GCC to discuss action against Hezbollah members

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GCC countriesThe Gulf Cooperation Council will hold a meeting in Riyadh next week to agree on the steps that they will take for imposing sanctions on members of Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, its head Abdullatif al-Zayani said on Friday.

The monarchies of the GCC decided on June 10 to impose sanctions on members of Hezbollah targeting their residency permits and their financial and business activities in reprisal for the Shiite group’s armed intervention in Syria.

Thursday’s meeting, in which deputy interior ministers from GCC member states will take part, would “develop the appropriate mechanisms for applying” the June 10 decision, Zayani said in comments quoted by official Saudi news agency SPA.

The sanctions would be implemented “in coordination… with ministers of commerce and the central banks of the GCC”, he added, without giving further details about the precise nature of the mechanisms.

The Gulf Cooperation Council is made up of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.

Qatari authorities expelled 18 Lebanese citizens from the gas-rich Gulf state on June 20, a government source in Beirut told AFP.

An estimated 360,000 Lebanese work in the Gulf, according to Lebanese daily An-Nahar, transferring some $4 billion dollars annually back to the country, which has a population of just 4.1 million.

A staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah has backed him since protests erupted in March 2011, openly declaring its military involvement in the war last month.

The Sunni monarchies of the Gulf, on the other hand, back the mostly Sunni rebels and the GCC has warned it might add Hezbollah to its list of terrorist groups.

AFP/NOW

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48 responses to “GCC to discuss action against Hezbollah members”

  1. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    Why is it acceptable for these countries to be involved in the conflict? They have been supporting the rebels with weapons, money, and man power. They are both guilty of involvement, but I guess the regime and their backers are in no position to sanction anyone. What a shame!

  2. man-o-war Avatar
    man-o-war

    Why is it acceptable for these countries to be involved in the conflict? They have been supporting the rebels with weapons, money, and man power. They are both guilty of involvement, but I guess the regime and their backers are in no position to sanction anyone. What a shame!

  3. dateam Avatar

    Their actions have already started…his name is assir…using him to destabilise our country in order to cause fitna…i mean what else can they do?

    1. The real lebanese Avatar
      The real lebanese

      The actions started when Hezbollah refused to turn in its weapons to the state..

  4. dateam Avatar

    Their actions have already started…his name is assir…using him to destabilise our country in order to cause fitna…i mean what else can they do?

    1. The real lebanese Avatar
      The real lebanese

      The actions started when Hezbollah refused to turn in its weapons to the state..

  5. oh I see so when Hezbollah killed Jews they were heros , its only when they kill Sunni Muslims that they are terrorists .. pfft

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes.
      (-: Or is that visa-versa … hmmmm …. guess it depends on which side of a fence you sit.)

      1. I’m 40 km South from them now ๐Ÿ™‚ I support the Sunni Muslims though

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          You ARE a rascal … tsk. ๐Ÿ˜‰
          But … are you sure 40K is far enough?? :-O

          Ok … now I must ask … is that the ‘normal’ Sunnis, the ‘yelling-flag-waving’ Sunnis, or the idiot ‘shoot-at-Allah’ Sunnis … Tripolians really hate the latter.

          1. what can I say .. Hezbollah seems to think Israel is towards the North-East these days ๐Ÿ˜‰

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            This i agree with .. but I believe they were thinking of making an ‘end-run’.

          3. So there seems to be no news at all on Aleppo ? what happened to that major major assault that was supposed to take place , dyou know ?

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Hi Cook. And no i don’t … I had a diversion … not keeping up-to-date.
            I often find there’s a ‘hole’ in news reports … never sure if that’s because the mind just came up with a question, or nothing was happening and I missed it. :-))

          5. The shoot-at-Hezbolshaytan Syrian Sunnis ๐Ÿ™‚
            ur in Tripoli now ?

          6. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            shhhhhhh ….. no.

          7. But ur Lebanese right ?

          8. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I’m on Lebanon’s side …. yes. (Doesn’t mean I’m anti-Jewish. ๐Ÿ˜‰
            (and now the ‘Bots’ will be working overtime … again …)

          9. ur my neighbor then ๐Ÿ˜‰ Id like to drop in for coffee sometime

          10. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            hehehe .. With or without the cardamon ? But I’ll have to find water.
            The only other thing I have is Glenfiddich. (A little Arak ..)

          11. with cardamon and butterscotch please ๐Ÿ™‚

          12. oh noo I dont drink alcohol lololol

          13. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            (my version of a ‘cheap date’ … looking good. ๐Ÿ˜‰

          14. Im not Jewish , I dont eat Kosher food

          15. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I didn’t say ‘Shalom’ … ๐Ÿ˜‰ …. But then again, I didn’t say ‘Salam’. ๐Ÿ™‚
            Lebanese … ‘You’re Welcome.’ Suits me better.
            If you’re female …. ‘Habibi’ :-)))

            Been nice. But must go. ‘Cheers’. ๐Ÿ™‚

          16. ุฃู†ุง ุจุชูƒู„ู… ุนุฑุจูŠ ๐Ÿ™‚

          17. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Sorry …. I don’t. ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. cook2half Avatar
    cook2half

    oh I see so when Hezbollah killed Jews they were heros , but when they killed Sunni Muslims they are suddenly terrorists .. pfft

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes.
      (-: Or is that visa-versa … hmmmm …. guess it depends on which side of a fence you sit.)

      1. cook2half Avatar
        cook2half

        I’m 40 km South from them now ๐Ÿ™‚ I support the Sunni Muslims though

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          You ARE a rascal … tsk. ๐Ÿ˜‰

          1. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            what can I say .. Hezbollah seems to think Israel is towards the North-East these days ๐Ÿ˜‰

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            This i agree with .. but I believe they were thinking of making an ‘end-run’.

          3. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            So there seems to be no news at all on Aleppo ? what happened to that major major assault that was supposed to take place , dyou know ?

          4. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Hi Cook. And no i don’t … I had a diversion … not keeping up-to-date.

          5. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            The shoot-at-Hezbolshaytan Syrian Sunnis ๐Ÿ™‚
            ur in Tripoli now ?

          6. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            shhhhhhh ….. no.

          7. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            But ur Lebanese right ?

          8. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I’m on Lebanon’s side …. yes. (Doesn’t mean I’m anti-Jewish. ๐Ÿ˜‰

          9. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            ur my neighbor then ๐Ÿ˜‰ Id like to drop in for coffee sometime

          10. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            hehehe .. With or without the cardamon ?

          11. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            with cardamon and butterscotch ๐Ÿ™‚

          12. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            oh noo I dont drink alcohol lololol

          13. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            (my version of a ‘cheap date’ … looking good. ๐Ÿ˜‰

          14. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            Im not Jewish , I dont care if anyone is anti-Jewish lol

          15. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            I didn’t say ‘Shalom’ … ๐Ÿ˜‰ …. But then again, I didn’t say ‘Salam’. ๐Ÿ™‚

          16. cook2half Avatar
            cook2half

            ุฃู†ุง ุจุชูƒู„ู… ุนุฑุจูŠ ๐Ÿ™‚

          17. 5thDrawer Avatar
            5thDrawer

            Sorry …. I don’t. ๐Ÿ™‚

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