News – Arab summit in the space of social networks: irony, sadness and conflicting fronts!

The Arab Summit ended its activities with all the "statements" aimed at overcoming the differences between the Arabs and the "actions" to the contrary, in order to divert the attention of social media users on several events that took place in the hall bringing together Arab leaders.

The withdrawal of Qatar is not a surprise

The withdrawal of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, from the opening session of the Arab Summit has attracted the attention of users of social networking sites . And only part of the broadcast of a video for the moment leaving the Prince in reference to Qatar's objection to what was said in the speech of the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

In an interview with DW Arab, the press officer and head of the Maghreb Center for Studies, Rashid Khashana, did not consider letting the Emir of Qatar for the meeting. 39, opening the summit as an "unexpected surprise" because of the old position of the Arab League. "The State of Qatar considers that the League of Arab States belongs to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has even been about to invite Qatar to choose a Secretary-General who does not have Egyptian nationality," Khashana said. .

Ahmed Aboul Gheit, secretary general of the Arab League and former Egyptian Foreign Minister, rejected in his speech at the opening session of the Arab summit what he called "interventions of our neighbors in the region ", referring specifically to Iran and Turkey. .

"I do not agree with the Iranian policies that export their Islamic revolution and their Turkish expansionist policies, but the Secretary-General has only expressed the position of the Arab countries hostile to the two countries without the position of other member states of the university, "said Khashana. Adding that "it is necessary to deal intelligently and wisely with Turkey and Iran, where you can always pick your friends, but you can not choose your neighbors."

A sudden appearance of the Egyptian president

Many noted the paradox between the withdrawal of the Emir of Qatar from the opening session of the summit and the sudden appearance of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the summit, after the announcement of his non-compliance. participation.

Qatar was absent from the previous Arab summit held last year in Saudi Arabia after Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain broke off relations with Qatar for terrorist financing. .

However, the focus on the one who attended the summit and withdrew from it aroused resentment from some of the social media that put him out of reach of "what deserves attention" real risks facing the Arab world.

Syria empty seat

At the summit, Arab leaders agreed to reject the recent recognition of US sovereignty over Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, but the lack of Syrian representation at the Arab summit reflects their disagreement over the lifting of the freeze of Syria on the Arab League. For the summit.

In his interview with Arab DW, Rachid Khashana explains the absence of Syria at the Tunisian summit because the Arab countries did not agree during the preparation of the summit on the return of the Syrian representation to the # 39; university, especially with the refusal of Saudi Arabia to do so.

On the Golan issue, Khashana believes that the position announced by the Arab countries at the summit could have been much stronger. "No serious action has been announced to try to change the situation on the ground, as long as there is a strong argument that allows the Arab states to react in reality to the situation. unlawfulness of Israeli control of the Golan Heights in accordance with international law. "

The representative of Algeria is rejected by the protesters

Social media users broadcast a photo of Mr. Abdelkader Ben Saleh, President of the Algerian National Assembly, twice: the first with the announcement of the representative of Algeria at the Arab Summit of Tunis and the second with Algerian protesters demanding his departure for the Algerian political system.

It should be noted that the lack of participation of the Algerian president at the Arab summit is not new, since the representation of Bouteflika in his country in the Arab and international forums since 2013 has stopped because of his state health.

"Sleeping the Nation" and ambiguity around the next summit

The president of the Comoros was unlucky, his image "sleeping" on social media sites during the opening session of the summit. Media users commented on the photo by posting photos of a number of Arab leaders and leaders from the last days of the summit, using the image to talk about the "Arab diaspora" and the 39, absence of "common position".

The press editor and head of the Maghreb Studies Center, Rachid Khashana, described the summit differently, calling it a "minimal summit that does not annoy anyone," he said. This minimum is insufficient and inferior to that which had filled the previous Arab summits. Denunciation and condemnation have contributed to the current situation of the Arab States. "Despite the infiltration of Arab security by several parties, there is no unified and clear Arab vision to protect it," Khashana said. "Arabs are divided into opposing parties who do not agree or do not sit together at the same negotiating table". He also felt that the lack of agreement on the venue of the next Arab summit was a reference to the internal situation of the Arab crisis. "The Arab countries generally seek to host the summit because of their media prestige and attention, but now the summit is like no one wants to organize to avoid burning with fire," he said.

Dina El Basnaly