Kirk H. Sowell @UticaRisk
Utica Risk Services: Arabic-language services firm, MENA risk analysis | Publisher of #InsideIraqiPolitics newsletter | For Arabic, see @muhallilajnabi. Joined September 2011-
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My piece for the @LSEMiddleEast, “A Fistful of #Dinars” aims to demystify the role & functioning of #Iraq’s #dollar auction eprints.lse.ac.uk/122652/ 1/6
Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that the KDP controls the security institutions in Irbil & Duhok and this is the reason elections are hard to fathom without them? Imagine a KDP-less election in which other parties take over civilian executive posts. Then what?
Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that the KDP controls the security institutions in Irbil & Duhok and this is the reason elections are hard to fathom without them? Imagine a KDP-less election in which other parties take over civilian executive posts. Then what?
If the markets there is a phrase, "Buy the rumor, sell the news." I guess we are at the "Buy the brinksmanship, sell the backtrack" stage of Middle Eastern affairs.
If the markets there is a phrase, "Buy the rumor, sell the news." I guess we are at the "Buy the brinksmanship, sell the backtrack" stage of Middle Eastern affairs.
Why Iran-backed leaders in Iraq will be quietly welcoming Al Sudani's US visit Read my weekly article on @TheNationalNews Read the full article here: thenationalnews.com/opinion/commen… #RaghidaDergham #Putin #Palestine #Gulf #UnitedStates #Gaza #Lebanon #JoeBiden #arabworld #arab
As long as claims that Islamists were using protests against the Jordanian monarchy were just from official sources, some skepticism would be inevitable. The more "Resistance" sources talk like this, the more credible it seems.
As long as claims that Islamists were using protests against the Jordanian monarchy were just from official sources, some skepticism would be inevitable. The more "Resistance" sources talk like this, the more credible it seems.
Next week PM @mohamedshia will meet @POTUS with security at the top of the agenda. This primer for @CenturyIntl looks at the key issues they will discuss and the risks to the Iraq-US relationship tcf.org/content/commen…
Lizzie Porterلِيز.. @lcmporter
35K Followers 17K Following Award-winning Middle East correspondent; bylines @iraqoilreport @prospect @telegraph etc. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. Views own.
Rasha Al Aqeedi @RashaAlAqeedi
106K Followers 2K Following Mesopotamian • Made in Mosul,Ninewa • Storyteller • Writer • 💫Semper Ad Meliora 💫 Words in New York Times, The Atlantic
Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam
166K Followers 3K Following Senior News Editor @AlMonitor | Adjunct Professor at GWU | Author of China-Middle East newsletter 📝 RT≠ Endorsement 📧 [email protected]
Sajad Jiyad سجاد @SajadJiyad
21K Followers 974 Following Author of God's Man in Iraq. Fellow with @TCFdotorg at @CenturyIntl - Recent published work: https://t.co/5ZLKw1SzZg - Gmail: sjiyad
Wladimir van Wilgenbu.. @vvanwilgenburg
119K Followers 16K Following Co-author of 2 books on Syrian Kurds, freelance journalist @SPGlobal @MiddleEastEye, etc MA Conflict Studies/Kurdish Studies. Not here for discussions/trolls.
Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman
426K Followers 4K Following Chief correspondent @AlMonitor Turkey Correspondent @TheEconomist (1999-2016) Fellow @TheWilsonCenter (2016-2017) My ❤️ is in Kyiv 🇺🇦📩[email protected]
Louisa Loveluck @leloveluck
100K Followers 6K Following 🌴 @WashingtonPost Foreign Correspondent covering the Israel-Gaza war and other crises. Previously: Baghdad, Beirut, and Cairo. [email protected].
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
164K Followers 2K Following Senior Fellow & Director of @MEI_Syria & @MEI_CTE programs at @MiddleEastInst. Sanctioned by Russia, PNG’d by Syria & Iran, & wanted by ISIS & AQ.
Aron Lund @aronlund
38K Followers 832 Following Syria, Middle East politics, and Mediterranean security at @FOIresearch. Fellow at @CenturyIntl, @SyriaStudies, and @UIsweden and occasional freelance writer.
Kyle Orton @KyleWOrton
46K Followers 5K Following Write about terrorism and national security issues | Lot of history and religion | Regrettably, also some politics |
Harry Istepanian @HarryIstepanian
6K Followers 2K Following Energy, water, art, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh)
Michael Knights @Mikeknightsiraq
31K Followers 946 Following Iraq/KR analyst since 90s. Passionate about Iraqi potential, the Kurdish flag, & freedom, however defined. Editor Militia Spotlight https://t.co/BooiBupSws
Joshua Landis @joshua_landis
80K Followers 5K Following Sandra Mackey Chair Dir., Center of Mid East St. & Farzaneh Center of Iran St. Univ of Ok Fellow at @QuincyInst https://t.co/ps25ighcwj Past Pres of Syria Studies Ass.
Steven Nabil @thestevennabil
519K Followers 5K Following ASU alumni, traveling and sports enthusiast. #Assyrian https://t.co/nPr47Mf9YB Covering Iraq and The Middle East
Danny Gold @DGisSERIOUS
51K Followers 3K Following Producer. Correspondent. Writer. docs & articles on war and crime @ everywhere. pulitzer center grantee. reluctant podcaster @underworld_pod
Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin
60K Followers 3K Following Senior Fellow @WashInstitute | Visiting Scholar @BrandeisU | Founder @Jihadology_Net | Book “Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad”👇🏼
Dr. Abbas Kadhim @DrAbbasKadhim
32K Followers 2K Following Senior Fellow & Iraq Initiative Director @AtlanticCouncil. Author, "Reclaiming Iraq: 1920 Revolution & the Founding of the Modern State." Tweets=Personal Views.
Shelly Kittleson @shellykittleson
19K Followers 5K Following Award-winning journalist reporting from the Middle East and Afghanistan for @AlMonitor @ForeignPolicy @bbcworldservice @newlinesmag @politico @AlMajallaAR etc.
Simona Foltyn @SimonaFoltyn
16K Followers 2K Following Journalist covering the Middle East for @PBS @AJEnglish @guardian etc | Migrant, polyglot, past lives in the Sudans, @BCG, @Princeton | Views my own, obviously.
Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan
117K Followers 2K Following Founder and Editor in Chief, @newlinesmag. New York Times Bestselling Author. Father of two boys
Lorriane @Lorrian13863100
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md. golam kabir @gkgsdmc
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AHMED YOUNIS ALABADI @AhmedYounis_IQ
318 Followers 4K Following Academic, writer researcher on Iraqi affairs. الحرية أساس الدولة الديمقراطية .آلة السياسة سعة الصدر
AbuTheke @AbuTheke
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Afzal Khan @AfzalKh40810183
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Iris Lambert @IrisLambert95
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Ar258 @Ar25810
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Coalition for Just Re.. @c4jrOrg
592 Followers 785 Following Coalition for Just Reparations (C4JR) is an alliance of Iraqi CSOs, helping survivors of ISIS conflict in Iraq realize their right to reparations.
jose alberto olmos co.. @OlmosContr41867
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cema @cema83747887805
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Renwar Najm @RenwarNajm
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Gregory J. Kruczek @Dr_Greg_Kruczek
23 Followers 230 Following Professor, Security and Risk Analysis, Penn State; Ethnic and religious minorities in Mid East
why do i have to regi.. @_DRF96
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Good Man @GoodMan01000
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Ulysses Grant @UlyssesGra75776
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Azadê (ازادێ) @Azadethunda
1K Followers 2K Following Journalist on air and online, Spoken Word on stage. Tweets may contain typos.
Kévin Thiévon @kthiev05
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Golden Lotus Food Sto.. @glfoodstore
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Stock35 @Stock352
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Charles Hierons @CharlesJHierons
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Naht Rahbitullah Bahb.. @NahtBahbizai
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Rumious🇵🇸🇵�.. @Hazratrumious
638 Followers 5K Following | 🇮🇳 🇺🇸| |Supports 🇵🇸 🇺🇦| Free Palestine | Great replacement enthusiast| Interested in random stuff | You'll love me
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just memory @Ella45718785
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Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal
1.4M Followers 21K Following Unfiltered Unbiased Verified 24x7 Breaking News | NO BIAS, NO ECHO CHAMBERS: Host of the Largest Show on 𝕏 | Founder & Investor
Lizzie Porterلِيز.. @lcmporter
35K Followers 17K Following Award-winning Middle East correspondent; bylines @iraqoilreport @prospect @telegraph etc. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. Views own.
Rasha Al Aqeedi @RashaAlAqeedi
106K Followers 2K Following Mesopotamian • Made in Mosul,Ninewa • Storyteller • Writer • 💫Semper Ad Meliora 💫 Words in New York Times, The Atlantic
Joyce Karam @Joyce_Karam
166K Followers 3K Following Senior News Editor @AlMonitor | Adjunct Professor at GWU | Author of China-Middle East newsletter 📝 RT≠ Endorsement 📧 [email protected]
Sajad Jiyad سجاد @SajadJiyad
21K Followers 974 Following Author of God's Man in Iraq. Fellow with @TCFdotorg at @CenturyIntl - Recent published work: https://t.co/5ZLKw1SzZg - Gmail: sjiyad
Wladimir van Wilgenbu.. @vvanwilgenburg
119K Followers 16K Following Co-author of 2 books on Syrian Kurds, freelance journalist @SPGlobal @MiddleEastEye, etc MA Conflict Studies/Kurdish Studies. Not here for discussions/trolls.
Marsin Alshamary ما.. @MarsinRA
8K Followers 635 Following 🇮🇶 | Assistant professor of political science @BostonCollege | Non-Resident Fellow @BrookingsFP | @mitpolisci PhD | @Wellesley Alumna | All views are my own.
Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman
426K Followers 4K Following Chief correspondent @AlMonitor Turkey Correspondent @TheEconomist (1999-2016) Fellow @TheWilsonCenter (2016-2017) My ❤️ is in Kyiv 🇺🇦📩[email protected]
Louisa Loveluck @leloveluck
100K Followers 6K Following 🌴 @WashingtonPost Foreign Correspondent covering the Israel-Gaza war and other crises. Previously: Baghdad, Beirut, and Cairo. [email protected].
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
164K Followers 2K Following Senior Fellow & Director of @MEI_Syria & @MEI_CTE programs at @MiddleEastInst. Sanctioned by Russia, PNG’d by Syria & Iran, & wanted by ISIS & AQ.
Aron Lund @aronlund
38K Followers 832 Following Syria, Middle East politics, and Mediterranean security at @FOIresearch. Fellow at @CenturyIntl, @SyriaStudies, and @UIsweden and occasional freelance writer.
Harry Istepanian @HarryIstepanian
6K Followers 2K Following Energy, water, art, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh)
Michael Knights @Mikeknightsiraq
31K Followers 946 Following Iraq/KR analyst since 90s. Passionate about Iraqi potential, the Kurdish flag, & freedom, however defined. Editor Militia Spotlight https://t.co/BooiBupSws
Joshua Landis @joshua_landis
80K Followers 5K Following Sandra Mackey Chair Dir., Center of Mid East St. & Farzaneh Center of Iran St. Univ of Ok Fellow at @QuincyInst https://t.co/ps25ighcwj Past Pres of Syria Studies Ass.
Steven Nabil @thestevennabil
519K Followers 5K Following ASU alumni, traveling and sports enthusiast. #Assyrian https://t.co/nPr47Mf9YB Covering Iraq and The Middle East
Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin
60K Followers 3K Following Senior Fellow @WashInstitute | Visiting Scholar @BrandeisU | Founder @Jihadology_Net | Book “Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad”👇🏼
Dr. Abbas Kadhim @DrAbbasKadhim
32K Followers 2K Following Senior Fellow & Iraq Initiative Director @AtlanticCouncil. Author, "Reclaiming Iraq: 1920 Revolution & the Founding of the Modern State." Tweets=Personal Views.
Shelly Kittleson @shellykittleson
19K Followers 5K Following Award-winning journalist reporting from the Middle East and Afghanistan for @AlMonitor @ForeignPolicy @bbcworldservice @newlinesmag @politico @AlMajallaAR etc.
Tammuz Intel @Tammuz_Intel
30K Followers 105 Following Covering security and political developments in Iraq 🇮🇶 and M.E. Likes & Retweets ≠ Endorsement . #OSINT #RUMINT #HUMINT
Simona Foltyn @SimonaFoltyn
16K Followers 2K Following Journalist covering the Middle East for @PBS @AJEnglish @guardian etc | Migrant, polyglot, past lives in the Sudans, @BCG, @Princeton | Views my own, obviously.
Hassan I. Hassan @hxhassan
117K Followers 2K Following Founder and Editor in Chief, @newlinesmag. New York Times Bestselling Author. Father of two boys
Shashank Joshi @shashj
199K Followers 2K Following Defence editor at @TheEconomist, Visiting fellow at @warstudies King's College London.
Dana Stroul @dstroul
4K Followers 1K Following Senior Fellow @washinstitute; recovering Hill and Pentagon staffer; focused on all things MENA
Jacob Eriksson @DrJEriksson
715 Followers 977 Following Lecturer in Post-war Recovery Studies, Dept of Politics, Uni of York @uniyorkpolitics Fellow @ProjectSEPAD Heavily Anglicised Swede. RTs = hmm, interesting
د.احسان الش�.. @Ihssan_Shmary
307K Followers 41 Following Head of the Center for Political Thinking in Iraq - Professor at the University of Baghdad/ رئيس مركز التفكير السياسي في العراق_أستاذ في جامعة بغداد
Raghida Dergham @raghidadergham
87K Followers 313 Following Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute. Columnist for The National and Annahar Al Arabi. Member of CFR.
John Allen Gay @JohnAllenGay
9K Followers 5K Following Executive director, @JQASociety. Cohost of @securitydpod. Interests: Iran, U.S. grand strategy, and more. [email protected]. Non praevalebunt. (Personal acct.)
Karabekir Akkoyunlu @KarabekirENG
3K Followers 842 Following Nomadic Istanbullu. Lecturer in Mid East Politics @SOAS. Researches guardianship, democracy & military in 🇹🇷, 🇮🇷, 🇧🇷. Tweets in ENG. For TR: @ulu_manitu
KirkukNow @Kirkuknow_DT
4K Followers 170 Following KirkukNow is the leading Iraqi independent media that covers the disputed areas in the country.
POMEPS @POMEPS
10K Followers 735 Following Project on Middle East Political Science @ElliottSchoolGW, directed by Marc Lynch (@AbuAardvark).
MERIP @meriponline
16K Followers 91 Following The Middle East Research & Information Project (MERIP) has provided critical, alternative reporting on the Middle East since 1971.
الباروميتر .. @ArabBarometer
8K Followers 370 Following نحن أقدم وأكبر مستودع للبيانات المتاحة في متناول العامة حول آراء المواطنين العرب. .The largest repository of publicly available data on citizens' views in MENA
Khalil Shikaki @KShikaki
4K Followers 68 Following Professor of political science, director of @PCPSR1, https://t.co/YzpCEvrIgj, senior fellow at @CrownCenterMES, and steering committee member of @ArabBarometer
sardar Aziz Dr. @Aziz1Sardar
2K Followers 3K Following former senior adviser Kurdistan parliament. PhD. UCC/Ireland. researcher & analyst in Kurdish & English. China. Energy. State.
Aziz Ahmad @azizkahmad
4K Followers 885 Following Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister @masrourbarzani. Passionate about building #StrongerKurdistan.
Bloomberg Middle East @middleeast
90K Followers 108 Following The official Twitter account for Bloomberg in the Middle East, bringing you the latest in business and politics. Newsletter: https://t.co/F0fWCJaiZz
Tony Gamal Gabriel @tonyggabriel
3K Followers 5K Following With AFP in #Baghdad. French-Egyptian journalist -- my views/ IG: tonygamalgabriel
Shivan Fazil @ShivanFazil
4K Followers 5K Following Senior Researcher @IRISmideast | Formerly @SIPRIorg | MSc Middle East Politics @SOAS | Alumnus @CheveningFCDO, @EastWestCenter & @USI_MEM | Avid Pod Consumer 📻
Karrar Rifaat @karrar_rifaat
390 Followers 452 Following Political Activist and Researcher | Proud Iraqi, 6774 Mesopotamian years old..
Kirk H. Sowell @KirkHSowell
448 Followers 746 Following History, culture, science & international politics | analyst, historian, orientalist, linguist | Aristotelian, Richelieuen, Burkean, Madisonian | Кто, кого
Mehmet Alaca @mehmtalaca
3K Followers 1K Following Ankara-based journalist/analyst | focusing on Iraq, Kurdish politics, Turkish foreign policy | @UniofExeter alumni | [email protected]
Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal
1.4M Followers 21K Following Unfiltered Unbiased Verified 24x7 Breaking News | NO BIAS, NO ECHO CHAMBERS: Host of the Largest Show on 𝕏 | Founder & Investor
Gulf Int'l Forum @GulfIntlForum
46K Followers 94 Following Gulf International Forum is an independent, nonprofit, Washington-based institute focusing on the Gulf region.
Amjed Rasheed ئەم�.. @AmjedRasheed
2K Followers 737 Following Assistant Professor @DSD_Kings @DefAcUK Fellow @KingsMiddleEast
Wesley Morgan @wesleysmorgan
23K Followers 3K Following Author of THE HARDEST PLACE (@randomhouse 2021). Reporting on America’s post-9/11 wars and their aftermath. DM for Signal.
Mairav Zonszein מר�.. @MairavZ
88K Followers 7K Following Senior Israel Analyst with @crisisgroup Bylines @washingtonpost @nytimes @cjr @foreignpolicy @972mag @theprospect @JewishCurrents
Chelsea Daymon @cldaymon
5K Followers 2K Following @PERIL_AU•Research Fellow @TheARConsortium•Aff. @GNET_research•Pursuing PhD @AU_SPA•Producer @TheLoopcast•Terrorism•Extremism•Foreign Fighters•Tweets my own
Marah Bukai مرح ا.. @marahbukai
15K Followers 7K Following Communication Strategist, Senior Correspondent @WhiteHouse, Editor-in-Chief @WHinarabic, Member @WHCA, @SyrConst, Scholar @Arab_thought @crikksa
Carl Magnus Nesser @cmnesser
1K Followers 1K Following Swedish Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, residing in Bern. Previously Ambassador to Israel, to Iraq and Director-General for Legal Affairs.
زياد الهاشم.. @ziadalhashimi
9K Followers 2K Following باحث اقتصادي | استشاري في اقتصاد النقل الدولي | Ph.D researcher int’l Economics | Msc. int’l Transport | CILT | DPSA | PEX - PMI. UK
Piotr Sosnowski @Piotr_Sos
382 Followers 2K Following Researcher @UniWarszawski Security policy analyst focused on Southern Kurdistan; de facto states; info. warfare. Private opinions.
Devorah Margolin @DevorahMargolin
3K Followers 1K Following Blumenstein-Rosenbloom Fellow @WashInstitute; Teach @Georgetown; PhD from @warstudies; All views mine.
BAKAWAN Adel @AdelBakawan
2K Followers 642 Following Directeur du Centre Français de Recherche sur l'Irak @Cfri_Irak
Centre Français de R.. @Cfri_Irak
1K Followers 1K Following Recherche, données, informations, analyses, formations et conférences sur la géopolitique de l'Irak. Le CFRI est un think tank créé en 2021 par @AdelBakawan.
Mera Bakr @MeraJBakr
2K Followers 1K Following Talking here & there about politics. Here is a personal space for my random & spontaneous thoughts, neither be taken for granted nor for my overall beliefs.
Dr. Nakissa Jahanbani.. @nakissapjahan
2K Followers 5K Following Researcher @CTCWP / Asst Prof @WestPointSOSH / Studies Iran, its proxies, and political violence / @UAlbany Poli Sci PhD / Misplaced Texan / Usual caveats.
LSE Middle East @LSEMiddleEast
26K Followers 2K Following LSE MEC builds on LSE's long engagement with the Middle East and provides a central hub for the wide range of research on the region.
Malcolm H. Kerr Carne.. @CarnegieMEC
34K Followers 800 Following Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center provides informed policy research & analysis on the challenges facing the Middle East & North Africa. RT≠endorsement
Maha Yahya @mahamyahya
11K Followers 1K Following Director @CarnegieMEC Former @UN @MIT Alum @AgaKhan @AASchool. Thinking #Refugees #SocialJustice #Citizenship #Pluralism #PoliticalViolence. Views mine. RT≠Endt
Azzam Alwash @AzzamAlwash
282 Followers 267 Following Goldman Prize Laureate. Arab Takreem Prize Laureate. Climate change is an opportunity not a calamity with visionary leadership.
Giovanni Staunovo🛢 @staunovo
87K Followers 502 Following Commodity Analyst. #OOTT Views are my own. Tweets/Posts intended for information only. Retweets/Reposts ≠ endorsements.
Kathy Bunka @bunkaeh
2K Followers 950 Following Canadian Ambassador to Iraq/Ambassadrice du 🇨🇦en 🇮🇶. Former 🇨🇦 Chargé d'affaires to 🇸🇰. Opinions my own/mes opinions sont les miennes.
Selin Uysal @SelnUys
1K Followers 2K Following French diplomat | Visiting fellow Washington Institute for Near East policy | 🔎 Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon | ex 🇫🇷 embassy in Baghdad | Personal account etc.
Greg Priddy @GregPriddy1
1K Followers 2K Following Senior Fellow, Middle East @CFTNI; Principal, Spout Run Advisory; former- @EurasiaGroup, @ENERGY. Opinions mine alone.
Ayham Kamel @AyhamKamel
1K Followers 2K Following Head of Middle East & North Africa @EurasiaGroup. @MEI. Personal views. All things MENA.
Kurdistan Watch @KurdistanWatch
10K Followers 1 Following Delivering incisive and contextualised coverage on politics, economics, corruption in Kurdistan, Kirkuk & Mosul. Support us: https://t.co/yvvI55rSaI
Meethak Al-Khatib @meethak55
192 Followers 95 Following Video, radio & photo journalist based in IraqThe new drone attack appears to be much more significant than the one before. The investigation results of the debris of the drone shall be published.
Finally extracted some footages of the recent attack against KRI's lifeline Khor Mor gas plant and some confirmation about the origin of the attack, Taza Khurmatu.
My new interview with historical linguist @PhDniX, providing a broad overview of the present state of the field of Qur'anic studies & history of early Islam: e.g. the traditional life of Muhammad vs. the Qur'an text, Qur'anic Arabic and variant readings aymennaltamimi.com/p/quranic-stud…
On firing of rockets from Iraq towards U.S. base in Syria, explanation circulating on pro-resistance accounts is that Iraqi resistance factions gave a 3 month time-frame for Iraq PM to negotiate real exit of U.S. forces. Since this hasn't been achieved, operations resume.
They've claimed this through KH/AAH/Nujaba media outlet fronts. Official Nujaba has one claim of it. I think there was also one other deleted claim. Nothing on the more hardcore official KH channels.
Seeing reports that Hezbollah Brigades has returned to attacking U.S. forces in the region. However, I have not seen an official statement from the group confirming they have.
Interview with the 32nd Brigade of Iraq's Hashd Sha'abi, and reflection on the more recent trend in the Hashd of consolidating local/provincial regiments into brigades and attaching them to provincial operations commands of the Hashd aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-consolid…
Glad my daughter withdrew her application from @Columbia
Also: Israel implicitly sends the message that while it blocked (with help from reliable and capable state friends, which Iran lacks) a big attack of 300+ missiles and drones, it was also able to penetrate Iranian airspace all the way to military/nuclear sites.
It was a limited strike by Israel, and deescalation is now likely (Iran's reaction is muted). But: -we can't assume Israeli retaliation is over -we are not back to the pre-April 1 status quo: the baseline of tension is higher (precedent of direct attack by both now established)
My piece for the @LSEMiddleEast, “A Fistful of #Dinars” aims to demystify the role & functioning of #Iraq’s #dollar auction eprints.lse.ac.uk/122652/ 1/6
Last night's Israeli strike on Iran was not a big punch but a calibrated slap that told Iran its defences were weak and even a small Israeli operation can score points. The Israelis avoided public triumphalism while demonstrating they have escalation dominance, the Iranians can…
'A regional intelligence source with knowledge of Iran's potential reaction to Friday's strike, which was carried out by Israel according to a US official, said that direct state-to-state strikes between the two enemies were "over."' edition.cnn.com/middleeast/liv…
.@mohamedshia's visit to DC & Erdogan's visit to BGD might have been synchronised. During Sudani's visit, Iraq's MOO Minister said that he is discussing the resumption of KRI #oil exports. Those issues between BGD & KRG that Erdogan is now referring to are basically oil exports.
Erdogan has now explicitly stated that he will also visit Erbil after his one-day trip to Baghdad on Monday. He remarked: "In Erbil, we will discuss the matters concerning Northern Iraq (referring to the Kurdistan Region) and their issues with the central government."
What oil price does Saudi need to balance its budget? Our estimates for 2023: • $91 if we just focus on budgetary spending • $108 if we also include domestic investments by the sovereign wealth fund Now the IMF is raising its estimate for 2024 to $96 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Mohammed Rauf, Editor-in-chief of @DrawMediaNet, giving a breakdown of how money, oil, & control of the security forces reinforces the KDP-PUK duopoly in Kurdistan. In a media environment controlled by the parties, always refreshing to hear people speak frankly. #suliforum24
This means a lot to me. The journey of writing this book began with finishing my MA thesis at the British Institute library a decade and a half ago.
📖 BOOK OF THE WEEK 📖 @NicholasDanfort's book 'The Remaking of Republican Turkey' is a new addition to our library in which Danforth explores the relationship between democracy, diplomacy, modernity, Westernization, Ottoman historiography and religion in mid-century Türkiye.
Less than 8 weeks to go now. Time is running short for any kind of agreement to postpone if one is to be brokered. Seems increasingly unlikely.
IHEC: Preparations Continue, Elections Will Not Be Postponed Read more: pukmedia.com/EN/Details/764…
According to a February 2024 survey of the West Bank and Gaza, @JoeBiden is second only to Bashar al Assad in unpopularity among Palestinians. Erdogan meanwhile enjoys the greatest prestige.
Great @CNN interview with @mohamedshia and @amanpour, especially on the kidnapped Princeton student Elizabeth Tsurkov, which underlined the way Iraq claims to be self-sufficient in security but cannot recover a kidnapped woman from its own security forces cnn.com/videos/tv/2024…
Jordan on edge: • Target of Iran media for shooting down missiles heading to Israel • Weeks of pro-Palestine protests in Amman • Economy runs on life support from external donors bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Map just released by Israel Defense Forces shows that almost every drone and missile launched by #Iran had to fly over #Jordan More in our latest story: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
AMMAN, April 13 (Reuters) - Jordan's air force intercepted and shot down dozens of Iranian drones that violated its airspace and were heading to Israel, two regional security sources said. reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Brett McGurk and the Biden administration were steering regional mediation efforts. While Iraq has long cultivated a mediation role in Saudi-Iran disputes and the UAE has a backchannel with Iran, Oman's absence from the list is interesting reuters.com/world/middle-e…
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