By: Kayhan Int’l Staff Writer

 

Fasting Ramadhan is a blessed month when the doors of Divine Mercy are flung open for the believers. For an individual, it is the season for taking stock of one’s own deeds in order to reform the self, the family, and the society through proper interaction.

For the authorities in charge of the destiny of a nation it is time for reflection on flaws in national, regional, and international policies in order to resolve problems, solidify ties, and discern between friends and the foes of the Ummah.

Wonder, why it takes such a long time for some Muslim states to summon up the courage to rectify mistakes and break free from the enemies’ yoke which they had unwittingly put on their own necks.

Anyway, better late than never, and if there is sincerity of intention, the All-Merciful God will indeed open the gates of forgiveness, provided compensation is paid in the proper manner for the wanton destruction that was caused by listening to the satanic whispers of the devilish powers, especially the US.

Perhaps, the positive developments that occurred on Saturday may indicate the awakening from a long sleep that had created inter-Muslim tensions, flamed internecine wars, and allowed an archenemy of the Ummah, such as the illegal Zionist entity, to desecrate the sanctity of Islam’s third holiest site, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and taint it with the innocent blood of Palestinian worshippers.

Simultaneous with the arrival of a delegation from Saudi Arabia in the Islamic Republic of Iran for discussion on reopening of their respective embassies in Riyadh and Tehran following the two countries’ recent rapprochement in the Chinese capital to the horror of the US, the Saudi ambassador in Aden took a team of his country’s officials to land in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and hold talks with the Ansarullah-led legitimate government, shortly after joint neighbour Oman had sent its emissaries for mediation to end the 8-year war. 

Mohammed Abdus-Salaam, the chief negotiator of Yemen’s National Salvation Government, tweeted that the Yemeni people’s demands were just and included an end to the war, the total lifting of the blockade imposed by the aggressors, and payment of the salaries of all civil servants using revenues from the occupied oil and gas resources.

He added that Yemen’s demands also included “the exit of all foreign forces, plus compensation and reconstruction.”

Hope these just demands will be materialized after eight years of a wanton war fueled by the US, Britain, France, and the Zionist entity, that has resulted in the killing of some four hundred thousand men, women, and children, in addition to the destruction of Yemen’s infrastructure, and Israeli infiltration in its island.

At the same time, Saudi Arabia, which after over a decade of tension, sent a delegation to Damascus for restoration of diplomatic ties and officially invited President Bashar al-Assad to attend the forthcoming Arab League summit, should be on full guard against the mischief of the Americans, who in their blind support of Israel, had tried to disintegrate Syria through terrorists and turned Riyadh against Tehran.

The US should not be allowed to meddle in the affairs of the Arab and other Muslim countries. If the regional countries knit their ranks there is no reason for the military presence of the Americans in West Asia.

Thus, to thwart Washington’s devilish moves, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Syria, Turkiyeh and all other countries of the region should cooperate and coordinate moves for full backing of the Palestinian cause and the cherished goal of liberation of Bayt al-Moqaddas. 

The Islamic Republic of Iran is all too willing to help mobilize the resources of a united Ummah to bring the curtain down on usurper Israel, which is already in the throes of implosion.