The Americans trying to replace the system of brotherly succession in Saudi Arabia.

 The Americans are desperately trying to consolidate the Saudi monarchy into one family, to replace the system of brotherly succession that has been the norm in the last 70 years but which involves uncertainty and instability at the time of succession.

Different factions in Washington had favored different candidates for this project with the Democrats and intelligence deep state favoring the now sidelined Muhammad bin Nayef and the neocons and Israelis favoring Muhammad bin Salman.

Bin Salman arrested Bin Nayef and it seems this issue has been settled for the time being with even once very influential and elder princes such as Bandar bin Sultan now coming and pledging allegiance with bended back to Bin Salman so they won't also end up as permanent guests in luxury hotels.

If change is going happen, it will probably come from out of the Saudi tribe.

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aid to Gaza's 1.3 million refugees - CUT!

'When the aid stops, God help us'

Courtesy Washington Post ~ Published on Nov 13, 2018 - The Trump Administration has cut all funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which serves millions of Palestinian refugees. The move will hit Gaza the hardest, where 70 percent of residents rely on the agency for food, medicine, jobs and education. Critics warn the move could fuel further unrest

Stupid Wars

Running according to Zionist's plans? 

 extracted from crosstalks - Stupid Wars Tribunal Ken O'Keefe edits. 

Coverage of more than a decade of conspiracy for Wars in the middle East!

As the same establishment press that sold the public the Iraq WMD lies "breaks" the "news" that Bush and Blair planned the invasion in advance, James shows the documents we've had for a decade telling us the exact same thing. And people wonder why trust in media is at an all-time low...

'An Islamic View of the Christian World' By Shaikh Imran Hosein

Published on 18 Mar 2015 - This lecture restricts itself to establishing the foundation from the Qur'an for friendly ties between Muslims and Orthodox Christians in particular, but does not as yet address the subject of an alliance that is divinely-ordained. That will be addressed in the second recording Insha Allah. 

 This recording also offers a view concerning a Christian response to usury and to bogus paper money which can instantaneously electrify the entire world of Islam in a manner that would cause eternal dismay to our mutual enemies, and would significantly advance the cause of an alliance between Islam and RUM.

Wesley Clark: "Our friends and allies funded ISIS to destroy Hezbollah"

Israel’s Netanyahu hails Jonathan as Nigeria pulls last-minute surprise to block Palestinian UN resolution

Vote on the resolution:
China - y France - y Russian Federation - y Argentina (2014) - y Chad (2015) - y Chile (2015) - y Jordan (2015) - y Luxembourg (2014) - y

United States - n Australia (2014) - n

Lithuania (2015) - a United Kingdom - a Nigeria (2015) - a Republic of Korea (2014) - a Rwanda (2014) - a As of 1 Jan 2015, Rwanda, S. Korea, Australia and Luxemburg are gone, replaced by Venezuela, Angola and Malaysia and Spain. It would have carried, and the US would have been alone (11-1-3) and forced to veto. 

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The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, praised President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday, after Nigeria pulled a last-minute surprise that helped thwart a resolution calling for an end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory by 2017.

The resolution, presented to the United Nations for approval, called for new talks based on territorial lines that existed before Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in 1967.
The proposal was the culmination of three months of campaigning by the Palestinians at the UN, and was backed by 22 envoys from Arab states.

The Palestinians required nine votes from 15 permanent and non-permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Nigeria is currently one the 10 non-permanent members, with its tenure expiring in 2015. Chad and Rwanda are the other African members.

But Palestine received eight votes, short of one, during the vote which took place 11pm Nigerian time.
The United States and Australia voted against the resolution, while Russia, China, France, Luxembourg, Jordan, Argentina, Chile and Chad voted for the resolution.

Nigeria, Britain, South Korea, Rwanda and Lithuania abstained.

Nigeria’s role stood out because until shortly before the vote, diplomats had expected the resolution to get nine “yes” votes, with Nigeria believed to be in support.

But at the last minute, Nigeria’s envoy, Joy Ogwu, abstained from voting, echoing the position of the United States that the ultimate path to peace between Israel and Palestine lies “in a negotiated solution”.

Regardless of whether Palestine received nine votes, the resolution still stood no chance as U.S. would have deployed its veto powers as a permanent member to block it.

But analysts believe the U.S. sought to avoid that scenario as it would have angered Arab allies who are currently supporting a US-led international coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS.

To save the U.S. from that awkward position, its Secretary of States, John Kerry, reached out to Nigeria to help block the move, the Times of Israel reported.

After the vote, U.S. envoy, Samantha Power, said “We voted against this resolution not because we are comfortable with the status quo. We voted against it because… peace must come from hard compromises that occur at the negotiating table.”

The Prime Minister, Mr. Netanyahu, also said he personally spoke to President Jonathan and received his assurance of support.

“I would like to voice appreciation and thanks to the United States and Australia, and also special appreciation for the president of Rwanda, my friend Paul Kagame, and the president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan. I spoke with both of them. They told me and promised me, personally, that they would not support this resolution. They kept their word, and that’s what clinched this matter. I think this is very important for the state of Israel,” Mr. Netanyahu said.

Some Israeli media hailed the cordial relations between Mr. Jonathan and Mr. Netanyauhu, with the Times of Israel recalling how President Jonathan visited Israel during his last pilgrimage with a 20-member delegation, and how Mr. Netanyahu condoled with Nigeria after the Kano Mosque blast that killed more than 100 people.

Nigeria’s position on the complex Israel and Palestine issue has been that of neutrality for years, in the belief that any decision must be attained through negotiations.

Nigeria has maintained that policy in what analysts believe is informed by the government’s sensitivity to many factors including, not wanting to be seen as supporting Palestine’s Hamas, or opposing the United States.

A major factor also is the religious angle back home, with many Nigerian Muslims supporting Palestine, while there is also the Christianity affiliation between Nigeria and Israel.

ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Trained by Israeli Mossad, NSA Documents Reveal

The former employee at US National Security Agency (NSA), Edward Snowden, has revealed that the British and American intelligence and the Mossad worked together to create the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Snowden said intelligence services of three countries created a terrorist organisation that is able to attract all extremists of the world to one place, using a strategy called “the hornet’s nest”.

NSA documents refer to recent implementation of the hornet’s nest to protect the Zionist entity by creating religious and Islamic slogans.

According to documents released by Snowden, “The only solution for the protection of the Jewish state “is to create an enemy near its borders”.

Leaks revealed that ISIS leader and cleric Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi took intensive military training for a whole year in the hands of Mossad, besides courses in theology and the art of speech.

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Konflik Syria: Sikap PAS

Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi was speaking at a conference in Istanbul last June. 

PADA persidangan gerakan Islam yang berlangsung di Istanbul awal Jun lepas, Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang sekali lagi membuat penegasan bahawa PAS  bersama dengan gerakan Islam di seluruh dunia bagi mengutuk segala bentuk kekejaman dan kezaliman yang berlaku di Syria. 

Mengikut laporan pelbagai sumber, ribuan orang awam terbunuh akibat dari konflik yang bermula dengan demonstrasi aman yang bertukar menjadi pertempuran bersenjata.

Dianggarkan purata 40 rakyat awam Syria mati dalam tempoh sehari dan sekiranya konflik berdarah ini berterusan tanpa sebarang penyelesaian, angka kematian dan kecederaan akan terus meningkat.

Konflik yang berlangsung hampir tiga tahun itu telah meragut lebih 200,000 nyawa rakyat awam Syria termasuk wanita dan kanak-kanak yang tidak berdosa. 

Jumlah pelarian rakyat Syria kini melebihi tiga juta yang terpaksa tinggal di khemah-khemah pelarian di Turki, Lubnan, Jordan dan di dalam negara mereka sendiri.

Dalam persidangan tersebut, Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi juga telah membuat penegasan bahawa semua kuasa asing khususnya Amerika Syarikat dan sekutunya serta Rusia dan sekutunya, yang masing-masing mempunyai kepentingan strategik di bumi Syria agar segera keluar dari negara yang terus bergolak itu dan menyerahkan penyelesaiannya kepada rakyat Syria sendiri untuk menentukan masa depan negara tersebut.

Namun terlalu banyak persoalan yang timbul dalam konflik Syria yang tidak menampakkan jalan penyelesaian ini. Antaranya;

i. Apakah Amerika Syarikat dan Kesatuan Eropah (EU) benar-benar mahu membantu rakyat Syria dan mengembalikan keadilan serta menjadikan Syria sebagi sebuah negara yang Demokratik?

ii. Apa pula peranan negara-negara berfahaman Sunni di Teluk seperti Qatar, Kuwait, UAE dan Arab Saudi dalam konflik Syria ini? Apakah mereka juga benar-benar mahu menumbangkan regim Assad dan melihat Syria menjadi sebuah ‘negara Sunni’ yang mengamalkan sistem demokrasi tulen dengan membenarkan parti-parti Islam termasuk Ikhwan Muslimin Syria mendapat kuasa secara demokratik seperti mana yang telah berlaku di Tunisia, Maghribi dan Mesir?

iii. Apakah pula peranan negara Zionis Israel yang bersempadan dengan Syria? Apakah mereka juga mahu rejim Assad jatuh dan akan merestui kelompok seperti ISIS, Al Qaeda atau Ikhwan Muslimin Syria mengambil alih kuasa di Syria?

iv. Bagaimana peranan negara Iran (Syiah) yang berjiran dengan Syria yang dilihat banyak memihak kepada kerajaan Bashar Al Assad dalam konflik berdarah ini? Apakah mereka juga akan turut terjebak di dalam konflik yang lebih parah lagi di Syria?

v. Bagaimana pula peranan kelompok-kelompok baru seperti ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) yang begitu terserlah penglibatan mereka sejak akhir-akhir ini di Syria? Apakah asal usul kelompok ini? Dan dari manakah persenjataan serta bantuan kewangan yang mereka dapat sehingga dapat menguasai sebahagian dari Syria?

vi. Dan apakah kesudahan penyelesaian Syria? Akan adakah kesatuan di kalangan rakyatnya, ataupun akan terus merebak menjadi konflik Mazhab Sunni-Syiah yang lebih parah dengan peranan yang dimaikan oleh kelompok yang keras seperti ISIS dan Al Qaeda?

CAMPUR TANGAN ASING

 

Pengalaman dan sejarah telah mengajar kita dengan melihat campur tangan Amerika dan sekutunya seperti mana yang berlaku di Iraq, Afghanistan dan terkini di Libya.

Kebimbangan Barat terhadap aspek kemanusiaan di Syria dan negara-negara umat Islam sebenarnya hanyalah helah mereka untuk mengembangkan pengaruh 'hegemoni' mereka di situ. Adalah jelas mereka kini 'melindungi cita-cita hegemoni' dan 'pecah dan perintah'untuk menguasai Syria di sebalik sikap anti-Assad serta 'ingin membantu' mereka. 

Tujuan dan matlamat Amerika Syarikat dan sekutunya adalah jelas. Ia bukan untuk menyelamatkan Syria tetapi lebih daripada itu untuk menyelamatkan negara haram Israel dan masuk ke dalam agenda Israel dan sekutunya. 

Amerika yang menjadi rakan strategik Israel akan melindungi negara haram tersebut daripada sebarang gerakan yang dianggap ancaman kepada keselamatan Israel khususnya dalam berdepan dengan Islam. Mereka juga bermatlamat bagi menekan, melemah dan menghapuskan gerakan kebangkitan seperti Hamas, Jihad Islami (daripada Sunni) dan Hizbullah (daripada Syiah). 

Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi di dalam persidangan itu juga telah membuat penegasan bahawa bagi melaksanakan agenda yang nyata dan tersembunyi ini, maka sudah tentu Amerika dan sekutunya menjadi penyumbang besar bagi menjayakan cita-cita keselamatan negara haram Israel. 

Pergerakan Hamas, Jihad dan Hizbullah adalah ancaman paling bahaya terhadap Israel dan bukannya negara-negara Teluk yang kaya seperti seperti Arab Saudi, UAE, Jordan mahupun Kuwait.

"Kepada mereka yang dapat membaca medan politik secara sepak terajangnya, bukan secara akademik sahaja, perlu difahami bahawa politik perlu dibaca dengan dua aspek iaitu akademik yang bersurat dan sepak terajang yang tersirat. 

"Betapa agenda melagakan umat Islam yang pernah menjatuhkan kerajaan Uthmaniyah di awal abad yang lalu sedang diulangi senarionya," ujar beliau memberi peringatan.

Seperti penegasan Presiden PAS, langkah membiarkan kuasa asing yang dijemput menyelesaikan masalah di Syria hanya mengulangi sejarah lama yang wajib dilipat dan dikebumikan. 

"Kalau mahu menghidupkan semula (campur tangan asing) dalam pergolakan di Syria, akan terlaksana sejarah lama yang mengundang singa dan buaya. Natijahnya kalau selamat daripada mulut harimau akan masuk ke dalam mulut buaya,” tegas beliau.

Dan inilah yang sedang dan terus berlaku di Syria.

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Oleh : Dr. Syed Azman Syed Ahmad ialah Pengerusi Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa PAS Pusat.

asal >>>>

The Brotherhood Will Be Back…..Why shouldn’t they?

By SHADI HAMIDMAY 23, 2014 (The New York Times)

WASHINGTON — After being ousted from power last July, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the Arab world’s original Islamist movement, faces an existential moment. The group has been targeted with extreme repression, prompting a wave of commentary about the failure — or even death — of political Islam.

Premature obituaries of the Brotherhood usually turn out to be just that. As early as 1963, the political scientist Manfred Halpern wrote that secular nationalism had triumphed over political Islam. Half a century later, the Brotherhood’s opponents hold out hope that President Mohamed Morsi’s demise wasn’t that of a man or an organization, but of a worldview. They point to the incompatibility of Islamism and democracy, an odd claim considering that it was the democratically elected Mr. Morsi who was overthrown by the army and not the other way around.

Mr. Morsi was a failure, and he was ousted with the backing of millions. He was stubborn, incompetent and failed to govern inclusively. But there is a different, deeper failure, one that is likely to plague the region for decades to come: the fundamental inability of secular state systems to accommodate Islamist participation in the democratic process.

Americans tend to see liberalism and democracy as going hand in hand. But in the Middle East, democratization, contrary to academic and popular wisdom, is likely to push Islamist parties toward greater illiberalism.

Sectarian Warfare and America’s New Colonialism

The strategy is to divide and turn societies against themselves using sectarianism, tribalism, religion, by any and every means to prevent the emergence of steadfast and organized political alternatives

The displacement of millions in Syria , victims of the sectarian warfare of salafists and mercenaries directly supported by the USA, UK, France and  most NATO powers assisted on the ground actively by  the governments of Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Jordan among others in the region has resulted in once again a serioius humanitarian crisis including for the Palestinian people in refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon ,  who are the oldest refugees in the Arab world , traumatized for more than half a century whose living conditions were already abysmal . Today they face destitution , hunger and starvation  along with others similarly displaced .

Niloufur Bhagwat right

While the sectarian war rages in Syria and has spread to Lebanon , the Egyptian military government along with Israel has laid siege to Gaza , demolishing tunnels which were essential supply routes to the Palestinian people in Gaza,  already facing a serious humanitarian crisis as evidenced by the report submitted by the UN  Human Rights Commission Special rapporteur.

There is no justification for the  crack down now announced by the Egyptian government with a turn out of only  28 % of the Egyptian electorate  in the referendum on the Constitution drawn up by the military , n on Hamas one of the Palestinian liberation organizations , which has been elected in Gaza , recalling similar anti-Palestinian strategies of the earlier dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak which also had the support of the military . It is time that the  Arab street  understands  that some governments in the region are in fact collaborating with Israel against their own people, the Palestinian people and their national liberation struggle .

Sectarian warfare is a strategy for destroying the Arab and their homelands, by those who seek to pillage the resources of the Arab peoples using as surrogates and agents  some governments of  the region , who are old and new collaborators of  NATO , which is a military pact with openly announced colonial objectives for control of resource rich strategic regions of the world . This is colonial policy for restructuring and re-division of several regions of Asia , Africa and Latin America with  governments having over powering ambitions to impose regional hegemony adjuncts to NATO policy in these regions .

The ideological justification for the ” New Colonialism ” commenced with the Project for the New American Century and  the justification for revival of  the new  “Anglosphere ” Empire furnished by ideologues of the New Labour Party  headed by Tony Blair,  and by  the French elite among others in Europe , faced with one of the most serious financial collapses in world history.

This Imperial alliance has manipulated  International politics for more than four hundred years .” Its companies , empires , states and nations colonized and industrialized large swathes of the planet and moved millions of inhabitants often by force . They also acted as the market and lender of last resort , the guardian of the reserve currency and the bulkwark against various revisionists and revolutions .”(  Srdjan Vucet –The Anglosphere: A Geneology of a Racial Identity in International Relations)

The strategy is to divide and turn societies against themselves using sectarianism, tribalism, religion, by  any and every means to prevent the emergence of steadfast and organized  political alternatives,   with the capacity to  retain the surpluses of their own societies for the development of their wokring people  and for their society as a whole . The strategy is   to enable powers external to the region to mop and seize  the  resources surpluses and markets ,  which is what we are witnessing in Iraq, in Syria, in Lebanon, in Egypt, in  Palestine, in Africa among other regions, which is the ” New Colonization ” .

In the context of the aforesaid  Geneva Conference II , does not seek to address the real issue , or the issue of the starvation and destitution of millions of Syrians and Palestinians , even as the United Nations is guilty of using the organization as a cover for what is naked aggression by some NATO powers  in Africa, Asia and Latin America, individually or in partnerships , with secret pacts for resource seizure , even as these continents are targeted for occupation , aggression and destruction of its nation states and societies for the  new colonial partitioning and restructuring by NATO and the G 7 ,  of which the erstwhile  Partition of India was an example , and  a manipulated  religious divide was fostered by the very colonial power who benefited from the division of the Indian subcontinent in Imperial interests .

Without  a serious political dialogue in the Arab world among other regions targeted for colonial seizure , to isolate all political elements allied with Imperial interests and their adjuncts in the region , the lives of millions are at stake. Organizations floated by Western funding and foundations are no substitute for political organizations of the working people of regions targeted for colonization . In the meanwhile  Citizens of NATO governments and the G 7 powers   face loss  their livelihoods and of every social security,  even as they are indifferent to these projects for colonization , as NATO garrisons and the G 7  will need their national finances and budgets for these continous wars , including for the control and  laundering of the drug trade into collapsing  North American and European banks and financial institutions .

Every country in Asia , Latin America and Africa  and in former East Europe  will be targeted it its own turn , and this includes the emerging powers and members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The International political, economic and social order has collapsed,  and a new one is not in sight .

Original here >> by : Niloufer Bhagwat, is Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at University of Mumbai. Vice President of the Indian Lawyers Association — Mumbai. She served as a Judge with the Tokyo International Tribunal for War Crimes in Afghanistan. Niloufer Bhagwat is member of the Patrons Committee of the Iraq-Commission.

Syria's elusive political settlement

Friends of Syrians? Don't they realized that it is not easy to dislodge the deep state, as experiences in Turkey & Egypt had shown?

Uploaded on Oct 22, 2013 | news...peace for Syria. Problems to make SNC attend Geneva 2?

Syria : has no formidable alternative to the present?

Kerry to Europe for Syria Talks, he doesn't get it?

Published on 20 Oct 2013 | U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Europe for another round of talks with countries that are backing opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. They are trying to get political opponents to agree to talks on a transitional government in Geneva.

Will Morsi gets a public trial come Nov 4?

Morsi Trial Raises Tensions in Divided Egypt

Published on 15 Oct 2013 | The trial next month of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is expected to heighten political divisions in the volatile nation and test the credibility of Egypt's judicial system. VOA's Elizabeth Arrott has more from Cairo.

Tariq Ramadan: 'Egypt is returning to a Mubarak era' - BBC World News

Published on 20 Aug 2013 | Tariq Ramadan, a Muslim theologian whose grandfather is one of the founding members of the Muslim Brotherhood, told BBC World News that Egypt is on the verge of returning to a 'Mubarak style' era.

Professor Ramadan added that he does not believe that its members are behind the recent attacks on Coptic churches.

Kenyataan Tuan Guru Nik Aziz

Kebenaran Itu Milik Allah, Bukan Di Barat dan Bukan Di Timur

Saya tidak terkejut apabila bekas Presiden Mesir, Hosni Mubarak dibebaskan daripada penjara oleh Mahkamah Mesir. Inilah tujuan sebenar rampasan kuasa yang dilakukan oleh tentera. Tidak perlu berlindung di sebalik alasan ekonomi dan sebagainya. Padahal kezaliman Hosni Mubarak selama 30 tahun menduduki takhta presiden satu fakta yang tidak boleh dinafikan sama sekali. Barangkali, Sheikh Al-Azhar yang kuat menyokong rampasan kuasa tentera pun sudah berpuas hati dengan pembebasan Hosni Mubarak. Saya menghormati kelilmuan yang ada pada Sheikh Al-Azhar, namun pendirian beliau dalam hal ini jelas salah seterang cahaya matahari di siang hari. Pada saya, inilah ujian berat yang sedang dihadapi oleh gerakan Islam khususnya di Mesir iaitu di saat para pemimpin mereka disumbat ke dalam penjara manakala penjenayah besar dilepas bebas.

Berpuas hatilah kerajaan Saudi yang kuat menyokong rampasan kuasa tentera. Benarlah kenyataan bahawa kebenaran itu milik Allah, tidak di Barat dan tidak Timur. Sekalipun penjaga dua tanah suci dimuliakan Allah SWT dengan tugas ini, namun belum tentu mereka memegang anak kunci kebenaran. Di samping menjaga dua tanah Suci, Saudi jugalah yang menjaga telaga minyak yang menghilangkan haus Amerika sekian lama. Inilah satu-satunya negara yang dinamakan sempena nama pemerintahnya iaitu Bani Saud.

Justeru, janganlah Saudi menyangka dengan sokongan mereka kepada tentera Mesir, mereka boleh mempengaruhi seluruh umat Islam di dunia. Jika darah Abdullah bin Zubair radhiallahuanhu pernah tertumpah akibat diperangi oleh Hajjaj bin Yusuf di Tanah Mekah, apa peliknya darah umat Islam di negara lain tertumpah angkara pemerintah Saudi hari ini? Jika kabilah Arab Jahiliyyah pun pernah bertugas untuk menjaga Tanah Suci sebelum kedatangan Islam, apakah jaminan penjaga Tanah Suci hari ini bebas dari melakukan kesilapan?

Egypt's Foreign Aid - who actually benefit? THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX and ....?

Published on Aug 16, 2013 | Egypt's Crisis Threatens Foreign Aid

Stratfor Vice President of Global Analysis Reva Bhalla explains the strategic interests driving foreign aid to Egypt and how ongoing unrest could affect the country's relationships with international donors.

Hezbollah 'deeply rooted in Lebanese society'

Published on 22 Jul 2013 | EU foreign ministers have agreed to list the military wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.

It will now become illegal for Hezbollah sympathisers in Europe to send the group money or for European diplomats to meet its militant staff.

The BBC's Jim Muir spoke to people in Beirut who told him that Hezbollah was "everything to us... It is not a terrorist organisation".

He also suggested that Hezbollah would dismiss the EU move as politically motivated, given the group's controversial involvement in the war in Syria.

BBC REPORT READ HERE >>

Military Coup in Egypt

BBC News Egypt unrest Morsi marchers die as army fires | Published on 5 Jul 2013

International reactions to Morsi's removal.

World leaders weigh in after Egypt's army commander announces that president had been removed.  Last Modified: 04 Jul 2013 18:28

The Egyptian army's suspension of the constitution and removal of President Mohamed Morsi has drawn mixed responses from world leaders:

European Union

The EU has called for a rapid return to democracy in Egypt.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said: "I urge all sides to rapidly return to the democratic process, including the holding of free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections and the approval of a constitution, to be done in a fully inclusive manner, so as to permit the country to resume and complete its democratic transition,"

"I strongly condemn all violent acts, offer my condolences to the families of the victims, and urge the security forces to do everything in their power to protect the lives and well-being of Egyptian citizens."

France

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Paris took note that elections had been announced in Egypt following a transition period after the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi.

"In a situation that has worsened seriously and with extreme tension in Egypt, new elections have finally been announced, after a transition period."

France hoped a timetable would be drawn up respecting "civil peace, pluralism, individual liberties and the achievements of the democratic transition, so that the Egyptian people can freely choose their leaders and their future", he added.

Qatar

Qatar's new emir congratulated Egypt's Adli Mansour after he was sworn in as an interim leader.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, "sent a cable of congratulations" following the swearing in.

The foreign ministry said: "Qatar will continue to respect the will of Egypt and its people across the spectrum," the source said.

Qatar was alone among Gulf Arab states in celebrating the 2011 Arab Spring revolt that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Abdullah sent a message of congratulations to Adly Mansour ahead of his appointment as interim president.

"In the name of the people of Saudi Arabia and on my behalf, we congratulate your leadership of Egypt in this critical period of its history. We pray for God to help you bear the responsibility laid upon you to achieve the ambitions of our brotherly people of Egypt," the message said.

Syria

Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday praised Egypt's protests against their leader and said his overthrow by the military means the end of "political Islam".

Assad, who is seeking to crush a revolt against his own rule, said Egyptians have discovered the "lies" of the Muslim Brotherhood.

He spoke in an interview with the state-run Al-Thawra newspaper.

"What is happening in Egypt is the fall of so-called political Islam," Assad said. "This is the fate of anyone in the world who tries to use religion for political or factional interests."

United Arab Emirates

The UAE welcomed the change in Egypt, according to state news agency WAM, and praised the Egyptian armed forces.

"His Highness Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan, the foreign minister of the UAE, expressed his full confidence that the great people of Egypt are able to cross these difficult moments that Egypt is going through," WAM said in a statement.

"Sheikh Abdullah said that the great Egyptian army was able to prove again that they are the fence of Egypt and that they are the protector and strong shield that guarantee Egypt will remain a state of institutions and law," it added.

United Kingdom

The UK urged for calm in Egypt, but stopped short of calling the military intervention a coup.

"The situation is clearly dangerous and we call on all sides to show restraint and avoid violence," said Foreign Secretary William Hague. "The United Kingdom does not support military intervention as a way to resolve disputes in a democratic system."

The UK called on all parties to move forward and "show the leadership and vision needed to restore and renew Egypt's democratic transition".

"It is vital for them to respond to the strong desire of the Egyptian people for faster economic and political progress for their country," stressed Hague.

This must involve early and fair elections and civilian-led government, he said.

United States

The US State Department expressed concern over the military intervention.

The US ordered the mandatory evacuation of its embassy in Cairo, just hours after the army deposed Morsi. A later travel advisory confirmed that "the Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency US government personnel and family members from Egypt due to the ongoing political and social unrest."

US President Barack Obama released a statement saying he was deeply concerned by the decision by Egyptian military to depose Morsi, and called for a swift return to civilian government.

"No transition to democracy comes without difficulty, but in the end it must stay true to the will of the people. An honest, capable and representative government is what ordinary Egyptians seek and what they deserve," Obama said.

"The long-standing partnership between the United States and Egypt is based on shared interests and values, and we will continue to work with the Egyptian people to ensure that Egypt’s transition to democracy succeeds.”

However, the US also stopped short of calling the military intervention a coup.

Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane, reporting from Washington, noted that any country involved in a coup was not entitled to aid from the US.

Germany

Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said the military intervention was "a major setback for democracy in Egypt" and called for "dialogue and political compromise".

"This is a major setback for democracy in Egypt," Westerwelle said during a visit to Athens. "It is urgent that Egypt return as quickly as possible to the constitutional order... there is a real danger that the democratic transition in Egypt will be seriously damaged."

"We call on all sides to renounce violence. We will watch developments in Egypt very closely. And then make our political decisions.

"Political detentions and a political wave of repression must be avoided at all cost. Now this is about returning to the path of democratic order."

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