Een Arabische TV-zender in Rijswijk speelde een centrale rol bij het beramen van aanslagen in Iran - deels gefinancierd door Saoedi-Arabië, vertelt redacteur David Davidson in Argos.

Hoe moet Nederland reageren op de onthulling dat 'bondgenoot' Saoedi-Arabië in ons land politieke tegenstanders liet bespioneren? Hard aanpakken kan gevolgen hebben voor ons economische en veiligheidsbelangen, zegt Midden-Oosten specialist Gertjan Hoetjes in Argos

Gistermiddag was ik samen met Jelle van Buuren en David Davidson te gast bij VPRO n.a.v. de artikelen van David Davidson & Rik Delhaas over de banden van de Saoedische inlichtingendienst met de ASMLA. Bij deze de link naar de uitzending: vpro.nl/argos/media/lu…

Met yours truly: "Overeenkomsten tussen de Russische aanpak in Oekraïne en Syrië | BNR Nieuwsradio" bnr.nl/podcast/de-nie…

Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who ceded his powers to a presidential council, fell foul of foes and allies in his efforts to cling to power from exile in Saudi Arabia, while often blocked from visiting his war-torn nation reut.rs/35OqvVb

Why do so many Russian-speakers support Putin and this war? Still. Even in Ukraine (though their number is declining). And in other former satellites, or even Canada and the US. Why? How? WHY? It’s not just the Kremlin propaganda. Let me tell you a deeply personal story. 1/n

The program for the first ARTES PhD conference, "Area Studies in Times of Crises", is coming up! Check it out and join us next week (June 10th)! Davlatbegim Mamadshoeva Sudha Rajagopalan Gertjan Hoetjes ARTES_UVA Peery Alghamdi ACES - Amsterdam Centre for European Studies artes.uva.nl/shared/subsite…

Turkey and Sudan: An enduring relationship? | Jay Mashamoun with a deep dive into the longstanding strategic partnership between Sudan and Turkey. Middle East Institute mei.edu/publications/t…

Poverty and inflation: Egypt's economy hit by global turmoil apnews.com/article/russia…

The World Cup’s Forgotten Team nytimes.com/2022/11/16/spo…

We’re the bad gang’: Bedouin fisherwomen swim against a male tide theguardian.com/environment/20…

Sheikh Tahnoon 'has repeatedly traveled to the Saudi kingdom to meet its 37-year-old de facto leader, but that has failed to ease tensions, said people familiar with the trips' and 'couldn’t secure a meeting with the Saudi crown prince' after the AD summit wsj.com/articles/saudi…

🇸🇦🇹🇷 #NEW #SaudiArabia has signed an agreement with #Turkey to deposit $5 billion in the country’s central bank through the #Saudi Fund for Development, the fund says. #Turkiye english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-ara…

Now available in paperback! Martin Beck سمية الجزيري Gertjan Hoetjes Crystal A. Ennis سعيد بن محمد الصقري Said AlSaqri Matthew Gray @Dr_Robert_Mason Karen Young Emily Silcock Mohamad Karaki German Institute for Global and Area Studies

Tuesday 11 July Lieve van Woensel (former Head of the Scientific Foresight Service) is speaking at @SPUI25 about Strategic Foresight Building. A fascinating subject for everyone interested in emerging technologies! You can sign up here: spui25.nl/programma/navi…

Al een jaar hield ik voet bij het stuk. Sinds onderstaande tweet: Vervroegde verkiezingen:✅ Erdogan wint: ✅ Groen licht voor NAVO-toetreding: ✅

Very insightful blog by Dalal A. Marafie about Kuwaiti women reclaiming the Diwaniya blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2023/09/07…

In the run-up to the UN #SDGSummit next week, Dr. Randa Diab-Bahman | د. رندا دياب بهمن and Dalal A. Marafie offer new insights about the lack of sustainable development plans in Kuwait and the dire need for public engagement: carnegieendowment.org/sada/90548

[READ] Consultant Dalal Marafie (Dalal A. Marafie) discusses Kuwaiti civil society's crucial role in governance, service provision, and shaping social development. Full article⤵️ wilsoncenter.org/article/ngos-s…