@samdagher

Middle East researcher, author & ex-journalist. Currently UAE-based consultant with @EurasiaGroup focusing on Gulf geoeconomics. Views mine. 🇺🇸/🇱🇧/🇫🇷/🇪🇸

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Personal News: Excited to join @EurasiaGroup's Middle East & North Africa team as a consultant, collaborating with the multi-talented @FirasMaksad and other top-notch colleagues and experts. My focus will be on geoeconomics & long-term investments and transformations in the Gulf Arab region (Photo: Blue Eye Picture, Dubai)
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I am standing to be Secretary-General because I believe this is a moment to act with greater urgency: to act earlier, bring people together across difference, and drive the work forward until it produces concrete results. That is how we rebuild trust in the United Nations and ensure it delivers meaningful change for the people it exists to serve. My vision: lananusseibeh.org
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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…

U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections (Gift Article)

Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

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عاجل : اجتماع باسطنبول غدا لوزراء خارجية تركيا والسعودية ومصر وباكستان وألمانيا وفرنسا وبريطانيا
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Ziad Daoud@ZiadMDaoud19h
Saudi Arabia is cash rich: ~$700 billion in foreign assets But cashflow poor: it has been running two deficits (chart) The Iran war, and the fighting with the Houthis, are adding to the bill Full analysis on @TheTerminal
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IMF 2026 Forecast for MENAP: 🇩🇿 Algeria: 3.8% 🇪🇬 Egypt: 5.1% 🇮🇷 Iran: -7.6% 🇮🇶 Iraq: -16.0% 🇯🇴 Jordan: 2.7% 🇰🇼 Kuwait: -16.7% 🇲🇦 Morocco: 4.5% 🇵🇰 Pakistan: 3.6% 🇶🇦 Qatar: -15.6% 🇸🇦 Saudi: -3.3% 🇸🇴 Somalia: 2.3% 🇸🇩 Sudan: 7.0% 🇦🇪 UAE: -3.9% 🇾🇪 Yemen: -1.5% imf.org/en/publications/reo/…
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How Qatar, Turkiye, Pakistan and Indonesia are deepening defence ties aje.news/qfsh7j via @AJEnglish

How Qatar, Turkiye, Pakistan and Indonesia are deepening defence ties

Experts say conflicts and uncertainty are accelerating efforts to strengthen regional military capacity.

aljazeera.com
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#Focus | Banking reform: Constitutional Council ruling leaves power struggle unresolved The annulment of Article 3 preserves the reference to the Code of Money and Credit, which the IMF says needs modernizing. Read @Mouniryouniss' article below today.lorientlejour.com/arti…

Banking reform: Constitutional Council ruling leaves power struggle unresolved

Lebanon’s Constitutional Council annulled Article 3 of the September 2026 banking reform law, keeping the Code of Money and Credit amid IMF reform calls.

today.lorientlejour.com
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🇺🇸The US security role in the Middle East is “not a commitment to open seas and open trade at any cost,” @USAMBTurkiye told the #Doha Security Forum today. Asked whether the oil-for-security bargain had ended, Barrack said: “It hasn’t ended. It’s transitioning.” “We’re not leaving,” he added, but regional countries can no longer rely on Washington to solve all their security problems.
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EDGE
@_edgegroupOct 21
We were privileged to welcome His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and French President Emmanuel Macron to EDGE’s advanced manufacturing facilities in Abu Dhabi.
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Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, as an improvised shipping system under U.S. protection is helping tankers move oil through one of Iran’s fiercest waves of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. on.wsj.com/4dKoAkk

More Oil Is Now Coming Out of the Persian Gulf Than Before the Iran War

Experience and big paydays have created a more resilient tanker fleet. Oil traders worry it isn’t sustainable.

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Reuters
@ReutersOct 20
Iran tells Pakistan army chief no talks with Washington until demands are met reut.rs/4z09aRt reut.rs/4z09aRt

Iran tells Pakistan army chief no talks with Washington until demands are met

Iran told Pakistan's army chief on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Washington until Tehran's ​demands were met, Iranian media reported, underscoring its hardening stance despite ‌mediation...

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Ziad Daoud@ZiadMDaoudOct 20
A Gulf bailout for Bahrain is a matter of how, not if Even before the Iran war, markets were betting on one The war has made the need more urgent But its financial toll & regional politics complicate matters 1/5
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'I am proud to be a Gulf citizen': Sheikh Mohammed urges unity and rejects attempts to sow division thenationalnews.com/news/uae…

'I am proud to be a Gulf citizen': Sheikh Mohammed urges unity and rejects attempts to sow division...

Vice President and Ruler of Dubai highlights need for region to stand together

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Exclusive | U.A.E.-Based AI and Data Startup Expands Into Silicon Valley - WSJ wsj.com/cio-journal/u-a-e-ba…

Exclusive | U.A.E.-Based AI and Data Startup Expands Into Silicon Valley

CNTXT AI, which raised $60 million in June, has built Arabic-first AI models and is training robots.

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Saudi Arabia has partially eased scrutiny of UAE-related bank transactions following renewed engagement with Abu Dhabi, while keeping the broader restrictions in place. Unlock the following note for details on how the easing is being implemented, which UAE-related transactions remain under heightened scrutiny, the conditions Riyadh has set for removing the restrictions, and how quickly the measures could be tightened again if bilateral relations deteriorate. tacticalreport.com/reports/6…
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Barak Ravid
@BarakRavidOct 19
Scoop: Secretary of Defense Hegseth made unannounced visit to Israel on Monday, met Netanyahu, per two sources with knowledge. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/10/19/pete-he…

Scoop: Pete Hegseth meets with Netanyahu in Israel ahead of elections

The unannounced visit comes amid U.S.-Israeli talks on potentially resuming major combat operations against Iran.

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Private jet charter costs from Saudi Arabia soar after Houthi attacks: “Charles Robinson, founder at EnterJets marketplace, said charter flights to Europe from Saudi were selling for up to $150,000, while those to UAE were going for $30,000-50,000” giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…

Private jet charter costs from Saudi Arabia soar after Houthi attacks

Demand from wealthy travellers leaving kingdom pushes up prices more than 50%, brokers say

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My piece for @arabnews "The #Houthis can hurt #SaudiArabia but they cannot break it" arab.news/nmkhr

The Houthis can hurt Saudi Arabia but they cannot break it

The Houthis can hurt Saudi Arabia but they cannot break it

arabnews.com
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Financial Times
@FTOct 19
Saudi Arabia to postpone in-person ‘Davos in the desert’ event after Houthi attacks ft.trib.al/EUCgHHQ

Saudi Arabia to postpone in-person ‘Davos in the desert’ event after Houthi attacks

Annual Future Investment Initiative was scheduled to begin next week in Riyadh

ft.com
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WAM English
@WAMNEWS_ENGOct 18
UAE President receives Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud #WamNews wam.ae/a/c2szucy
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