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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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⋯ One of Hezbullah's most famous field commanders Samir Matout
Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari, in a threatening tweet: "The amazing Montesquieu's book The Spirit of Laws: Law should be like death that spares no one..."
"There is no diesel at petrol stations around Lebanon, and the owners of buses and vehicles that operate on the substance will not be able to obtain it", according to the head of the Syndicate of Petrol Station Owners, George Brax.
Israeli war minister Benjamin Gantz: "Fifteen years ago, this place burned from Hezbullah rockets,” at the inauguration of a new factory opened by Israeli weapons maker Rafael in the northern town of Shlomi.
The dollar exchange rate crossed the 21,000 LBP/USD threshold and is currently trading at 21,350 LBP/USD.

Prices of all goods and food sharply increased in the past few weeks.
🚨 The commander of the Galilee formation, Brigadier-General Shlomi Binder, met today at the Lebanese border with a delegation of senators and senior members of the US Congress to brief on Hezbullah's weapons and the crisis in Lebanon.

The delegation included the second-most important Democrat senator on the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ben Cardin, and the House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer, who passed legislation to fund the Iron Dome. (Israeli media)
The foreign minister of UAE, a top Israeli ally, visited Syria today in the first official visit since 2011.

For the last couple of years, Arab countries are restoring ties with Syria.
⋯ Though a positive outcome for Syria in terms of international politics and economy, Syria has to be weary about gulf activities, especially with what happened in 2011-2012.

Another concern is Mossad activity through UAE airports to Syria using foreign passports.
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⋯ Seen here, a decade old video of the current UAE MFA that met Assad today abetting Arabs and the world community to topple the regime in Syria.
Though subsidies have been lifted on fuel, importers are still purchasing their USD from the central bank using LBP.

However due to the lack of hard currency at the central bank, the governor is demanding the importers get 10% of their needs in USD. This caused a new crisis, threatening to halt fuel distribution around Lebanon.

This is also leading to more demand of USD in the black market, causing an increase in the exchange rate, which will eventually also cause increase in fuel prices.
With this logic there is also a flaw. Syria never and will never have influence over Hezbullah's leadership's geopolitics or goals.

The short of a decade long war between Hezbullah and Amal, was but an old Syrian attempt to control Hezbullah as a proxy back in the 1980's. twitter.com/WithinSyriaBl…
⋯ This all changed in the 1990's and after 2006 to reach a whole new level after 2013. The relationship transcended from being an attempt to take control to supporting because Syrian politics was benefiting to a partnership that won't be affected by deals with the west or east.
⋯ Syria is expected to forge ties with all, as Iran forged ties with Syria's enemies (e.g. Turkey)

Diplomatic relationship is different than a state's geopolitical long term goals and understanding of its role in the world.
⋯ UAE will work with Syria and Iran, UAE will also work with Israel.

Syria and Iran will work with Hezbullah against Israel, and UAE will stay a life line for the economies of Syria and Iran.

The sword will be held from both sides, but only one will bleed.