists... as saying.
In March 2023, Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... and Saudi Arabia signed a landmark China-brokered deal to re-establish relations after years of regional rivalry.
Friday's run-off vote was between Pezeshkian, the sole moderate in the original field of four candidates, and hardline former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili.
Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old cardiac surgeon, has pledged to promote a pragmatic foreign policy, ease tensions over now-stalled negotiations with major powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact and improve prospects for social liberalisation and political pluralism.
However many Iranians are sceptical about his ability to fulfil his campaign promises as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...> , not the president, is the ultimate authority in the Islamic Theocratic Republic.
"Dear people of Iran, the election is over, and this is just the beginning of our working together. A difficult road is ahead. It can only be smooth with your cooperation, empathy and trust," Pezeshkian said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
"I extend my hand to you and swear on my honour that I will not abandon you on this path. Do not abandon me."
Turnout was almost 50% in Friday's vote, following historically low turnout in the first round ballot on June 28, when over 60% of Iranian voters abstained. The election was called after President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash in May.
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If they want to develop better relations w Iran, the Saudis will have to ignore the anti Sunni laws in Iran
similarly Iran will have to ignore the anti Shite laws in Saudi Arabia
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If you have a strong horse vs. a dog faced pony soldier...
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[KavkazUzel] The niqab problem is far-fetched for Russia, but its ban in Dagestan and Karachay-Cherkessia will be followed by an attack on the hijab and other attributes of Islam, Islamic scholars interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" are sure. The discussion about the niqab has become a test of society's reaction to a sensitive issue, but it is unlikely to be followed by a ban on the hijab, their colleague objected.
As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Karachay-Cherkessia (SAM KCR) banned the wearing of niqabs "until the threats are eliminated and a new theological conclusion is reached." The chairman of the presidium of the SAM KCR, Ismail Berdiev, explained the decision by the corresponding resolution of the Coordination Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus, which he also heads.
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[FoxNews] The Biden administration recently allowed Iranian citizens to vote in the totalitarian regime's sham presidential election from makeshift booths in a handful of U.S. hotels, drawing the ire of the terror-sponsoring nation's critics.
Biden green-lighted Iranian regime voting stations across America for election of the president of the Islamic Republic. The contest on Friday resulted in the victory of Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon, over the former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Pezeshkian secured secured 53.3% of the vote while Jalili received 44.3%.
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fwiw, the elections in Iran require voters to have an Iranian National ID and the voting is manual
ironically far more secure than in the USA
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^They just use different control methods to maintain pretense of democracy.
[IsraelTimes] Officials had long claimed explosion which killed 91 in Tyre was a gas leak, but investigation headed by former general finds intentional attack to be far more likely
After more than 41 years, a new commission of inquiry into a deadly explosion at Israel’s military headquarters in Tyre during the First Leb ...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the 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. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers... War has determined that the blast was a suicide kaboom, officials said Wednesday
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...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 Frational. That doesn't make them trustworthy, but it's a start...
...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the 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. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
