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Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.
Sheikh Qassem: The government’s latest decision [on the disarmament of the Resistance] is non-charter-based, and if the government continues down this path, it is not faithful to Lebanon’s sovereignty.

UN climate body declares record-hot summer for earth

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 6 Sep 2023 16:03
2 Min Read

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautioned that the escalating global temperatures demand an urgent increase in efforts to prevent the planet from surpassing the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold.

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  • A woman pushes a bicycle past a man cooling himself with a fan at a store on a hot day in Beijing, July 24, 2023. (AP)
    A woman pushes a bicycle past a man cooling himself with a fan at a store on a hot day in Beijing, July 24, 2023 (AP)

The UN climate agency said that the globe has experienced its warmest summer on record since 1940, with estimates indicating that both July and August were approximately 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial levels.

"Earth just had its hottest three months on record... Global sea surface temperatures are at unprecedented highs for the third consecutive month and Antarctic sea ice extent remains at a record low for the time of year," the World Meteorological Organization said.  

In response to the latest weather data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cautioned that the escalating global temperatures demand an urgent increase in efforts to prevent the planet from surpassing the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold.

"Our planet has just endured a season of simmering — the hottest summer on record. Climate breakdown has begun ... Leaders must turn up the heat now for climate solutions. We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos — and we don’t have a moment to lose," he said.

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On Tuesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Africa to assume a role of global leadership in renewable energy in an effort to address the increasing threat of climate change. 

"[My point is] making Africa a world leader in renewable energy and green growth ... We must all work together for Africa to become a renewable energy superpower," Guterres said at the Africa Climate Summit in Kenya while stressing that the global financial system must also be reformed for all resources produced and traded in Africa to generate the maximum added value to the region and thus easing transition into green energy.  

G20 members, responsible for almost 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions, were called on to take up their roles in addressing the matter. 

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