Ibn Baz, former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, was a flat-earther who said the earth doesn't rotate. With a scholar being this ignorant, it's hard to believe his followers will be any smarter.

What is funnier, is that they wrote the words “Labbayk Syria” which is a great sin in the teaching of Ibn Baz, as the word “labbayk” can only be said to address God.

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Statement issued by Hamas

"The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denounces what a group of people did by burning pictures of Lebanese and Iranian leaders in the southern Gaza Strip, today.

It is not correct for any person or entity to exploit the climate of freedoms in the Gaza Strip to offend our Arab and Muslim brothers.

What the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah are doing in support of the Palestinian resistance deserves thanks and appreciation.

Hamas will remain loyal to all those who support our Palestinian people and their resistance, and to all the peoples of our Arab and Islamic nation that have spared no effort to support our cause."

"We use Israeli gas in Turkey and we are working to export this gas to Europe."

- Recep Tayyip Erdogan

🇱🇧🇨🇳 PM Mikati is not attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Eight years ago, he attended the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia (video).

🚨 Lebanon adopts its full maritime rights against Israel, and sends an official letter to the UN setting Lebanon's claim to maritime line 29.

More on that: www.lebanondebate.com/m3/…

⋯ Al-Mayadeen: Lebanon confirmed in the letter to the United Nations that the Karish field has become a disputed field and not exclusively Israeli.

Talking about Idlib, a captured ISIS commander, while narrating the current status of ISIS, states that all leaders and Wulat are found in HTS and FSA territory in Idlib.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Turkish President Erdogan, wishing him good health after COVID-19 was "infected with him".

In return, Erdogan thanked Herzog's call and discussed with him the possibility of meeting soon. twitter.com/RTErdogan/sta…

PM Najib Mikati asked Central Bank governor Riad Salameh not to interfere in the market to reduce the USD exchange rate below 20,000 LBP on the pretext to not affect "state revenues".

Israeli Report: Israel Police planted NSO Pegasus spyware on dozens of public figures incl social protest leaders, journalists/editors, senior officials in ministries, business leaders, Netanyahu’s son and advisors, mayors...

In Israel, everyone spied on the other.

The sirens heard at the Lebanese-Palestinian border were part of an Israeli reponse to earthquakes drill.

⋯ Update: IDF claims due to a technical error, the earthquake drill alert at 10:05 didn't activate as planned.

Another alert will activate at 11:05 am. (8 minutes from now)

Hamas-run Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Gaza opens 1700-year-old Byzantine Church, located in the northern Gaza Strip, in Jabaliya refugee camp.
source: www.al-monitor.com/origin…

Ex- Minister of Defense and Finance, Lieberman in a remarkable statement on the espionage issue: Only idiots use a smartphone these days!

For information, Lieberman uses an old phone and refuses to utilize phones with internet/cameras...

Hezbullah parliamentary bloc: "We call on Parliament to unconditionally abolish the protection of exclusive agencies. Which is one of the reasons for monopoly and high prices."

These exclusive rights give few Lebanese families control over all imports.

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⋯ A legislative battle waged by the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc in the joint parliamentary committees to pass one of the most prominent reform laws.

The competition law proposal that abolishes exclusive agencies and monopolies, which was submitted by the bloc nearly 2 years ago

⋯ Oligarch Muhammad Shukair, head of the “economic authorities,” said that the law proposed by the Loyalty Bloc "will not pass but over his dead body" and that "it'll cause a civil war"

Israel is demanding it deploys Shin-Bet agents in UAE airports as a security measure to protect Israeli airliners, with official UAE refusal because "it undermines their sovereignty"

Seniors from Shin-Bet security agency is in Dubai for talks in an attempt to solve the crisis.