Report: Riyadh Makes Official Request to Freeze French Arms Delivery
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Saudi Arabia has asked French authorities to freeze the delivery of weapons to the Lebanese army under a Saudi grant, As Safir daily reported on Thursday.
The newspaper quoted informed French sources as saying that Paris received an official message from Riyadh in May asking it to freeze the delivery of the rest of the arms.
The letter also requested France not to inform Lebanese authorities about the decision to freeze the delivery, they said.
The Lebanese army received the first batch of weapons, including Milan anti-tank missiles, under the $3 billion Saudi grant in April.
Thursday's report came a day after the same newspaper said that the are dysfunctional.
But the military was quick to deny the report.
It said in a communicate on Wednesday that the missiles “have no technical or production malfunction.”
The army also urged the media to be accurate in dealing with any information relating to the military.
18 June 2015, 09:10
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Reason the LAF officially denies all these facts, are because their Leadership is optimistic and still hopes for the weapons. Also I would like to see those weapons put into action and not just for show in the media, especially on Naharnet.
18 June 2015, 09:27
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Saudi monarchs are blackmailing the LAF command with these packages. Too bad Qahwaji fell into their trap, now they got him and the army where they want them.
18 June 2015, 09:36
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don't worry texas: he is going to say that the army is lying under the orders of saudis just to appear smarter than anyone else!! LOL
18 June 2015, 13:16
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Mystic, even a mentally ill patient in Deyr El Salib will not take this article seriously. I mean bro??!! The Saudis tell the French not to tell the Lebanese authorities? Is it how cheap everyone has become? Al Safir I remember was the same paper that claimed that the LF had deserted its positions many times and this in many areas, just when the LF were in fact taking more positions during the civil war. This same paper is now trying to misinform the public. No matter where we stand, the KSA is bold enough to tell both the French and the Lebanese of any of its position. In the meantime Al Safir is not even worth using as toilet paper, let alone wrap fish and chips. 3ayb 3aleikoun.
18 June 2015, 13:22
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Wlak I even remember one hot Summer time weekend when the Syrians aided by their various stooge Lebanese and Palestinian allies of the time, I remember this mumbo jumbo Al Safir saying that the 3 eights Hills were taken over by the Druze after days of Syrian pounding, and that the Lebanese Army had withdrawn from them. The truth was that the army was having difficulties since the Thursday that started the offensive and that the LF came in and pushed the Syrians, and their Lebanese and Palestinian stooges back by over a kilometer and took lands and bases that belonged to the Druze militias too!! My unit was one of those LF units that were sent to push back the sobs, so you can imagine the laughter we had then. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you Al Safir toilet paper.
18 June 2015, 13:25
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Mystic, you said and I quote, "Saudi monarchs are blackmailing the LAF command with these packages. Too bad Qahwaji fell into their trap, now they got him and the army where they want them". You dear brother have nothing on General Qahwaji, instead, it's Al Safir toilet paper that got you guys where you are right now.
18 June 2015, 13:55
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Mystic ya habibi inta, Al Safir toilet paper ran a story in 1986 where it said that the LF position in Al Hadath and Ein El Remmaneh were overran by the Syrians and Amal. The incredulity of the story was that my commander comrades at the LF who were manning those LF positions had no clue, just a few shells landed around mostly Hound anti personnel ones, over the radio they were surprised that a paper could go so low and so cheap. That's why we call it, Toilet paper.
18 June 2015, 12:16
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Another deceptive story from Assafir for the M8 brainless drones.
18 June 2015, 12:35
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Deceit is the True Arab way of doing business, it has been all along.
Perhaps, the Saudis decided they need the arms themselves, now there are in a fight for their own existence.
Furthermore, if the KSA and Iran can stop meddling with Lebanese public affairs, there would be no need for any arms.
18 June 2015, 12:51
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They're getting desparate. They always have "sources", but never divulge who they are and never corroborate their stories.
I blame Naharnet for giving these trash "reporters" the platform to spew this garbage.
Now, I have to read Mystic's LCD-induced rants for half a day until the Army, the French, or the Government deny this "news".
18 June 2015, 13:54
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Lets be logical, Ass safir Quoted informed french source/s , seem consistent and reliable news from a neutral iranian newspaper. Also seems the french source didn't do a good job of hiding the facts as Saudia wants, mmm, who is that Ass safir reporter that is working hard to get information so badly? But only negative ones!!! Ministry of information should deal with ass safir if this was again wrong. Lets wait and see.
18 June 2015, 18:32
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Defense فى نائب رئيس الحكومة وزير الدفاع سمير مقبل نفيا قاطعا المعلومات المغلوطة التي دأب على اشاعتها بعض وسائل الاعلام بطريقة ممنهجة في الاونة الاخيرة، مصوبا على المساعدات العسكرية العربية والغربية للجيش اللبناني لدعمه في مواجهة الارهاب وصونا لسيادة الدولة، والايحاء تارة بانها توقفت لا سيما الهبة السعودية تحت ذرائع واهية لا تمس الى الواقع بصلة وأخرى باعتبار الاسلحة المقدمة غير صالحة ولا مطابقة للمواصفات او قديمة العهد.
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/899039
18 June 2015, 18:32
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Just got this: فى نائب رئيس الحكومة وزير الدفاع سمير مقبل نفيا قاطعا المعلومات المغلوطة التي دأب على اشاعتها بعض وسائل الاعلام بطريقة ممنهجة في الاونة الاخيرة، مصوبا على المساعدات العسكرية العربية والغربية للجيش اللبناني لدعمه في مواجهة الارهاب وصونا لسيادة الدولة، والايحاء تارة بانها توقفت لا سيما الهبة السعودية تحت ذرائع واهية لا تمس الى الواقع بصلة وأخرى باعتبار الاسلحة المقدمة غير صالحة ولا مطابقة للمواصفات او قديمة العهد.
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/899039
18 June 2015, 19:47
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فى نائب رئيس الحكومة وزير الدفاع سمير مقبل نفيا قاطعا المعلومات المغلوطة التي دأب على اشاعتها بعض وسائل الاعلام بطريقة ممنهجة في الاونة الاخيرة، مصوبا على المساعدات العسكرية العربية والغربية للجيش اللبناني لدعمه في مواجهة الارهاب وصونا لسيادة الدولة، والايحاء تارة بانها توقفت لا سيما الهبة السعودية تحت ذرائع واهية لا تمس الى الواقع بصلة وأخرى باعتبار الاسلحة المقدمة غير صالحة ولا مطابقة للمواصفات او قديمة العهد.
http://www.lebanonfiles.com/news/899039
18 June 2015, 22:15
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نقلت جهات سياسية عن اوساط في وزارة الخارجية الفرنسية استخفافها بما نشر من معلومات في شأن وقف الهبة السعودية لتسليح الجيش اللبناني، معتبرة ان من يروج لهذه الاخبار فاته ان الاتفاقية موقعة بين ثلاث دول وموثقة بشكل ان لا احد من الاطراف يمكنه وقفها من دون اعلام الطرفين الاخرين ولبنان هو احد الاطراف الثلاثة ولا يمكن تاليا اتخاذ قرار من هذا النوع من دون علمه، اضف الى ان ادبيات الدول الثلاث لا تسمح بالاقدام على عدم الالتزام بالاتفاق.
واضافت لـ”المركزية”: اما بالنسبة الى المسائل المالية المتصلة بتسديد المستحقات فهي شأن يبقى بعيدا من التداول الاعلامي، علما ان مجرد توقيع الاتفاق يجعل الشأن المادي عملية اوتوماتيكية. وختمت بالتأكيد ان احدا من الاطراف الثلاثة ليس في وارد تغيير الاتفاق.
18 June 2015, 23:50
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Sorry, trying to get the news specially with the garbage being put here. Sorry for my multi postings naharnet.
18 June 2015, 23:47
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نقلت جهات سياسية عن اوساط في وزارة الخارجية الفرنسية استخفافها بما نشر من معلومات في شأن وقف الهبة السعودية لتسليح الجيش اللبناني، معتبرة ان من يروج لهذه الاخبار فاته ان الاتفاقية موقعة بين ثلاث دول وموثقة بشكل ان لا احد من الاطراف يمكنه وقفها من دون اعلام الطرفين الاخرين ولبنان هو احد الاطراف الثلاثة ولا يمكن تاليا اتخاذ قرار من هذا النوع من دون علمه، اضف الى ان ادبيات الدول الثلاث لا تسمح بالاقدام على عدم الالتزام بالاتفاق.
واضافت لـ”المركزية”: اما بالنسبة الى المسائل المالية المتصلة بتسديد المستحقات فهي شأن يبقى بعيدا من التداول الاعلامي، علما ان مجرد توقيع الاتفاق يجعل الشأن المادي عملية اوتوماتيكية. وختمت بالتأكيد ان احدا من الاطراف الثلاثة ليس في وارد تغيير الاتفاق.
