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Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
@aliShihabi
Author-commentator on the politics and economics of Saudi Arabia.
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    May 13, 2025
    My talk with @BeckyCNN about President #Trumps visit to #Saudi Arabia
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    CNN بالعربية
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    CNN بالعربية
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Oct 20, 2021
    Riyadh tonight. x.com/Turki_alalshik…
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Sep 18, 2025
    "This allows Saudi Arabia to benefit from the Pakistani nuclear umbrella,” said Ali Shihabi"
    Saudi Arabia-Pakistan defence pact sends nuclear umbrella signal to Israel
    From scmp.com
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Oct 9, 2023
    "A senior Saudi official told me in frustration that he finds it mind-boggling that Israelis can’t seem to understand that it is fundamentally in their interest to seek a credible framework for negotiations that could deliver lasting peace" by M. al Yahya
    washingtonpost.com
    Opinion | The Israeli-Hamas war has two paths forward
    Regional peace won’t come without solving the Palestinian question. Saudi Arabia is ready to help broker a lasting solution.
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Jul 21, 2019
    Young people just want to have fun! At the Jeddah concerts last week. Best antidote to extremism that the govt has tapped into.
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    Mudassir Hussain
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Jul 6, 2024
    Saudi Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan makes the case for a Palestinian State:
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    وزارة الخارجية 🇸🇦
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    وزارة الخارجية 🇸🇦
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Oct 19, 2021
    I am sorry #kickitout but this is not offensive and is in fact endearing. Let the fans wear whatever "Arab" attire they want to their hearts content.
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    Sky Sports News
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    Oct 19, 2021
    Kick It Out is planning urgent talks with Newcastle to ask the club to discourage fans from wearing mock headdresses following the Saudi-backed consortium's takeover.
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Dec 15, 2019
    A question people should ask themselves is why doesn't Iraq have an Aramco? or Libya, or Iran or Venezuela(with larger reserves than Saudi) or even Mexico (at whatever valuation). Think about it and that will tell you a lot about Saudi management of its oil wealth.
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
    @aliShihabi
    May 10, 2025
    My piece for ⁦@FoxNews⁩ on President #Trump's upcoming visit to #Saudi Arabia
    President Trump's Saudi Arabia trip sets up a strategic reset in the Middle East
    From foxnews.com
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    May 5, 2020
    "Saudi Arabia will end up with higher oil revenues and a bigger share of the oil market once the market stabilizes"
    The 2020 Oil Crash’s Unlikely Winner: Saudi Arabia
    From foreignpolicy.com
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
    @aliShihabi
    Aug 13, 2020
    Pakistani elites have a bad habit of taking Saudi support for granted given what Saudi has done for Pakistan over the decades. Well the party is over and Pakistan needs to deliver value to this relationship. Its no longer a free lunch or a one way street.
    Saudi Arabia forces Pakistan to repay loans in diplomatic spat
    From ft.com
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Sep 20, 2023
    Crown Prince #MBS on normalization with Israel and Palestine
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    عبدالرحمن الروقي 🇸🇦
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    عبدالرحمن الروقي 🇸🇦
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Jan 4, 2021
    Maybe Britain should join the GCC after Brexit 😎
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    Ghadah Al Sheikh
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    Ghadah Al Sheikh
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    Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي
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    Oct 20, 2018
    Replying to @aliShihabi
    Many of you don’t give a damn what happens to Saudi Arabia, my country, either out of ignorance or malice toward the country or out of hatred for Trump, and you see this tragic event as a convenient weapon to use against the president.