🇬🇧 ✍ ‣ Geopolitics & Security ‣ Middle East | SEAsia | Europe ‣ @RUSI_org SAF / @AmProg SF ‣ formerly @BrookingsInst @CarnegieEndow ‣ @RoyalHistSoc Fellow

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Joined February 2011
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Pleased to announce the return of the @CheveningFCDO programme to #Oman, as part of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s state visit to the UK. Investing in the leaders of tomorrow will strengthen the connections between our two countries for generations to come. 🇬🇧🤝🇴🇲
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Can you ever imagine a BBC presenter saying "I'm sure many on the Hamas side would dispute the use of the word terrorism"? They'd be sacked the same minute! Anti-Palestinian racism is so deeply normalized
BBC presenter after Anton Goodman refers to settler terrorism in the occupied West Bank "I'm sure many on the settler side would dispute the use of the word terrorism"
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USD now at 55.30 Egyptian pounds 💀 It was 47 before the Iran war. Since the pandemic, Egypt has gone from one geopolitical crisis to the next. Its weak non productive economy and colossal debt make its economic situation more precarious.
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إذا كان المقصود بـ resilience هو التكيّف مع الظروف وتأقلم الشعب الفلسطيني مع المعاناة، فقد سئمنا ذلك الوصف. الوصف الذي ينطبق علينا هو أننا شعب حر، يناضل منذ مئة عام، ومستمر من أجل البقاء ومستقبل أفضل لأبنائه. رابط الحلقة كاملة على TRT Roundtable youtu.be/_IvHhk78ZLo?is=gPyr…
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Bianna Golodrgya in talks to work for both Politico, CBS News after announcing exit from CNN... Veteran newshounds may recall she enjoyed a similar arrangement with CNN and CBS News, where she once co-anchored the morning show... variety.com/2026/tv/news/bia…
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Oct 22 (Reuters) - Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia against the Iran-aligned Houthis.
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Lina Attalah is one the region's most courageous and principled journalists. This is outrageous.
In an absolutely egregious escalation against press freedom, Egyptian journalist and @MadaMasr Editor-in-Chief @Linaattalah has been referred to trial on charges of establishing, managing, and operating a website without a license. Her trial is set to begin this Tuesday, Oct 27.
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Why has President Sisi said he will step down in 2030? The Egyptian president’s surprise announcement comes amid deep economic difficulties and includes a plan for a military-approved succession. Read the new analysis by @AAboudouh ⤵️ chathamhouse.org/2026/10/why…
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🟠The Supreme State Security Prosecution referred Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah today to trial on charges of establishing, managing and operating a website without a license. Her trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 27. 🟠The case, registered as Case No. 11743/2026, Fifth Settlement Misdemeanors, and No. 9072/2026, Supreme State Security, will be heard at the New Cairo Court in the Fifth Settlement. The prosecution accused Attalah of violating Law No. 180/2018 regulating the press, media and the Supreme Council for Media Regulation. 🟠Attalah received the referral order less than 24 hours after her release on LE100,000 bail, following more than six hours of questioning by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. During the interrogation, prosecutors accused her of running an unlicensed website and publishing false news domestically and abroad. 🟠According to Mada Masr, the questioning concerned its reporting on a wave of prison protests following the postponement of the new Criminal Procedure Code’s implementation. Prosecutors also asked about the outlet’s work and its efforts to obtain a license. Find out all the details via the following link: tinyurl.com/4jerka2t #مدى_مصر #لينا_عطالله @madamasr
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Bashar al Assad expelled the Houthis from Damascus shortly after October 7, and kept the Golan front quiet to avoid Israeli retaliation. The new Iraqi PM is reportedly considering a similar move re Houthis in his country.
مصادر العربية: الحكومة العراقية تدرس جديا إغلاق مكاتب الحوثيين على أراضيها.. والزيدي يطرح إبعاد من دخلوا البلاد بطريقة غير رسمية ======== مصادر العربية: 🔴 رئيس وزراء العراق علي الزيدي طرح إغلاق مكاتب الحوثيين. 🔴 الزيدي طرح إبعاد الحوثيين الذين دخلوا العراق بطريقة غير رسمية. 🔴 الحكومة العراقية تدرس بشكل جدي إغلاق مكاتب الحوثيين بالبلاد. 🔴 أميركا ناقشت مع الحكومة العراقية أكثر من مرة ملف مكاتب الحوثيين.
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My latest on the fine print of Sisi 2030 for JoD online
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Is Egypt’s Sisi really stepping down in 2030? Or is this just another ruse? Either way, the fine print in Sisi’s statements suggests even greater military control of Egypt’s elections and political life. journalofdemocracy.org/onlin…
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What risks does increased fighting in northern Ethiopia pose to the region? We asked @wdavison10 @hahellyer @mawnshss Francois Christophe and Alan Boswell to consider the implications (for WOTR members) warontherocks.com/fighting-i…
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قررت نيابة أمن الدولة العليا، اليوم، إحالة رئيسة تحرير «مدى مصر»، لينا عطالله، إلى محكمة جنح القاهرة الجديدة، بتهمة تأسيس وإدارة موقع إلكتروني بدون ترخيص، فيما حددت المحكمة الثلاثاء المقبل، 27 أكتوبر، موعدًا لأولى جلسات محاكمتها، بحسب محامي المؤسسة، حسن الأزهري. الأزهري اعتبر أن الإحالة بعد ساعات من انتهاء التحقيق، وتحديد جلسة عاجلة خلال أقل من أسبوع، يمثل «تعجل غير مبرر» في ظل عدم وجود ما يستدعي سرعة نظر القضية. storage.googleapis.com/madam…
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Having been in Iran several times since the war began this seems like wishful thinking. Bombing a country that embraces resistance and martyrdom into submission is probably a fool's errand and Iran will only escalate horizontally again wrecking energy/data facilities regionwide
"Some US planners are convinced that an intensive three-day campaign could cause enough economic damage to change the Iranian position." You would think they'd have stopped making these kinds of predictions eight months into what was supposed to be a four-or-five-week war nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/po…
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Yemen: I am alarmed over the encirclement of Taiz by the Houthis, which puts civilians at grave risk and cuts off essential supplies. Humanitarian aid must be allowed in, and civilians who want to leave must be allowed to do so freely and safely. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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BREAKING: Israeli forces launched an incursion in Jamla, southwestern Syria, deploying snipers on civilian homes and firing indiscriminately across residential areas in Deraa, according to Syrian state TV. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/juuci0
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Exclusive: U.S. and Israel draw up plans for renewed strikes on Iran after midterm elections. Iranian officials have promised to retaliate this time by expanding their targets, saying war will not be quick nor limited. Our story: w/ @julianbarnes @EricSchmittNYT @ronenbergman @natan_oden nytimes.com/2026/10/21/us/po…
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Taiz after several weeks of encirclement by the Houthis: "Households were running out of food and clean drinking water, and hospitals had nearly depleted their stocks of fuel and medical supplies." "Vegetables are nearly impossible to find, and without gas, families are heating their meals by burning firewood, coal or cardboard boxes." nytimes.com/2026/10/20/world…
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قررت نيابة أمن الدولة العليا إخلاء سبيل رئيسة تحرير «مدى مصر»، لينا عطاالله، بكفالة قدرها 100 ألف جنيه، على ذمة التحقيق في القضية 9072 لسنة 2026 حصر أمن دولة عليا، بعدما وجهت إليها تهم: إدارة موقع من دون ترخيص، ونشر أخبار كاذبة في الداخل والخارج، في تحقيق استمر لأكثر من ست ساعات، تطرقت الأسئلة خلاله إلى تقرير نشره «مدى مصر» مؤخرًا، حول موجة احتجاجات في السجون بعد تأجيل قانون «الإجراءات الجنائية». بخلاف التقرير، تضمنت أسئلة النيابة استفسارات حول طبيعة عمل «مدى مصر» منذ تأسيسه، وكذلك الإجراءات التي سعت عبرها إدارته للحصول على ترخيص، حسبما قال المحامي مختار منير. القضية هي السادسة بحق «مدى مصر» وصحفييه ورئيسة تحريره خلال السنوات الست الأخيرة، فيما ترفع الكفالة المقررة فيها إجمالي الكفالات المالية التي قررتها النيابة بحق صحفيي المؤسسة إلى 177 ألف جنيه. لقراءة التفاصيل،bit.ly/4BpNtfo
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