(Translation by Yusra Ahmed)
A new saudi diplomatic document published on Wikileaks showed opinion of Abdel Aziz Bin Abdullah, son of King Abdullah and deputy of Saudi Minister of foreign affairs, talked about Haitham al-Maleh, the prominent Syrian opposition figure and mentioned his long history as an opposing figure to the Syrian regime since Hafiz al-Assad’s era, but he kept acting individually which might badly affect benefits could have been achieved if he worked within a group.
The document mentioned that Maleh’s information about inside Syria is not deep and special enough for the kingdom to build a position toward the Syrian people’s revolution.
After mentioning that Maleh was one of group of opposition’s figures who acted individually, the document explained that he tend to transfer the Headquarter of Syrian National Council to Cairo, supported by some Egyptian parties, excusing that Arab League's headquarter was there as well.
WikiLeaks, late on Friday, published more than 60,000 Saudi diplomatic documents to the Internet, a move that echoes its famous release of US State Department cables in 2010.
There was no immediate way to verify the authenticity of the documents, although
WikiLeaks has a long track record of hosting large-scale leaks of government material. Many of the documents carried green letterhead marked “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” or “Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
If genuine, the documents would offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the notoriously opaque kingdom. They might also shed light on Riyadh’s longstanding regional rivalry with Iran, its support for Syrian rebels and Egypt’s military-backed government, and its opposition to an emerging international agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
A new saudi diplomatic document published on Wikileaks showed opinion of Abdel Aziz Bin Abdullah, son of King Abdullah and deputy of Saudi Minister of foreign affairs, talked about Haitham al-Maleh, the prominent Syrian opposition figure and mentioned his long history as an opposing figure to the Syrian regime since Hafiz al-Assad’s era, but he kept acting individually which might badly affect benefits could have been achieved if he worked within a group.
The document mentioned that Maleh’s information about inside Syria is not deep and special enough for the kingdom to build a position toward the Syrian people’s revolution.
After mentioning that Maleh was one of group of opposition’s figures who acted individually, the document explained that he tend to transfer the Headquarter of Syrian National Council to Cairo, supported by some Egyptian parties, excusing that Arab League's headquarter was there as well.
WikiLeaks, late on Friday, published more than 60,000 Saudi diplomatic documents to the Internet, a move that echoes its famous release of US State Department cables in 2010.
There was no immediate way to verify the authenticity of the documents, although
WikiLeaks has a long track record of hosting large-scale leaks of government material. Many of the documents carried green letterhead marked “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” or “Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
If genuine, the documents would offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the notoriously opaque kingdom. They might also shed light on Riyadh’s longstanding regional rivalry with Iran, its support for Syrian rebels and Egypt’s military-backed government, and its opposition to an emerging international agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Zaman Al Wasl
Comments About This Article
Please fill the fields below.