:Lebanon: Senegal Sends 3,000 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate to Mali/ Jumblat Lauds 'Unique French Initiative', Urges Gulf to Join It

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This fellow “Jumblat” in the first story is an ethnic Druze. Some Druze for the record, serve in the Israeli army (IDF), some live in Syria. Not real versed in this but know some things.

Jumblat Lauds 'Unique French Initiative', Urges Gulf to Join It — Naharnet

Jumblat Lauds ‘Unique French Initiative’, Urges Gulf to Join It​

by Naharnet Newsdesk

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on Wednesday said the Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc has named Mustafa Adib for the PM post because “there is a unique French initiative to rescue what’s left of Greater Lebanon.”

In an interview with LBCI television, Jumblat added that comparing the approach of “democratic France” towards Lebanon to that of Syria’s pre-2005 administration of Lebanon would be a “silly and absurd claim.”

Commenting on remarks about Hizbulla’s arms and missiles by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Jumblat said: “Let Pompeo forget the missiles for now, seeing as this is a matter that would be addressed at the appropriate time, and what’s needed now is for them to help economically.”

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/274627-senegal-sends-3-000-tons-of-ammonium-nitrate-to-mali

Senegal Sends 3,000 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate to Mali​

by Naharnet Newsdesk

People in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, are breathing a sigh of relief after officials removed from its port 3,050 tons of ammonium nitrate, the same substance at a slightly lesser volume that caused the explosion in Beirut last month that killed at least 190 people, injured thousands and caused extensive damage.

After the Beirut explosion, countries with ports have been scrambling to be sure they are not in a similarly vulnerable situation.

“To date, no ammonium nitrate is present at the port of Dakar,” said the statement issued Wednesday by the port’s communication department, adding that the evacuation of the dangerous material was completed Tuesday.

 

[Salibi]

Not real versed in this but know some things.

Walid Jumblatt is the political head of the Lebanese Druze community. His Progressive Socialist party is supported by a majority of Lebanese Druze. He is (usually) antagonistic to the Iranians, although his political positions have varied depending on what benefits his community. There are two other Lebanese Druze politicians who are opponents of Jumblatt and represent the pro-Iran faction among Lebanon’s Druze.