Former UK Ambassador to #SaudiArabia, #Iraq, #Syria, #Qatar. Now a private citizen
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Simon Collis retweeted
Former British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Simon Collis highlights bipartisan UK support for strengthening Saudi Arabia's defenses.
@SimonCollis11
Simon Collis retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: The UK’s Royal Air Force will fly defensive missions to protect Saudi Arabia from escalating Houthi attacks, according to British officials familiar with the matter
RAF Typhoon fighter jets will help defend Saudi cities and infrastructure against aerial attacks from the Iran-backed militant group, the people said. Andy Burnham has signed off on the decision
Britain will also provide an Atlas A400M transport aircraft with heavy lift capability to move kit around Saudi, as well as military advisers
The decision marks an extension of UK support for Saudi in the wake of Houthi attacks which have killed more than a dozen people in Riyadh. There have been multiple attacks on the kingdom in recent days
Simon Collis retweeted
تم فتح باب التقديم لـ جوائز خريجي المملكة المتحدة 2027!
شارك قصتك وأبرز الأثر اللي حققته من خلال تعليمك في المملكة المتحدة، واحصل على فرصة للفوز برحلة إلى بريطانيا.
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📅 بداية التقديم: 1 سبتمبر 2026
⏰ آخر موعد: 15 أكتوبر 2026
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Simon Collis retweeted
Labour’s initial response to the treatment of Gaza caused huge hurt. We got it wrong and I am sorry for that.
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𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 fourteen years ago, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 was deliberately targeted and killed by Assad’s forces in 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐬, 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚, alongside French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik.
More in our latest newsletter🕊️ remembering Marie Colvin⟶
mailchi.mp/mcjn.org/remember…
Simon Collis retweeted
SBS Trustee @SimonCollis11 sets out his thinking @bbc on the importance of Prince William’s visit to Saudi Arabia and how this can help strengthen ties between the two countries.
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بكل لهفة وشوق ننتظر وصول ضيف صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير محمد بن سلمان، الأمير ويليام، خلال أول زيارة رسمية له إلى المملكة العربية السعودية. يا هلا بالضيف! 🇸🇦👑🇬🇧
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I left her with so many bags of love that I was over the weight allowance. I left her with the tears of a mother who entrusts her son to God's care until his return. I left her with the fear that death might betray me…
So many conflicting emotions rage inside me, a chaos of love and hope, between despair and optimism, between dreams and reality. It is enough for me that I gathered up stores of true feelings, the embrace of the years and memories sown throughout my life.
"You brought your light to Damascus" are such beautiful words to hear. That saying, "You brought your light to your homeland" is an honour that made me so happy after the Hated One humiliated her people.
Oh, my beautiful Damascus, in you lies a divine secret. We loved you in your youth, and we loved you even more in your weakness. I did not cry when I came, but oh, how I cried when I left you…
Simon Collis retweeted
The new Syrian currency uses tactile lines that enable blind users to tell denominations apart.
Simon Collis retweeted
وزيرة الشؤون الاجتماعية والعمل هند قبوات ترافق المكفوفين لتجربة العملة السورية الجديدة برفقة حاكم المصرف المركزي عبد القادر الحصرية
#الإخبارية_السورية
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If you're interested in #Syria, make sure to see @MiddleEastInst's #Syria Conference on Wednesday.
@CENTCOM Commander Cooper will speak -- plus panels with:
Amb. Barbara Leaf
Amb. Robert Ford
@JSalkini
@MhdAGhanem
@celinekasem
@ElizHagedorn & myself.
mei.edu/events/assessing-us-…
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I don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you’re dead.
— Tom Stoppard
Simon Collis retweeted
Pleased to share that our guidance for UK companies looking to do business in Syria is now live!
This will be updated as we continue to build out our trade and export offer with Syria.
Take a look 👇
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
![[Withdrawn] Doing business in Syria: Syria trade and export guide](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/2117920301610651648/cD9-Gnhg?format=png&name=420x420_2)
Simon Collis retweeted
#Riyadh | Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan received UK Foreign Secretary @YvetteCooperMP. 🇸🇦🇬🇧
During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance and develop them in various fields. They also discussed the latest developments in the region and the joint efforts made in this regard.
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Exclusive: Tom Barrack @USAMBTurkiye
confirmed to me that President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will visit Washington on # November 10.
- Syria will join the international coalition to fight #ISIS .
-This will be the first visit by a Syrian president since independence in 1946.
- Al-Sharaa met Trump in Riyadh on May 14.
-Nixon visited Damascus in 1974, and Clinton in 1994.
-Assad met Bush in Geneva in 1991, and Clinton in 2000.
-There have been five rounds of negotiations between Syria and Israel.
-An agreement on security arrangements between Syria and Israel is expected before the end of the year.
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The Times Higher Education @timeshighered Global Employability University Ranking 2026 lists Cambridge as 1st in the UK and 4th in the world.
Read the full report: timeshighereducation.com/stu…
Simon Collis retweeted
Riyadh’s comedy festival and video game investments are aimed at Saudis first — the “whitewashing” frame and Western outrage say more about us than them, writes @kshaheen in @newlinesmag. newlinesmag.com/argument/sau…
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#Statement | The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s welcome of the announcement made by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding his country’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine and its support for the two-state solution.
