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As he swept towards victory in the Makerfield byelection, Andy Burnham told voters he wanted to see “the essentials of life being run primarily for the public interest, not for the private interests”. Citing the Bee Network of buses and trams across Manchester city region, brought together on his watch, Burnham repeatedly highlighted the need for more “public control” over the necessities of life. Water, energy, transport and housing are at the top of his list. Now PM-in-waiting, he is expected to say more about his economic priorities in a speech on Monday. Burnham’s Manchester address will garner intense interest, from his more leftwing backers to the owners of vast chunks of the British economy. They will be trying to gauge whether he is really serious about expanding the role of the state – all the way through to outright nationalisation – and willing to stare down the vested interests standing in the way. His choice of chancellor is being viewed as a critical test of his radicalism on this agenda. Advocates of an economic reset, including nationalisation, see Ed Miliband as the only plausible candidate who would be prepared to countenance the steps needed – including facing down intense industry lobbying. Former health secretary Wes Streeting, by contrast, did not mention public ownership or control in his recent speech on “progressive capitalism”, with the bookies’ favourite for No 11 focusing instead on alignment with the EU, planning deregulation and exploiting the North Sea. View image in fullscreen The future of Thames Water is seen as an early test case for Andy Burnham. Photograph: Richard Baker/In Pictures/Getty Images Neal Lawson, the director of the progressive thinktank Compass and a vocal supporter, sees the distinction between public control – which could just mean tougher regulation, for example – and full-blooded public ownership, as key. “Does Andy Burnham think he can go for ‘control,’ when all of the evidence suggests these things are uncontrollable, and can only be managed in the public interest by being owned in some innovative way by the public sector?” he says. Perhaps the most radical vision of what public ownership could mean was set out in a dense policy paper published recently by Mat Lawrence, director of the Common Wealth thinktank, under the auspices of Burnham campaign vehicle Mainstream. Lawrence says of Burnham: “He’s grasped that part of people’s desire for change is this hybrid and bureaucratic model we have for essential sectors, with a weak state trying to regulate privatised utilities, which doesn’t really work for anyone, in terms of affordability, investment, sovereignty, or quality of life.” Common Wealth was set up explicitly to make the case for greater public ownership – though Lawrence and his co-author Alex Williams eschew the word “nationalisation”. Their central argument in the paper, The Productive State, is that many of the basics of life – including transport, energy and water, but also social care and housing – have become too expensive, because shareholders are forever taking a slice. That leads to higher inflation, they say – and therefore higher interest rates; and leaves voters frustrated that basic public goals, such as keeping England’s waterways free of faeces, seem forever out of politicians’ reach. Cat Hobbs, the founder of the We Own It campaign, which has long argued for public ownership of key resources, stresses this latter, democratic aspect of the argument. “The arguments are fairly straightforward,” she says. “We’re talking about natural monopolies. We don’t have choice as consumers, and so what we’ve argued is that we need accountability as citizens.” Common Wealth insists its favoured approach has little in common with the postwar model of great, clunking nationalised industries, funded directly by the Treasury and with ministers in command. View image in fullscreen Common Wealth looks back to the Central Electricity Board, established under Stanley Baldwin in 1926. Photograph: PA News Instead, they hark back to an earlier example – the Central Electricity Board, established by Stanley Baldwin’s Conservative government in 1926. The state-owned arm’s-length body built the first national grid, and rationalised electricity generation, helping to drive down bills. Research by Arthur Downing, of the LSE, has shown that the regional public electricity generators of the time, known as “municipals”, were able to cut prices, because they did not need to pay out profits to shareholders, and could borrow more cheaply than a private operator could. Somewhat similarly, Common Wealth describes the model it has in mind as “the public corporation, operating with a clear mandate, borrowing against its own revenues, insulated from both Treasury short-termism and shareholder extraction.” As Burnham prepares to move into No 10, the future of Thames Water is seen as an early test case, with ministers set to decide whether the heavily indebted company should collapse into the state’s special administration regime (SAR) or its bondholders be allowed to take it over. Thames’s shareholders have already been wiped out, and its creditors have offered to take a hefty discount. SAR can be used to tip a firm that provides a crucial public service, and is at risk of collapse, into a form of temporary insolvency. An independent administrator would then take over negotiations with lenders. The expected outcome after a company has gone into the SAR is for it to be sold back into the private sector once its finances have been restructured. But advocates of nationalisation argue that ministers could instead mandate that Thames ends up a public corporation. skip past newsletter promotion Free newsletter | Every weekday Sign up to Business Today Get set for the working day – we'll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning Preview latest Enter your email Sign up after newsletter promotion Even Lawrence, who believes public sector ownership could and should be much more widespread, is cautious about how rapidly this process could take place – conscious of the risk of alarming private sector investors. “This is not against markets, or dynamism, or entrepreneurialism; it’s about fixing some of those sectors that are not working to provide the affordable foundations for dynamic businesses to thrive,” he says, arguing that state capacity – the ability for the public sector to run things – has to be built up slowly. Indeed, in the three years left of a Labour administration, Lawrence reckons Thames might be as far as the government could get, in terms of nationalising existing utilities – though Hobbs, and campaigners at the thinktank Compass, would like to see a much more aggressive use of the SAR. Even that would be less drastic than the approach favoured in Labour’s 2019 manifesto, which was to take “rail, mail, water and energy” into public hands, by exchanging government bonds for shares. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour insisted the plan would be “fiscally neutral” because the state would acquire assets, though the Institute for Fiscal Studies put the upfront cost at “many tens of billions” and pointed out the taxpayer would also be taking on hefty debts. That same approach – bonds for shares – is the one laid out in the Productive State paper. Fresh borrowing to fund such a process could be accommodated under the current fiscal rules, if the state acquires a financial asset in return. But that would not apply to the firms’ physical assets, creating potential accounting headaches, unless the rules were rewritten again. It could also result in lengthy legal battles over what constituted fair value to investors. View image in fullscreen The government’s Great British Railways could take more action to coordinate routes and fares across nationalised train operators. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock The government’s relatively straitened fiscal position, with the debt-to-GDP ratio tripling in the past 20 years to 96% and a debt interest bill of £137bn due this year, also raises questions about the potential cost of additional borrowing. For these and other reasons, Lawrence suggests Burnham should focus for the moment on quick(ish) wins that lean towards public “control” as well “ownership”. All metro mayors could be encouraged to use franchising powers to create Bee Network-style integrated transport networks, while the government’s Great British Railways could take more action to coordinate routes and fares across the train operators Labour is returning to state ownership. Meanwhile, a string of development corporations, with borrowing powers, could be set up to kickstart housebuilding, rather than hoping that planning deregulation alone will fuel a construction renaissance. Rachel Reeves has already announced the creation of a development corporation for Greater Cambridge. Lawrence suggests Labour could then go into the next general election advocating a more thoroughgoing nationalisation agenda, that could include taking the energy transmission companies into state ownership. Another often-cited vehicle for change is Great British Energy: advocates of nationalisation argue this state-owned vehicle has been set up too timidly, and could enter the energy generation business, if it was scaled up and given a more expansive remit. Burnham’s campaign rhetoric about an expanded role for the state could encompass a wide range of possibilities. With his top team set to be announced shortly, the MP for Makerfield’s every word will be watched intently, to determine whether he is ready, as the title of Miliband’s relentlessly upbeat book put it a few years ago, to “go big”.

أعلن المجلس العسكري الحاكم في <a href="https://www.alyaum.com/articles/6663430/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85/%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A3%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9">بوركينا فاسو</a> الجمعة، قطع العلاقات الدبلوماسية مع فرنسا، متهما باريس بالعمل المستمر ضد مصالح <a href="https://www.alyaum.com/articles/6649587/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-30-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%87%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88">واغادوغو</a>.<br /><br />ويتبع النظام العسكري بقيادة<a href="https://www.alyaum.com/articles/6567246/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9"> إبراهيم تراوري </a>الذي تولى السلطة إثر انقلاب عسكري في سبتمبر 2022، سياسة مناهضة للغرب وخاصة فرنسا، إضافة الى التشدد حيال المعارضة في الداخل.<h2>قطع العلاقات مع فرنسا</h2>وأفاد بيان بثه التلفزيون الرسمي للدولة الواقعة في غرب إفريقيا "تحيط حكومة بوركينا فاسو المجتمعين الوطني والدولي علما بأنها قررت قطع العلاقات الدبلوماسية مع فرنسا، وذلك اعتبارا من اليوم، 26 يونيو 2026".<br /> <br />واتهم المجلس فرنسا أيضا بأنها تضمر "طموحات استعمارية جديدة تتجلى بوضوح في دعمها النشط للشبكات التخريبية والإرهابيين الذين يغرقون بلادنا ومنطقة الساحل في الحداد".<h2>أعمال عنف دامية</h2>وتعاني بوركينا فاسو مثل العديد من جاراتها، من أعمال عنف دامية يرتكبها جهاديون مرتبطون بتنظيمي القاعدة وداعش.<br /><br />ووفقا للبيان، فإن هذا القرار "يتعلق حصرا بالإطار المؤسسي للعلاقات بين الدولتين على المستوى الدبلوماسي".<br /><br />وشدد المجلس على أن ذلك "لا يشكك بأي حال من الأحوال في الروابط التاريخية والإنسانية والثقافية والاجتماعية التي تجمع بين الشعبين".<br /><br />وتتزايد المشاعر المناهضة لفرنسا في بعض المستعمرات الإفريقية السابقة في ظل تحول القارة السمراء مجددا إلى ساحة للصراع الدبلوماسي وتنامي النفوذين الروسي والصيني.<br /><br /><br /><br />

كيف أصبح مشهد محاكمة "مفتي البراميل" أحد أقوى المشاهد في سوريا ما بعد الأسد؟ صدر الصورة، Syrian Ministry of Justice التعليق على الصورة، مُفتي سوريا السابق أحمد بدر الدين حسون، في أولى جلسات محاكمته بالقصر العدلي في دمشق، الخميس 25 يونيو/حزيران 2026. Published قبل 3 دقيقة مدة القراءة: 6 دقائق "هُوْن ما خُطبة، بدّك تجاوب على الأسئلة" بهذه العبارة، قاطع القاضي المتهم الماثل بقفص الاتهام حينما شرع الأخير في تلاوة آية من القرآن الكريم. لينتشر على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي في سوريا، هذا المقطع بين صُور ومقاطع أخرى من محاكمة مُفتي البلاد السابق أحمد بدر الدين حسون، والتي انعقدت أولى جلساتها، الخميس، في القصر العدلي بدمشق. بعض رواد مواقع التواصل علّقوا بدايةً على اختيار حسّون للآية القرآنية، قائلين إن "هابيل عندما قالها لقابيل كان ذا مقدرة، وأنتَ في قفص صغير لا تستطيع أن تقتل به نملة!". أهمل X مشاركة, 1 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 1 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. وقال آخرون إن حسّون، "لم يتذكر هذه الآية عندما كان يفتي بذبح السوريين وإهلاكهم"، على حدّ تعبيرهم. صدر الصورة، Facebook ولم تخلُ تعليقات السوريين من الصبغة الطائفية؛ فكتب البعض يقول إن "المسلمين السُنّة يحاكمون مُفتياً سُنياً"، داعينَ "كل الأقليات والإثنيات والمكونات السورية الأخرى إلى التحلّي بنفس القدر من الشجاعة ومحاكمة وجهائم ومشايخهم المتهمّين بتُهم مشابهة"، على حدّ قولهم. أهمل Facebook مشاركة, 1 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من Facebook؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع Facebook. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع Facebook وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية Facebook مشاركة, 1 المحتوى غير متاح Facebook اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. ولفت البعض إلى تزامُن محاكمة حسون مع ذكرى يوم عاشوراء- مستدلاً بذلك على أن الشيخ "على الصراط المستقيم". أهمل X مشاركة, 2 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 2 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. لكن آخرين "رفضوا أن يكونوا صدىً أو بُوقاً لطائفة" على حدّ تعبيرهم، قائلين إن هدفهم هو "وضْع الطائفي وحيداً أمام مرآته"! وتساءل أصحاب هذا الرأي: "هل تكون محاكمة حسّون 'السُنّي المذهب' بدايةً لمرحلة جديدة تُحسَب للقيادة الجديدة [السُنية] على أنها انفتاح يحميها من الاتهام بالطائفية؟" ونوّه هؤلاء إلى أنه "لو تمّ اعتقال دُرزي أو قامة دينية علوية أو خوري يمثل كنيسة، لقامت الدنيا ولم تقعد"، على حدّ تعبيرهم. أهمل X مشاركة, 3 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 3 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. وإلى ذلك، توجّه روّادٌ آخرون بالاعتذار لحسّون، "الذي لم ينصره رجل دين سُني بكلمة أو فتوى"، على حدّ تعبيرهم. وتساءل أنصار هذا الرأي المعتذر في المقابل عن ترك المحيسني "الذي حرّض انتحاريين على تفجير أنفسهم بأبرياء"- على حدّ زعمهم- حُراّ طليقاً! أهمل X مشاركة, 4 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 4 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. ورأى البعض ذلك "من سخريات القدر"؛ أنْ يحاكَم حسّون "الذي دعا للتعايش السلمي ورعى المصالح الوطنية وناشد بإيقاف الحرب الأهلية" كمُجرم حرب، بينما عبد الله المحيسني "الذي حضّر الانتحاريين والمفخخات والمطلوب لأغلب دول العالم بتهمة الإرهاب يستثمر وتُفتح له الآفاق كرجل أعمال يملأ السمع والبصر..!!"، على حدّ وصفهم. أهمل X مشاركة, 5 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 5 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. ليطالبوا "بتطبيق معيار واحد على الجميع ... لأنّ سيادة القانون لا تعني محاكمة شخص واحد وإغفال آخرين ارتكبوا أفعالاً مماثلة أو أشدّ". أهمل X مشاركة, 6 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 6 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. آخرون، رأوا في حسّون "رجل دين وطنيّ يدعوا للمحبة والسلام"، معتبرين أن التُّهم الموجهة له هي "في خانة المدح وليس الذمّ". أهمل X مشاركة, 7 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 7 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. وانتقد البعض مشاهِد اعتقال حسّون، "الطاعن في السِن" (77 عاماً)، من عصْب عينيه ودفْعه بعُنف أمام المارّة، حيث رأوا أن ذلك "يُظهر حجم الوحشية والحقد الدفين في قلوب سُلطة الأمر الواقع" في البلاد، على حدّ قولهم. أهمل X مشاركة, 8 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من X؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع X. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع X وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية X مشاركة, 8 المحتوى غير متاح X اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. ليرُدّ عليهم آخرون متهمِين إياهم بـ"اللعب على وتر العاطفة" وبـ"الانتقائية"، مشيرين إلى آخرين في نفس الفئة العمرية تمّت تصفيتهم في محاكمات ميدانية، دون أن يتمكنوا من توكيل محامين للدفاع عنهم في محاكمة ليس بها ضرب ولا شتْم، على حدّ تعبيرهم. أهمل Facebook مشاركة, 2 هل تسمح بعرض المحتوى من Facebook؟ تحتوي هذه الصفحة على محتوى من موقع Facebook. موافقتكم مطلوبة قبل عرض أي مواد لأنها قد تتضمن ملفات ارتباط (كوكيز) وغيرها من الأدوات التقنية. قد تفضلون الاطلاع على سياسة ملفات الارتباط الخاصة بموقع Facebook وسياسة الخصوصية قبل الموافقة. لعرض المحتوى، اختر "موافقة وإكمال" Accept and continue تحذير: بي بي سي غير مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية نهاية Facebook مشاركة, 2 المحتوى غير متاح Facebook اطلع على المزيد في بي بي سي ليست مسؤولة عن محتوى المواقع الخارجية. وانعقدت أولى جلسات محاكمة مفتي سوريا السابق أحمد بدر الدين حسون في القصر العدلي بالعاصمة دمشق- أحد أبرز الصروح القضائية في البلاد. وشهدتْ الجلسة حضور النائب العام السوري، وممثلين عن منظمات حقوقية محلية ودولية، وخُصّصت للنظر في التُهم الموجهة إلى حسّون ومن بينها: الاشتراك في جرائم حرب وجرائم ضد الإنسانية، والتحريض على القتل وغير ذلك. قرار الاتهام أكد أنّ "تصريحات حسون الصادرة بصفته الرسمية كمفتي للجمهورية شكّلت غطاء شرعياً ومعنوياً للضباط والجنود في سياق نزاع مسلح، ما برّر لهم ارتكاب جرائم وانتهاكات واسعة النطاق بحق المدنيين". والتصق لقب "مُفتي البراميل" باسم حسّون؛ وذلك بسبب موقفه الداعم لاستخدام البراميل المتفجرة في قصف مناطق سورية، ولا سيما مدينة حلب، واصفاً ذلك بأنه "تحرير". من هو "مفتي البراميل"؟ تخطى البودكاست وواصل القراءة يستحق الانتباه شرح معمق لأبرز الأحداث والموضوعات، لمساعدتك على فهم أهم المتغيرات حولك وأثرها على حياتك الحلقات البودكاست نهاية في 25 أبريل/نيسان 1949 بمدينة حلب شمال غربي سوريا، وُلد أحمد بدر الدين حسون لأحد مشايخ الصوفية في المدينة وهو الشيخ أديب حسون. وفي عام 1967، اتجه الشاب أحمد حسون إلى مصر، قاصداً الالتحاق بجامعة الأزهر ليحصل فيما بعد على درجة البكالوريوس ثم على الدكتوراة في الفقه الشافعي. وفي عدد من مساجد حلب، عمل أحمد حسون إماماً وخطيباً، كما تولى رئاسة جمعية رفع المستوى الصحي والاجتماعي- هذه الجمعية التي ساهمت في افتتاح عدد من المستشفيات والمراكز الصحية في حلب. وفي عام 1990، ترشّح أحمد حسون لعضوية مجلس الشعب السوري وفاز بها لدورتين متتاليتين حتى عام 1998. وفي عام 2005، شغل حسّون منصب مفتي سوريا، حتى صدر مرسوم رئاسي بإلغاء هذا المنصب في عام 2021. في هذه الأثناء، تولى حسون رئاسة الهيئة الاستشارية الشرعية لمجلس النقد والتسليف في مصرف سوريا المركزي، والجمعية العمومية للمجمع العالمي للتقريب بين المذاهب الإسلامية، وعضوية المجمع العالمي للتقريب بين المذاهب الإسلامية في إيران. واشتُهر حسون بقدرته على جمع مختلف المذاهب، وميله إلى رفض فكرة الصراع السُني- الشيعي، معتبراً ذلك بمثابة "صراع سياسي"، وقد نسج حسّون علاقات واسعة مع ممثلي الطوائف الدينية والمذاهب الإسلامية في سوريا. وكان حسّون يرفض إنشاء أحزاب دينية في سوريا، داعياً إلى الانضمام لأحزاب سياسية بدلاً من الانتماء لأحزاب تحمل أسماء دينية، مؤكداً أن الأمة كلها مسلمة، وأن الدين هو الرقابة على الأخلاق والقيم والإنسان وليس "السُلّم الذي نستخدمه لتحقيق أهدافنا السي

Economic data released on Wednesday showed that U.S. new home sales unexpectedly fell -7.3% m/m to a 4-month low of 580K in May, weaker than expectations of 638K. Also, U.S. May building permits fell -0.9% m/m to 1.410 million, weaker than expectations of 1.413 million. In yesterday's trading session, Wall Street's three main equity benchmarks closed mixed. Chip and AI infrastructure stocks dropped, with Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) falling over -4% and Qualcomm (QCOM) sliding more than -3%. Also, mining stocks slumped as gold and silver prices sank, with AngloGold Ashanti (AU) dropping over -6% and Coeur Mining (CDE) falling more than -5%. In addition, Cerebras Systems (CBRS) tumbled over -19% as the chipmaker's full-year revenue guidance failed to impress investors. On the bullish side, shares of homebuilders and building suppliers rallied after Congress passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, with KB Home (KBH) jumping more than +16% and Builders FirstSource (BLDR) surging over +11% to lead gainers in the S&P 500. Attention now turns to the release of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge as well as remarks from Fed officials. Sentiment drew further support from oil prices returning to near prewar levels as tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up. The price of WTI crude fell over -1% to below $70 a barrel. According to ship-tracking firm Kpler, a total of 14 oil tankers transited the maritime chokepoint on Tuesday and 27 on Monday, marking an uptick from 37 tanker transits over the weekend. Micron Technology (MU) jumped over +16% in pre-market trading after the largest U.S. maker of computer memory chips posted upbeat FQ3 results, issued FQ4 sales guidance that far exceeded Wall Street estimates, and said the chip shortage would extend beyond 2027. Also aiding sentiment was Qualcomm (QCOM), whose shares surged more than +11% in pre-market trading after the chipmaker raised its long-term non-handset revenue target and disclosed that two Big Tech companies were among its customers. September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.78%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are up +2.15% this morning as upbeat quarterly results and guidance from memory chipmaker Micron Technology boosted sentiment. Story Continues "Good luck raising interest rates with housing rolling over. Markets are a little offside on their hike predictions right now, so investors might want to pick up tech stocks during this little swoon," said Jamie Cox at Harris Financial Group. Meanwhile, U.S. rate futures have priced in a 65.8% chance of no rate change and a 34.2% chance of a 25 basis point rate hike at next month's monetary policy meeting. Today, all eyes are on the U.S. core personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, which is set to be released in a couple of hours. The PCE report will cap off a month of disappointing inflation data, with earlier releases showing the effects of the energy shock spreading throughout the economy. Economists, on average, forecast that the core PCE price index will rise +0.3% m/m and +3.4% y/y in May, compared to +0.2% m/m and +3.3% y/y in April. The U.S. Commerce Department's final estimate of first-quarter gross domestic product will also be closely monitored today. Economists expect the U.S. economy to expand at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter, in line with a second estimate. U.S. Personal Spending and Personal Income data will be released today. Economists project May Personal Spending to rise +0.6% m/m and Personal Income to grow +0.4% m/m, compared to the April figures of +0.5% m/m and unchanged m/m, respectively. U.S. Durable Goods Orders and Core Durable Goods Orders data will come in today. Economists expect May Durable Goods Orders to drop -5.0% m/m and Core Durable Goods Orders to rise +0.5% m/m, compared to the prior numbers of +7.9% m/m and +1.1% m/m, respectively. U.S. Initial Jobless Claims data will be released today as well. Economists expect this figure to be 225K, compared to last week's number of 226K. In addition, market participants will parse comments today from New York Fed President John Williams, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman, and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee. On the earnings front, notable companies such as Darden Restaurants (DRI), FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF), and McCormick (MKC) are set to report their quarterly figures today. In the bond market, the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note is at 4.41%, up +0.50%. The Euro Stoxx 50 Index is up +0.65% this morning, led by gains in technology stocks as Micron's blockbuster quarterly results and guidance revived investor confidence in the AI trade. Sentiment received an additional boost from oil prices returning to near prewar levels. A survey released on Thursday showed that German consumer sentiment improved slightly heading into July, with U.S.-Iran peace negotiations helping stabilize confidence, albeit at subdued levels. "The consumer climate is currently stabilizing at a low level," said Rolf Buerkl, head of consumer climate at NIM. A separate survey showed that France's consumer confidence indicator rebounded slightly in June as households grew less pessimistic about their financial situation. Meanwhile, oil prices continued to decline, nearly returning to levels seen before the Iran war and easing concerns about inflationary pressures. Still, European Central Bank Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said in an interview that the central bank would need to continue raising interest rates to rein in inflation, which surged on higher energy prices driven by the Middle East conflict. "However, the extent and timing of further measures will depend on how the conflict, the economy and inflation evolve," Schnabel added. In corporate news, H&M (HMB.S.DX) fell over -2% after the Swedish fashion retailer posted weaker-than-expected Q2 operating profit. Germany's GfK Consumer Climate Index, France's Consumer Confidence, and Spain's GDP data were released today. The German July GfK Consumer Climate Index came in at -29.2, weaker than expectations of -27.8. The French June Consumer Confidence stood at 84, stronger than expectations of 83. The Spanish GDP rose +0.6% q/q and +2.7% y/y in the first quarter, in line with expectations. Asian stock markets today settled in the green. China's Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) closed up +0.23%, and Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Index (NIK) closed up +4.61%. China's Shanghai Composite Index closed higher today, led by gains in the tech sector. Semiconductor and other AI-related stocks climbed on Thursday after U.S. memory chipmaker Micron delivered blockbuster quarterly results and guidance, reinforcing the bull case for the AI trade. "We remain positive on China's AI tech hardware names for the rest of the year, given strong earnings momentum, fervent retail participation, and fresh capital from new IPOs, which would add further fuel for the AI build-out," said James Wang at UBS Investment Bank Research. Brokerage and liquor stocks also advanced. Meanwhile, the People's Bank of China said on Thursday that it will conduct overnight reverse repurchase agreement operations on Monday and Tuesday, marking a key step toward reshaping how it manages short-term borrowing costs. The move follows comments from PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng last week that the central bank would broaden its short-term liquidity toolkit. Elsewhere, China launched the marketing of up to 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) in sovereign bonds in what could become its largest-ever euro-denominated bond offering. In corporate news, JCET Group jumped +10% after China's largest semiconductor packaging and testing company announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to expand its advanced chip-packaging capacity. Investor attention is now squarely on China's industrial profit data for May, scheduled for release over the weekend. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Index closed sharply higher and hit a new record high today after Micron's blowout sales forecast reignited investor enthusiasm for the AI trade. Chip and other AI-related stocks rallied on Thursday. Micron's earnings "prompted investors to come back in and buy again, and that explains today's rebound," said Hiroyuki Ueno at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co. Chip-testing equipment maker Advantest jumped over +15% and memory maker Kioxia Holdings surged more than +12%, providing the biggest lift to the Nikkei. The latter also got a boost after announcing plans to offer U.S. depositary shares in the spring of 2027 and to conduct a stock split. Also buoying sentiment, oil prices fell toward prewar levels as flows through the Strait of Hormuz ramped up. Data released on Thursday showed that Japan's April leading economic indicators index, which gauges the economic outlook for a few months ahead based on data such as job offers and consumer sentiment, was revised higher. Meanwhile, hawkish Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday that the central bank should raise interest rates every few months and consider accelerating the pace of tightening if inflation risks intensify. Tamura noted that underlying inflation had already reached the bank's 2% target and that upside risks to prices merit close attention regardless of developments in the Middle East. In other news, foreign investors bought a net 479.4 billion yen ($2.96 billion) worth of Japanese stocks in the week ended June 20th, marking their first weekly net buying since May 23rd, according to Ministry of Finance data. Investor focus is now squarely on Japan's Tokyo Core CPI for June, scheduled for release on Friday, which is expected to reflect the impact of rising energy prices, although the underlying inflation trend may be clouded by the effects of subsidies. The Nikkei Volatility Index, which takes into account the implied volatility of Nikkei

Artificial intelligence is creating a new class of infrastructure giants virtually overnight, and one innovative Bitcoin miner that made an early leap into the global power business, feeding the voracious appetite of AI data centers, is now being rewarded for years spent securing massive amounts of low-cost electrical power around the world. Years before artificial intelligence triggered a global race for power capacity, Bitzero Holdings (NASDAQ: AIBZ) was using cash flow from Bitcoin mining operations to secure large amounts of low-cost electrical power across Norway, Finland, and the United States. The company continues mining Bitcoin because the business generates strong cash flow at some of the lowest power costs in the industry. But Bitzero’s sights are now set on a much larger prize: the AI data-center buildout that McKinsey estimates could require nearly $7 trillion in global infrastructure spending by 2030, including roughly $5.2 trillion tied directly to AI workloads alone. That prize started becoming reality on May 5, when Bitzero signed a binding letter of intent with OneQode Networks covering the full 110 MW capacity of its Namsskogan, Norway data center site under a 15-year lease tied to GPU-based AI workloads. The agreement carries an implied value of roughly $2.6 billion over the lease term, and marks Bitzero’s formal entry into the large-scale AI data-center infrastructure market. That’s exactly why Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary was one of Bitzero’s earliest, and biggest backers. O’Leary has taken on a strategic investor role in the company since its formation because he sees Bitzero as a fundamentally different kind of crypto enterprise—one rooted in energy infrastructure, not just speculation, and the data-center boom. “If I want exposure to crypto, I only need three positions now … I own Bitzero because they mine Bitcoin and they’re actually a power company.” The Nordic Advantage in the AI Energy Race If cheap power built Bitcoin’s first fortune in China, clean power is building the next one in the North Atlantic. Norway and Finland, home to immense hydroelectric and nuclear baseloads, have quietly become the new gravity centers for digital infrastructure. This is the place to be for the AI infrastructure boom. Power prices across parts of the Nordic region are significantly below many major European markets. And, crucially, hydroelectric- and nuclear-heavy grids provide the kind of stable long-duration electricity AI workloads demand. Cold climates also drastically reduce cooling costs for data centers. That’s the geography of Bitzero’s expansion strategy. In Norway, the company’s flagship Namsskogan operation already supports active Bitcoin mining and is now becoming the foundation for its AI infrastructure business following the OneQode agreement earlier this month. Bitzero also controls additional Norwegian expansion capacity tied to a broader development pipeline that management says could eventually scale well beyond 300 MW as grid upgrades continue. In Finland, Bitzero has secured a massive one-gigawatt development campus in Kokemäki tied directly into low-cost Nordic power infrastructure. The site gives the company room to scale both Bitcoin mining and AI compute operations over time as demand for energized capacity continues accelerating across Europe. In the United States, Bitzero’s (NASDAQ: AIBZ) North Dakota footprint gives the company exposure to a completely different energy and regulatory market. The site includes a 225,000-square-foot complex spread across roughly 184 acres, with additional staged power delivery planned through future expansion agreements. What the May 5th Lease Deal Means for Bitzero McKinsey estimates AI infrastructure spending could approach $7 trillion globally by 2030, including more than $5 trillion tied directly to AI workloads. But that spending wave could hit a power wall as the industry discovers that building AI infrastructure isn’t just a money problem—it’s a power access problem. The OneQode agreement officially ushers Bitzero into the lucrative world of data center power. Now, instead of relying on Bitcoin-related mining economics, the company is moving toward a much bigger piece of the digital world. And it’s a double win for the company. In Bitcoin mining, Bitzero uses its own electricity to generate revenue from the Bitcoin it produces. Under the AI agreement, Bitzero will generate revenue by leasing the site’s power capacity and infrastructure to OneQode the lease is to be backed by an IG counterparty as per the conditions of the binding letter. But at the same time, OneQode pays the electricity bill tied to running the AI systems inside the facility. That means Bitzero captures the recurring infrastructure revenue from the site without directly absorbing the massive ongoing power costs associated with operating large-scale AI workloads. That places Bitzero at an advantage to its peers, based on internal company research. According to management, the OneQode agreement is structured at roughly $135 per kilowatt per month with a 3% annual escalator. At full utilization, the 110 MW Namsskogan site could generate roughly $176 million to $178 million in annual revenue. A recent shareholder analysis modeling the agreement estimated potential annual NOI of roughly $151 million based on an 85% margin profile tied to the contemplated lease structure. The Bigger Game At the Margins of the Data Center Boom Across Europe and North America, AI infrastructure developers are running into transformer shortages, interconnection delays, grid congestion, and multi-year energization timelines. Many competing campuses are still years away from delivery because securing large-scale power infrastructure has become harder than securing capital. That shift is one reason public markets have started aggressively rerating companies capable of converting mining infrastructure into AI compute capacity. Most recently, Hut 8 moved into AI infrastructure through its Fluidstack agreement, while Core Scientific secured multi-billion-dollar HPC contracts tied to CoreWeave. Investors are increasingly valuing these companies around contracted compute infrastructure and energized capacity rather than hash rate growth alone. The capital is simply following the soaring demand. The market has already begun rewarding companies positioned to benefit from the power demands of artificial intelligence. Investors have poured capital into names such as NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE), whose vast renewable generation portfolio is increasingly viewed as critical to supporting future data-center growth, Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN), which has built a global infrastructure empire spanning energy, transmission, and digital assets, and Edison International (NYSE: EIX), whose utility network stands to benefit from the enormous grid upgrades required to accommodate AI-driven electricity demand. The common thread is simple: as AI accelerates, access to reliable power is becoming one of the most valuable assets in the digital economy. Commercial real estate giant JLL estimates global data-center capacity will nearly double by 2030, requiring almost 100 GW of new supply. Now, the single most important factor driving data-center expansion is “speed to power”, says JLL. And with grid connection wait times in major markets already stretching beyond four years, Bitzero is ahead of its time, and the May 5th lease deal locks in a new era for this Bitcoin innovator, backed by O’Leary and charging out of the AI power gate. By. Michael Kern IMPORTANT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER Neither the author nor the publisher, Oilprice.com, was paid to publish this communication concerning Bitzero Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIBZ). The owner of Oilprice.com owns shares and/or stock options of the featured company and therefore has an incentive to see the featured company’s stock perform well. The owner of Oilprice.com may buy or sell shares of the featured company at any time including at or near the time you receive this communication. 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