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Arab Times
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Arab Times
Al-Salama confirms future at Al-Arabi amid transfer rumors
KUWAIT CITY, April 21: Al-Arabi's Bandar Al-Salama addressed rumors surrounding his potential transfer to Al-Qadsia, confirming his commitment to the club. "Any player would be honored to play for either Al-Qadsia or Al-Arabi. But for now, I am staying with Al-Arabi," he stated. Reflecting on his team's recent victory over Al-Salmiya, which narrowed the gap with leader Kuwait Club to just two points, Al-Salama acknowledged the timing of the win. "It came at the right time, and our ambition is to compete in all competitions this season," he said. He also took the opportunity to congratulate his teammates, the coaching staff, the board of directors, and the fans for their collective effort in securing the win, expressing hope that the team will maintain these strong results in the upcoming rounds. Looking ahead, Al-Salama emphasized that the focus is now on their upcoming match against Al-Fahaheel in the quarterfinals of the Crown Prince Cup. He expressed confidence that the team would secure a victory and advance to the semifinals.
Shafaq News
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Border tensions rise as Syria cracks down on smuggling networks
Shafaq News/ Syrian security forces clashed with armed smuggling groups near the Lebanese border last week as part of a sweeping operation to curb drug and arms trafficking, a Syrian official said on Tuesday. Mouayad Al-Salama, head of the western region in Syria's Border Security Administration, explained in a statement that 'clashes erupted in the villages of Hawik, Jarmash, Wadi Al-Hourani, and Akoum during a security sweep aimed at securing the country's western frontier.' He accused Hezbollah-linked groups of controlling smuggling routes and fueling the illegal trade. 'The border had become a corridor for trafficking illicit drugs and weapons,' Al-Salama claimed, blaming the previous Syrian regime for 'allowing the expansion of smuggling networks in coordination with Hezbollah.' Despite border skirmishes, Al-Salama denied that Syrian forces had targeted Lebanese territory, instead alleging that Hezbollah fighters had shelled Syrian security units. 'Our operations were strictly limited to Syrian villages near the border, targeting armed smuggling gangs and their collaborators,' he noted. 'A broader security plan has been launched to secure the border while ensuring the safety of local communities.' As part of the security sweep, Syrian forces reportedly seized cannabis farms, Captagon production facilities, and counterfeit currency printing sites, according to Syria's state-run SANA news agency. Authorities also confiscated large quantities of narcotics and weapons intended for smuggling into Lebanon. Tensions flared on Sunday as the Lebanese army responded to cross-border shelling and gunfire from the Syrian side, with clashes intensifying in the Hermel region. Several Lebanese civilians were injured, prompting President Joseph Aoun to order military action while engaging in diplomatic talks with Syria's interim president, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, to prevent further escalation.
Ya Libnan
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Ya Libnan
Syrian official: Hezbollah poses a threat on our borders, in sponsoring all arms and drug smugglers
File:Several countries designated Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based militia group, as a 'terrorist' designation covers the entirety of the group, both the political and military wings. The commander of the Western Region in the Syrian Border Security Administration, Mu'ayyad al-Salama, stated that 'during the past week, clashes took place with armed smuggling groups in the Syrian villages of Hawik, Jarmash, Wadi al-Hawrani and Akum, during a combing campaign we launched to control the country's western borders from smuggling operations.' He claimed, in statements to the Syrian News Agency – SANA, that 'most of the smuggling gangs on the Lebanese border belong to Hezbollah, which has become a threat with its presence on the Syrian border through its sponsorship of drug and weapons smugglers.' Al-Salama pointed out that 'in turn, the former regime also transformed the Syrian-Lebanese border into corridors for drug trafficking in cooperation with Hezbollah, which helped strengthen the presence of armed smuggling gangs in the border area.' He claimed that 'during the combing campaign, our forces were able to seize a large number of farms, warehouses, and factories for manufacturing and packaging hashish and Captagon pills, in addition to printing presses specialized in printing counterfeit currency, as this area was the economic artery of these gangs. We also seized many shipments of weapons and narcotics in the border areas with Lebanon, which were on their way to cross.' The Syrian official added: 'We confirm that we did not target the Lebanese interior, despite the bombing that targeted our units by Hezbollah, and our operations were limited to the adjacent Syrian villages, and targeted armed smuggling gangs and those who fought with them.' Earlier, Al-Nashra's correspondent in the Bekaa reported that the Lebanese army had deployed on the Lebanese-Syrian border from Qanafez to Dora Josi, passing through Hosh Al-Sayyed Ali, and closed all illegal roads with earthen barriers, to maintain security and prevent the entry of militants and the smuggling of weapons and drugs to and from Syria. During the deployment, army units appeared to be establishing centers and opening new roads to control the borders. The new military administration deployed its elements along the border on the Syrian side, where this border witnessed cautious calm today and no shooting, breach or smuggling was recorded on illegal roads due to the closure of the crossings. Source: El Nashra , translated from Arabic
