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andrewmleber
Nov 16, 20208 min read
On the U.S. Elections
Source: Reddit Sebastian Castelier of Al-Monitor has a good roundup of different reactions from a few Saudi commentators. Abdulrahman...
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andrewmleber
Oct 21, 202011 min read
Popular Boycott of Turkish Goods
Symbol used for the “Boycott Turkish Goods” campaign on Twitter This all kicked off with a speech from Turkey’s President Erdogan to the...
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andrewmleber
Oct 12, 202010 min read
Bandar bin Sultan Interview (10/2020)
Bandar bin Sultan with George W Bush, 2002 (White House photo) A recent media interview by Prince Bandar bin Sultan has attracted...
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andrewmleber
Aug 14, 20209 min read
The Abraham Accord
Emirati Presidential Palace, Abu Dhabi Gulf/Saudi reactions to the “Abraham accord” normalizing relations between the UAE and Israel – my...
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andrewmleber
Aug 5, 202013 min read
Football, Yemen and More
Newcastle United Football Club flag. Source. Newcastle Deal Last week the efforts of the Public Investment Fund to participate in the...
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andrewmleber
Jun 29, 20206 min read
Libya & Turkey
Libya and Turkey. Wikimedia Commons. As tensions cool (slightly) v-a-v Iran, Saudi commentary has shifted to focus more on Turkey’s...
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andrewmleber
Jun 16, 20207 min read
Omnibus (May and June 2020)
Saudi Flag on mountainside, author photo, Ad-Dayr, Jazan, KSA (Oct. 2019) It’s been more difficult than I thought to keep up with this,...
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andrewmleber
May 8, 20208 min read
Workers, Finance woes, and Israel (May 1-7)
Foreign workers Saudi papers and media outlets have seen an uptick in discussions of foreign workers – probably concerns over Saudi...
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andrewmleber
Mar 29, 202010 min read
Coronavirus II
COVID-19, 3D Medical animation (Wikimedia commons) It’s getting a bit tricky to keep this updated with everything else going on –...
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andrewmleber
Mar 9, 202011 min read
Coronavirus
COVID-19 (U.S. Department of State) Government Reactions and Commentary [Update] The government has announced a wave of flight...
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andrewmleber
Jan 30, 20209 min read
The Deal of the Century
The Palestinian Issue Through the (Very Recent) Ages First, check out Ian Black’s excellent review of GCC-Israel ties. Now, a look back...
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andrewmleber
Jan 4, 20207 min read
Qassem Suleimani
[To be updated] Official and Semi-official: Restraint The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs was guarded in its official statement,...
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andrewmleber
Dec 26, 20195 min read
The Return of Dhari
This holiday week saw the effective return, or at least rehabilitation, of Saud al-Qahtani, once deemed “the loudest and most visible...
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andrewmleber
Dec 23, 20193 min read
بينساكولا وعزل الرئيس الأمريكي ألخ
بينساكولا اشتباك سعودي مع مدرب. تواصل هيئة التحقيقات الفدرالية إجراء المقابلات مع الجميع في قاعدة بنساكولا البحرية الجوية التي ربما تكون...
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andrewmleber
Dec 17, 20194 min read
Aramco, Pensacola, Etc.
” Maj. Gen. Terrence J. McKenrick, US Army Central deputy commanding and Gen. Dhafer bin Ali Al-Shehri, Royal Saudi Land Forces northwest...
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andrewmleber
Nov 23, 20195 min read
Iran, Aramco, and Other Things
“How do we attack Saudi Arabia?” – Fahad al-Khamisi, Al-Eqtisadiah, 11.19.2019 Iran Iran has been a consistent topic of discussion in...
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andrewmleber
Nov 9, 20194 min read
Riyadh Agreement and Aramco IPO (11/4 to 11/11)
Riyadh Agreement One of the top stories for local media and commentary was the signing of the Riyadh Agreement, which “ended a...
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andrewmleber
Nov 4, 20193 min read
الرئيس ترامب وموقع تويتر
الرئيس ترامب وموقع تويتر لم أقدم شيئا باللغة العربية منذ فترة ولكني ظننت أن السلسلة التحقيقة المقدمة من صحيفة النيو يورك تايمز حول...
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andrewmleber
Nov 1, 20196 min read
Lebanon, al-Baghdadi, Other Items
Protests in Lebanon A number of Saudi op-eds over the past two weeks have focused on the ongoing protests in Lebanon – mainly focused on...
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andrewmleber
Oct 14, 20195 min read
Russia, Turkey, L. Paul Bremer III
President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, 2018. Source. Saudi-Russia Ties A fair bit of commentary in Okaz on the...
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