Fellow @projectSEPAD, @CARPObonn, @GulfStatesInst senior NR Fellow @GulfIntlForum. Focusing on Saudi policy towards Israel and MENA IR
Joined April 2018
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إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون
بقلوب مؤمنة بقضاء الله وقدره، ننعى إليكم وفاة صاحب هذا الحساب
سائلين الله أن يتغمده بواسع رحمته ويسكنه فسيح جناته.
ستُقام صلاة الجنازة يوم الاثنين 19 أكتوبر 2026، بعد صلاة العصر في جامع الملك خالد بأم الحمام، والدفن في مقبرة عرقة.
One of #Saudi’s political commentators says the “#Houthis are the ‘butchers of pilgrims’ and whoever calls them ‘Ansar-Allah [champions of God]’ identifies with terrorism”
جاسر الجاسر : الحوثي " سفاح المعتمرين " ومن يسميهم أنصار الله فهو متماهي مع الإرهاب !
من برنامج ساعة حوار مع العزيزة @rimbougamra1
One of the victims of the terrorist #Houthi attacks explaining how he was pushing his brother on a wheelchair while the missile struck & threw them both in the air & all they saw was fire
These accounts are vital & an indication this escalation will be met with more escalation
It was a pleasure joining @MariaRamosUK
In spite of the criticism towards the #Mecca Alliance, the Alliance, for better or worse, is responding
A Regional security architecture is appearing before our eyes, but there is a lot of work needed
#Saudi_Arabia
#Pakistan
#Turkey
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye trigger their mutual defence pact amid Houthi strikes. What does this coalition move mean for regional security? @AzizAlghashian explains the move.
While there is a common notion that international states range from small, middle and super powers, it’s worth looking at how this regional tripolar order- the #Mecca alliance - can help highlight the different layers of middle powers emerging in the evolving international order
Another sign that the #MeccaAgreement has real substance, in the emerging #tripolar regional order. #SaudiArabia #Turkiye
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My thoughts with @Yemeniaty and @LenderkingTim on operation"Dawn of #Yemen"
Two key points:
- #Saudi request of support from partners and allies had to be practical and tangible
- Yemeni people must be the front and center of every discussion
youtube.com/watch?v=8qYMCQ8f…
Can’t help but think of two potential effects saying this in #Saudi
Short term: saying this in the middle of a #Trump admin may make #Saudi elite a bit uneasy given Trump being Trump.
Long term: this can make Saudi be perceived less of a Trump legacy & more bipartisan in the #US
In the midst of the regional chaos and dilemmas, it’s worth stopping and appreciating some of the good signs still coming out from the region - proud day for #Saudi
Deemah AlYahya, Founding Secretary-General of the @dcorg, was recently appointed to the UN High-Level Panel on Freedom of Transit for Landlocked Developing Countries.
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What a pleasure it was sharing the Gulf panel with top scholars @Katulis @IbrahimAlAssil & @danielbenaim
It was a fascinating few days with a wealth of top notch analysis on a variety of issues
Huge thanks to the @MiddleEastInst amazing staff for all the work behind the scenes
Great fun & much insight in this panel on the Gulf and US policy that I moderated at a conference the Middle East Institute co-hosted in Washington DC this week - with my friends and colleagues @AzizAlghashian @IbrahimAlAssil & @danielbenaim on the scene.
It wasn’t long ago there was a campaign painting #Saudis as antisemitic & extremist
I’m glad that everyone is safe & received the necessary medical attention
Also glad to see this reminder that Saudis should be judged more by their actions rather than what others say about them
WATCH: Israeli passengers receive assistance from a Saudi crew after a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia arab.news/y7jug
#Saudi foreign ministry shedding extra light on Houthi attack on #Mecca region & disrespecting the sanctity of Mecca - #Houthis are delegitimizing themselves even more
This can galvanize more support from both #Pakistan & #Turkey to play a bigger role in an anti-Houthi operation
#بيان | تعرب وزارة الخارجية عن إدانة واستنكار المملكة العربية السعودية لإطلاق ميليشيا الحوثي الإرهابية طائرة مسيرة معادية باتجاه مدينة مكة المكرمة يوم الثلاثاء ٤ ربيع الآخر ١٤٤٨هـ الموافق ١٥ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٦م.
The flurry of phone calls between #Saudi leadership and their counterparts, and the crown prince’s visit today to #Egypt speaks to this point below I was making for @SanaaCenter
It wouldn’t be far fetched to say there maybe a Decisive Storm 2.0 in the near future
“Riyadh seems to be building a response to the Houthi expansion on the West Coast of Yemen by trying to utilize its international partners and allies. This response has two aims: to employ as much power as possible alongside a planned ground operation, and to gain support for a future Saudi air campaign against the Houthis.”
Dr. Abdulaziz Alghashian @AzizAlghashian writes for the Sana’a Center.
Link: sanaacenter.org/publications…
Pro-Bibi spin never ends -even when the prospects of #Saudi-#Israel normalization are as dim as ever.
The below is akin to saying “Saudi & Israeli officials are sitting in the very same General Assembly indicating closer ties”
Hyper exaggeration is a strategy in this spin machine
#Saudi crown prince & #Pakistan prime minister hold a phone call
This comes after #KSA foreign minister spoke with foreign ministers of #Turkey #UK #Iran & #Qatar
The evolving situation in #Yemen & #Houthi aggression is at the heart of these talks
2 important guiding questions
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