Middle East Informant (from an ordinary citizen in the cloud)

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

(SF novel) East of Nakba (35)

(Japanese Version)

Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (32)


Chapter 12 Secret operation in Saudi Arabia (2) An offer from Washington (3/3)


 

"We have decided to accept the request of the United States. The three aircraft should pass north of your base at dawn. They should be overlooked without disturbance."


"Do you say that we overlook Israeli planes even they might invade our territory? Why don't we shoot them down?" Prince Turki asked in return. He couldn't control his mind.


Prince’s favorite falcon "Sultan", which had posed on his shoulder, was surprised by the unexpected loud voice of the master and fluttered its wings. 


The prince named his falcon after his father's name. This was not only a sense of respect, but also a sense of resistance against his father who was authoritative. 


When the "Sultan" missed its prey, Prince always shouted; 

“Sultan's uselessness! " or " Donkey Sultan! "


(To be continued ----)



Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)


(رواية خيال علمي) شرق النكبة (35)


(Translated from English Version to Arabic by Google Translate)

الجزء الأول. إسرائيل تقصف محطة نووية في إيران (32)

الفصل الثاني عشر عملية سرية في السعودية (2) عرض من واشنطن (3/3)
 

"لقد قررنا قبول طلب الولايات المتحدة. ينبغي للطائرات الثلاث أن تمر شمال قاعدتكم عند الفجر. وينبغي تجاهلها دون إزعاج".

"هل تقول إننا نتغاضى عن الطائرات الإسرائيلية حتى لو غزت أراضينا؟ لماذا لا نسقطها؟" سأل الأمير تركي في المقابل. لم يستطع أن يسيطر على عقله.

صقر الأمير المفضل "سلطان"، والذي كان يقف على كتفه، تفاجأ بصوت سيده العالي غير المتوقع، فرفرفت أجنحته.

أطلق الأمير على صقره اسم أبيه، ولم يكن هذا من باب الاحترام فحسب، بل كان أيضًا من باب المقاومة ضد أبيه الذي كان يتمتع بالسلطة.

 (يتبع ----)

Areha Kazuya

(من مواطن عادي في السحابة)


Monday, November 18, 2024

(SF novel) East of Nakba (34)

(Japanese Version)


Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (31)


Chapter 12 Secret operation in Saudi Arabia (2) An offer from Washington (2/3)


 

"Their target is nuclear facility in Natanz. The US government has admitted Israeli attack plan and requested us to overlook the flight of three F-35s."


The defense minister continued to speak plainly over the phone, as if he ignored the upset of his son.


"The King, the interior minister, the minister for foreign affairs, and I discussed about the subject."


The king, half-brother of defense minister, was two years elder than him. The interior minister was the full brother of the defense minister. And the foreign minister was the son of the late former king, that was, the cousin of Prince Turki. All of defense minister, interior minister, and foreign minister had been in the same post for over 30 years. They controlled defense, domestic security and diplomacy of Saudi Arabia. It also meant that their duties were to protect the reign of the Saud royal families.


(To be continued ----)



Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)


(رواية خيال علمي) شرق النكبة (34)

(Japanese Version)


(Translated from English Version to Arabic by Google Translate)


الجزء الأول. إسرائيل تقصف محطة نووية في إيران (31)


الفصل الثاني عشر عملية سرية في السعودية (2) عرض من واشنطن (2/3)


 

"إن هدفهم هو المنشأة النووية في نطنز. وقد اعترفت الحكومة الأميركية بخطة الهجوم الإسرائيلية وطلبت منا التغاضي عن تحليق ثلاث طائرات من طراز إف-35".


وواصل وزير الدفاع الحديث بوضوح عبر الهاتف، وكأنه يتجاهل انزعاج ابنه.


"لقد ناقشت هذا الموضوع مع الملك ووزير الداخلية ووزير الخارجية".


كان الملك، الأخ غير الشقيق لوزير الدفاع، أكبر منه بسنتين. وكان وزير الداخلية هو الأخ الشقيق لوزير الدفاع. وكان وزير الخارجية هو ابن الملك الراحل السابق، أي ابن عم الأمير تركي. وكان جميع وزراء الدفاع والداخلية والخارجية في نفس المنصب لأكثر من 30 عامًا. وكانوا يسيطرون على الدفاع والأمن الداخلي والدبلوماسية في المملكة العربية السعودية. وهذا يعني أيضًا أن واجباتهم كانت حماية حكم العائلات المالكة آل سعود.


 (يتبع ----)


Areha Kazuya

(من مواطن عادي في السحابة)


Friday, November 15, 2024

(SF novel) East of Nakba (33)

(Japanese Version)

Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (30)


Chapter 12 Secret operation in Saudi Arabia (2) An offer from Washington (1/3)


"I explain you briefly about the situation with no preface." The voice of his father was grave different from usual tone.


"We got an offer from Washington few days ago. They said three Israeli jet fighters would fly over the border between our kingdom and Iraq early in the morning on Monday. The destination of three was Iran. 


Prince Turki had heard the rumor that Israel would attack Iran's nuclear facilities. He was skeptical.  But now he was nervous as the rumor had been realized from virtual to indigenous reality.


(To be continued ----)



Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)


(رواية خيال علمي) شرق النكبة (33)

(Japanese Version)

(Translated from English Version to Arabic by Google Translate)


الجزء الأول. إسرائيل تقصف محطة نووية في إيران (30)


الفصل الثاني عشر عملية سرية في السعودية (2) عرض من واشنطن (1/3)


 

"سأشرح لك الموقف باختصار دون مقدمة." كان صوت والده جادًا مختلفًا عن النبرة المعتادة.


"لقد تلقينا عرضاً من واشنطن قبل أيام قليلة. قالوا إن ثلاث طائرات مقاتلة إسرائيلية ستحلق فوق الحدود بين مملكتنا والعراق في وقت مبكر من صباح يوم الاثنين. وكانت وجهة الطائرات الثلاث إيران.


كان الأمير تركي قد سمع شائعة مفادها أن إسرائيل ستهاجم المنشآت النووية الإيرانية. وكان متشككاً في صحة هذه الشائعة. ولكنه الآن أصبح متوتراً بعد أن تحولت هذه الشائعة من عالم افتراضي إلى واقع حقيقي.


 (يتبع ----)



Areha Kazuya

(من مواطن عادي في السحابة)


Wednesday, November 13, 2024

(SF novel) East of Nakba (32)

Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (29)


Chapter 11 Secret operation in Saudi Arabia (1) Falconry (2/2)

 

Suddenly, a passage of the Koran flowed out from his right pocket of the white folk costume, distasha. It was ringtone of his cell phone. He had another one in the left pocket, but now it was a cell phone which was exclusively dedicated to military executives. Here in Saudi Arabia, most of the military executives including the defense minister were princes of the House of Saud. Moreover, they were the princes who had a strong blood connection in the clan. The defense minister was the father of Commander Turki.


"Oh, my dad, what happened?" Turki answered the phone with a bright and nonchalant voice. It showed that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His subordinates acknowledged that the other party on the phone was the defense minister. They became nervous for a moment. Defense minister was the 15th son of the founder of the kingdom, and the younger brother of the present king. 


The founder of the kingdom married with many princesses and had more than 30 sons. The grandmother of Prince Turki delivered seven sons including his father. Seven brothers had competed with other half-brothers. After the death of the founder, the throne was inherited by his sons in chronological order. Eldest one of seven brothers raised his younger brothers to higher positions when he was the king, and he got a long-term reign. Seven brothers established a solid position in the House of Saud.


(To be continued ----)



Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)


(SF novel) East of Nakba (35)

( Japanese Version ) Part I. Israel bombs a nuclear plant in Iran (32) Chapter 12 Secret operation in Saudi Arabia (2) An offer from Washing...