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جميعُ طوائف لبنان، أكانت قويّةً أم ضعيفةً، تجتازُ أزَمات. وعوضَ أن تُوحِّدَها الأزَماتُ تُفرِّقُها. ما يُميّزُ أزْمةَ المسيحيّين أنها أزمةٌ وجوديةٌ بينما أزماتُ الآخَرين سياسيّة. الفئاتُ الأخرى تَطمَحُ إلى مزيدٍ من الرُبحِ، والمسيحيّون يحاولون الحدَّ من الخَسارة. الفئاتُ الأخرى تَدخُل إلى المستقبلِ اللبنانيِّ، والمسيحيّون يَخرجون منه. الفئاتُ الأخرى تَبحثُ عن وجودِها في السلطةِ، والمسيحيّون عن وجودِهم في الجُغرافيا اللبنانيّة. يَشعرُ المسيحيّون، وبخاصّةٍ الموارنةُ، أنهم أسّسوا هذه الدولةَ/الوطن، وها هي تُنشَلُ منهم وصاروا مخيَّرين بين اتّباعِ الآخَرين أو الهِجرةِ من دونِ أن يُفكِّروا بخِيارِ المواجهةِ، أو على الأقل بخِياراتٍ دُستوريّةٍ أخرى وتنفيذِها من دونِ خَجَلٍ أو حَرَج.

باتَ الرأيُ العامُّ المسيحيِّ يُحمِّلُ المسؤوليّةَ الرئيسيّةَ لضُمورِ السلطةِ المارونيّةِ لدى بعضِ القوى المارونيّةِ وزعمائِها الّذين انتقلوا من مقاومةِ الأعداءِ إلى الاقتتالِ في ما بينَهم، ثم إلى العَداءِ الحاقِد من خلال تحالفاتٍ هجينةٍ وتَبعيّةٍ، فأَنْهكوا شعبَهم ومجتمعَهم. وبمنأى عن مواقفِ بعضِ الأطراف، بما فيها حزبُ الله، ما كان لبنانُ بَلغَ هذه الحال لو كانت تَصرّفاتُ بعضِ القادةِ المسيحيّين وخِياراتُهم وتحالفاتُهم من التسعينيّات الماضيةِ حتى اليوم مختلفةً، ولَمَا كانت رئاسةُ الجُمهورّيةِ تَعرّضَت للإهانةِ والإذلالِ لو كان بعضُ هذه القياداتِ تهيَّأَ للاستحقاقِ الرئاسيِّ بشكلٍ آخَر، وواجَهَه بأسماءَ أُخرى. ألا نرى كيف جميعُ الأطرافِ يَمرحُون ويَتسلَّون ويَهزأُون بالمرشّحينَ الموارنِةِ إلى رئاسةِ الجُمهوريّة كأنّهم كُراتُ بِلْيارد؟

Irony or double standard by United Kingdom fans on their criticism of Qatar? (khazen.org comment) 

by BBC -- Dharshini David - Qatar hosting the World Cup has drawn widespread criticism over its record on rights for women, LGBTQ+ groups and migrant workers. The attendance of officials, teams, even fans has been questioned. But our connection (United Kingdom) with Qatar goes way beyond the current tournament, touching most of our lives. At the core of that relationship is gas. Qatar is a tiny country about the size of Yorkshire but it has one of the largest natural reserves on the planet - and the UK is a key customer. About half our gas is imported and about half of that comes via a pipeline from Norway. But Qatar is second on that list supplying about 9% of our energy imports. In theory, that's the amount needed to power the boilers of around a million British homes. In the space of less than 20 years, Qatar has become a vital part of our energy mix.

Why are the World Cup 2022 finals in Qatar so controversial?

The UK and Qatar may have few historical links - but the latter has channelled its booming gas-based wealth into embedding itself into the UK's corporate and property landscape, and cementing a relationship with the top tiers of British establishment. Its monarch, the Emir, was one of the few Gulf leaders to attend the Queen's funeral. The current King accepted a donation for his charitable foundation worth over £2m (part of which was allegedly handed over in Fortnum and Mason's carrier bags) from a former Qatari political leader in 2015. Highly unusually, our nations' air forces have formed two joint squadrons - one of which is patrolling the skies above World Cup venues.

And in September, Qatar took ownership of 24 fighter jets built in Lancashire, part of a £5bn deal with BAE systems. On the ground, the Qatari government has been recycling some of its cash by investing in the UK. It's not one of our largest investors - but its holdings are strategically chosen to maximise profile and influence. It is among the dozen biggest property owners in Britain. Central to its property empire is the Canary Wharf Group which owns landmarks including 20 Fenchurch Street, nicknamed the Walkie Talkie, and the Shell Centre redevelopment on London's South Bank. The Qatari government also owns luxury department store Harrods and 5* hotel Claridge's in London. And in our day-to-day life it has significant shareholdings some of our biggest brands. Bank with Barclays, shop at Sainsburys or use Heathrow airport, and Qatar benefits. Turn on the tap as a Severn Trent water customer, and your bill adds to its profits.

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By David Sedler -- globeecho.com -- The meeting of an official in “Hezbollah” and the army commander did not deal with the presidential file Yesterday, Tuesday, the commemoration of the 79th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence was limited to calls for electing a president and preserving sovereignty, without an official ceremony that Lebanon used to hold on this occasion, due to the vacancy in the presidency. The Lebanese army did not organize a military parade on the occasion, in which military brigades representing combat brigades and regiments usually participated, along with battalions from the security forces and the Red Cross, in addition to receiving congratulations from the presidents at the presidential palace. Military sources said that the performances were not held this year, due to the presidential vacancy, since the president by law is the supreme commander of the armed forces, and therefore it is not possible to organize a ceremony, even if it was symbolic, because of this aspect only.

The Minister of Education, Abbas al-Halabi, laid a wreath at the site where President Rene Moawad was assassinated on November 22, 1989, and Moawad was the first president of the republic to be elected after the Taif Agreement was reached. Also, in previous presidential vacancy periods, no military parades were held, while two symbolic parades were held in 2019 and 2020 at the Ministry of National Defense, with the participation of the President of the Republic, the Speaker of Parliament, the Prime Minister, ministers and other officials, in light of the protests in 2019, and the crisis of the spread of the Corona epidemic in 2019. 2020. And 22 days have passed since the vacancy in the position of the presidency of the republic, since the end of the term of former Lebanese President Michel Aoun on October 31, and it is still not possible to reach a consensus between the political forces represented in the House of Representatives on one person who can secure the votes of two-thirds of Parliament for her in the session. the first, or securing a quorum of two-thirds of the members of the Council in the second session. It is expected that the fate of the session called for by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri tomorrow, Thursday, will be similar to the fate of the previous six sessions.