An important contribution by Jannis J Grimm (@jannisgrimm.bsky.social) in POMEPS on #ShrinkingSpace for Critical Scientific Debate in #Germany after October 7.
'German universities [...] have a responsibility to provide and protect the spaces where such reflections can take place.'
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A pleasure to have shared the panel with the two brilliant speakers Maged Almadhaji ماجد المذحجي and Nuha al-Saeedi with moderation from Osamah Al-Rawhani. Many thanks to the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Sana’a Center for inviting me!

Ahead of محمد شياع السوداني's first meeting with Joe Biden, Nancy Ezzeddine نانسي عزالدين and I explain in this analysis for Amwaj.media what is likely to be on their agenda. We identify four key topics and highlight Baghdad and Erbil's positions on them 🧵
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Follow Bader Al-Saif بدر السيف if you want to understand Kuwaiti politics - incl the latest elections 👇

۱/۲ خودروی برقی در ترکیه رشد خیره‌کننده‌ای دارد. T10X مدل جدید «توگ»، اولین خودروی برقی ترکیه که تولیدش سال ۲۰۲۲ در بورسا آغاز و پارسال وارد بازار شد با استقبال مصرف‌کنندگان روبرو شده. از هر سه خودروی برقی فروخته شده در ترکیه یکی‌اش این خودرو بوده. پرفروش‌تر از تسلا و رنو...

New by me Financial Times — Saudi officials fear brutal images emerging from the shattered Gaza Strip will radicalise their young population, disrupt economic and social reform plans ft.com/content/821b67…

ICYMI: Check out this recent release from our #RethinkingYemensEconomy initiative, which examines the impact of floods on agricultural communities oin #Yemen and provides recommendations to mitigate the impact of flooding and build resilience against future extreme weather events

For QantaraEN, Thomas Demmelhuber reviews my book 'Die neuen Herrscher am Golf und ihr Streben nach globalem Einfluss':

'Sons's book can be unreservedly recommended to a broad target group (...) that would like to better understand the increasing influence of the Gulf states.'

Nicht verpassen!

Tabiat Bridge is my absolute favorite 'New Landmark' in Tehran.

Such a pleasure to walk through. Every should go at least once.

Here are fireworks over the bridge for Nowruz

📢 OUT NOW 📢 This #RethinkingYemensEconomy paper explores local prevention, mitigation, & adaptation measures to the impact of flooding on agriculture in #Yemen and offers recommendations to enhance food & water security, & build resilience against future extreme weather events.

“A flourishing entrepreneur scene has transformed the Saudi business world. Startups contribute to the nation's branding efforts and aim to tackle unemployment, as it aims to move away from a dependence on oil revenue.”

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