# ![@aliShihabi Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::240182465.png) @aliShihabi Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي

Ali Shihabi علي الشهابي posts on X about saudi arabia, uae, ali, israel the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  46.53% [finance](/list/finance)  5.94% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  0.99% [stocks](/list/stocks)  0.99% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.99% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  0.99% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  0.99%

**Social topic influence**
[saudi arabia](/topic/saudi-arabia) #488, [uae](/topic/uae) #805, [ali](/topic/ali) #3505, [israel](/topic/israel) 5.94%, [yemen](/topic/yemen) 4.95%, [white house](/topic/white-house) 4.95%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 3.96%, [countries](/topic/countries) 3.96%, [sudan](/topic/sudan) 2.97%, [iran](/topic/iran) 2.97%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"My talk with @BeckyCNN about President #Trumps visit to #Saudi Arabia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1922175252861235432)  2025-05-13T06:21Z 40.3K followers, 110.2K engagements


"There is a recurring phenomenon in the GCC that stems from a structural imbalance between one very large state#Saudi Arabiaand a number of much smaller ones. As these smaller states acquire great wealth they often begin to operate under the illusion that they are equal partners of the Kingdom rather than beneficiaries of a system ultimately stabilized by it. To assert their individualism they periodically adopt contrarian political positions to signal independence. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006719433809539074 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006719433809539074"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2006719433809539074)  2026-01-01T13:29Z 40.3K followers, 1.1M engagements


""sources including a senior Ethiopian government official said the UAE financed the camps construction/provided military trainers/logistical support to the site a view also shared by Ethiopias security services and in a cable reviewed by Reuters"- https://www.reuters.com/investigations/ethiopia-builds-secret-camp-train-sudan-rsf-fighters-sources-say-2026-02-10/ https://www.reuters.com/investigations/ethiopia-builds-secret-camp-train-sudan-rsf-fighters-sources-say-2026-02-10/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2021176243597480142)  2026-02-10T10:55Z 40.3K followers, 19.4K engagements


"Well said @Salansar1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2021582983245746635)  2026-02-11T13:51Z 40.3K followers, 17.4K engagements


"There is a fundamental misunderstanding of the Saudi UAE crisis. It has little to do with Vision [----] or economic competition. It is simply Saudi anger over UAEs Sudan and Yemen policies that have put Saudi national security at risk. Addressing those will solve the issue. .@jpanikoff discusses the growing rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emiratesand urges the United States and Europe to avoid taking a side. https://t.co/62QDOs1zQm .@jpanikoff discusses the growing rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emiratesand urges the United States and Europe to avoid taking a side."  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2022634160741908752)  2026-02-14T11:28Z 40.3K followers, 88.8K engagements


"The UAEs model serves multiple markets like the Indian subcontinent Africa the Caspian the Stans etc and Saudi is only one of these many markets. Moving headquarters to Riyadh and taking back Dubai intermediation into Saudi will only make a small dent in the UAE economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2022634163329708428)  2026-02-14T11:28Z 40.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Saudi Minister of information clarifies that rumors of the Kingdom refusing to receive Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed are false and he is always welcome.             .             "  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2016586381728919903)  2026-01-28T18:57Z 40.3K followers, 67.8K engagements


"My piece republished on @RealClearWorld "Is Saudi Arabia Drifting Away From the U.S." https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/01/30/is_saudi_arabia_drifting_away_from_the_us_1161952.html https://www.realclearworld.com/2026/01/30/is_saudi_arabia_drifting_away_from_the_us_1161952.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2017527097749618714)  2026-01-31T09:15Z 40.3K followers, [----] engagements


"A silly point since the same report has the UAE at 91% and such data is always suspect. According to Anti-Defamation League 92% of Saudis hold antisemitic views a figure higher than that recorded in Nazi Germany. This is not a statistic it is a warning. When hatred is normalized extremism finds a home and history threatens to repeat itself. Saudi classrooms and https://t.co/QdS52NK0Rs According to Anti-Defamation League 92% of Saudis hold antisemitic views a figure higher than that recorded in Nazi Germany. This is not a statistic it is a warning. When hatred is normalized extremism finds a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2018224037265031650)  2026-02-02T07:24Z 40.3K followers, 41.5K engagements


""The Saudi Pro League has established itself as a force that has changed the discussion about football. If the next phase delivers it may help shape where the global game goes next" https://www.sportingnews.com/us/culture/trending/news/why-saudi-pro-league-making-global-football-world-take-notice/7f8bd4b5a0a3872fd83f5b4d https://www.sportingnews.com/us/culture/trending/news/why-saudi-pro-league-making-global-football-world-take-notice/7f8bd4b5a0a3872fd83f5b4d"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2020120160032432542)  2026-02-07T12:59Z 40.3K followers, 15K engagements


"A campaign in Washingtondriven by UAE and Israeli circlesis trying to portray #Saudi as a weakening U.S. ally. This claim is false. I explain in my piece in @Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/is-saudi-arabia-drifting-away-from-the-u-s-opinion-11437350 https://www.newsweek.com/is-saudi-arabia-drifting-away-from-the-u-s-opinion-11437350"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2017196412971192547)  2026-01-30T11:21Z 40.3K followers, 134.9K engagements


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[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2017196759370416639)  2026-01-30T11:22Z 40.3K followers, 55.7K engagements


"RT @Jamal_Atamimi: _: "   "  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2022652270299476267)  2026-02-14T12:40Z 40.3K followers, [---] engagements


""If Saudi Arabia looks for countries that have been able to industrialise in a centrally planned way very rapidly China is probably the best example. That puts the long-term interests of the two countries in alignment. https://www.ft.com/content/f0babafc-57e6-434f-9d94-013c312dc0f9 https://www.ft.com/content/f0babafc-57e6-434f-9d94-013c312dc0f9"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1864233015452328343)  2024-12-04T08:59Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@Malbrunot @AlArabiya Only time will tell but Turkey is now clearly the key player on the ground there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1868649229822140773)  2024-12-16T13:27Z 37.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@Malbrunot @AlArabiya Turkey after all can play a role in enforcing stability and helping the govt maintain control while also tempering the govt from extremism. So the Turks if they are wise can play a useful role that prevents a Libya scenario"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1868652549630460200)  2024-12-16T13:41Z 37.7K followers, [--] engagements


"Syrian Foreign Minister receives an official invitation from Saudi Foreign Minister to visit Riyadh.                     .                     "  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1873769445472321675)  2024-12-30T16:33Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Total aid historically given by Saudi Arabia to Syria adds up to $7.4 billion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1874064849082475014)  2024-12-31T12:07Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Saudi Arabia commences an air bridge of aid to Syria.  #__       #___ #_ # https://t.co/lFgEQt7dR4  #__       #___ #_ # https://t.co/lFgEQt7dR4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1874397090585178518)  2025-01-01T10:07Z 37.7K followers, 10.4K engagements


"The Saudis played a key role. It was essentially a joint effort by #MBS and the Biden administration" a U.S. official said https://www.axios.com/2025/01/09/trump-biden-coordinate-lebanese-president-joseph-aoun https://www.axios.com/2025/01/09/trump-biden-coordinate-lebanese-president-joseph-aoun"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1877686475879219247)  2025-01-10T11:58Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Actually the global area burned by fires has declined by 25% since [----] according to Prof Steven Koonin in his book unsettled. This has little to do with climate change Why wildfires are becoming faster and more furious https://t.co/C5nJKjcd8o Why wildfires are becoming faster and more furious https://t.co/C5nJKjcd8o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1878078838422323556)  2025-01-11T13:57Z 37.8K followers, 13.6K engagements


"Posters with Crown Prince #MBS's picture are going up all over Beirut as Saudi soft power takes Lebanon across the line of a Presidential election and the appointment of a Prime Minister"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1879121267170922683)  2025-01-14T10:59Z 37.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The Israelis have a powerful PR machine and when they continue to say that behind closed doors the Saudis are giving us a different message Riyadh realises it has to be much more proactive in disputing that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1889637360884666801)  2025-02-12T11:27Z 37.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Crown Prince #MbS meets with President Zelensky"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1899223977039409275)  2025-03-10T22:20Z 37.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The upgrade reflects our view that the ongoing social and economic transformation in Saudi Arabia is underpinned by improving governance effectiveness and institutional settings including deepening domestic capital markets #S&P said https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/saudi-arabia-raised-by-s-p-as-economic-diversification-pays-off https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-14/saudi-arabia-raised-by-s-p-as-economic-diversification-pays-off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1900859143294013633)  2025-03-15T10:38Z 37.8K followers, [----] engagements


"My piece for @FoxNews on President #Trump's upcoming visit to #Saudi Arabia https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trumps-saudi-arabia-trip-sets-up-strategic-reset-middle-east https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trumps-saudi-arabia-trip-sets-up-strategic-reset-middle-east"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1921112457247891480)  2025-05-10T07:57Z 37.8K followers, 1.1M engagements


"BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie is investing $100mn over the next five years to develop luxury golf resorts in the Saudi Arabia https://www.ft.com/content/63e0186c-2ad8-48f7-b023-393059afc708 https://www.ft.com/content/63e0186c-2ad8-48f7-b023-393059afc708"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1926577275601895600)  2025-05-25T09:53Z 38K followers, [----] engagements


"Text of essay: More territory wont bring Israel security: In todays world the belief that physical territory is a nations most vital asset is increasingly outdated. While land once defined power in agrarian societies the strength of modern states derives from economic vitality institutional integrity and global legitimacy not territorial conquest. Israels continued obsession with expansion stands in stark contrast to this reality. Its pursuit of more territory at the expense of the indigenous Palestinian population cloaked in the language of security and religious entitlement not only"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1930622404729913700)  2025-06-05T13:47Z 38.2K followers, [----] engagements


"@AmbDennisRoss The Israelis should open all the doors to global NGOs and the UN Dennis. Enough games people are starving and even if Hamas steals aid preventing innocents from starving should be more important"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1931659468883828911)  2025-06-08T10:28Z 38.1K followers, [---] engagements


"My @washingtonpost op-ed on why recognizing a Palestinian state is no longer symbolicbut a strategic necessity. Thats why Saudi Arabia is pushing hard for it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/17/palestine-recognition-two-state-solution/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/17/palestine-recognition-two-state-solution/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1934933883587289416)  2025-06-17T11:19Z 38.2K followers, 22.1K engagements


"Crown Prince #MBS confers by phone with all the GCC leaders on the current crisis in Iran post the US bombing. #_                     https://t.co/kEKmMJc4e5 #_                     https://t.co/kEKmMJc4e5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1936813714511905247)  2025-06-22T15:49Z 38.2K followers, 24.5K engagements


"Saudi Arabia blocked Gaza displacement plan backed by Trump via @middleeastmnt https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250709-saudi-arabia-blocked-gaza-displacement-plan-backed-by-trump/ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250709-saudi-arabia-blocked-gaza-displacement-plan-backed-by-trump/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1942977802489503839)  2025-07-09T16:03Z 38.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Two-state solution key to regional stability Saudi FM tells UN conference https://www.arabnews.com/node/2609779/middle-east https://www.arabnews.com/node/2609779/middle-east"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1949889004545200245)  2025-07-28T17:45Z 38.2K followers, [----] engagements


"By co-hosting the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting on the two-state solution alongside France Saudi Arabia is intensifying international pressure on the remaining major powers to recognize the State of Palestine. This effort is significantly bolstered by President Macrons recent announcement that France will proceed with such recognition. The spotlight now turns to the United Kingdom and the United States where pressure is mounting to follow suit. For any credible progress in engaging Israel on a path toward a negotiated settlement recognition of a Palestinian state by them must be a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1950203462353846676)  2025-07-29T14:35Z 38.2K followers, [---] engagements


"NEOMs new port cuts cargo travel time from Egypt to Iraq by 50%. It will be a gateway to Iraq from Europe bound cargo https://share.google/FtSaM17f2Sofj8DfT https://share.google/FtSaM17f2Sofj8DfT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1950528249450074562)  2025-07-30T12:05Z 38.2K followers, [----] engagements


"any reform in Saudi Arabia will have a significant impact on the Muslim world. Since Islam originated in Saudi Arabia its social and political decisions have an impact on the larger Islamic world affecting attitudes and customs everywhere https://theprint.in/opinion/saudi-arabia-changing-shape-future-of-muslim-world/2709623/ https://theprint.in/opinion/saudi-arabia-changing-shape-future-of-muslim-world/2709623/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1951232537419801051)  2025-08-01T10:44Z 38.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Theres an industry-wide sentiment now that while the energy transition is happening it is not nearly as rapid as we thought it would beEven by [----] oil and gas will still account for about half of the energy mix https://www.ft.com/content/867562e1-2c67-4b8d-85c6-da1afa3c26c6 https://www.ft.com/content/867562e1-2c67-4b8d-85c6-da1afa3c26c6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1954860464426340402)  2025-08-11T11:00Z 38.2K followers, [---] engagements


"#MBS at 40: A decade that transformed Saudi Arabia my take in @FoxNewsOpinion #FoxNews https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/saudi-arabias-40-year-old-disruptor-how-mbs-rewired-kingdom-10-short-years https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/saudi-arabias-40-year-old-disruptor-how-mbs-rewired-kingdom-10-short-years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1961777173099893102)  2025-08-30T13:05Z 38.2K followers, 37K engagements


"Saudi Arabia's MBS turns [--] after decade transforming Saudi Arabia with major reforms Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/saudi-arabias-40-year-old-disruptor-how-mbs-rewired-kingdom-10-short-years https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/saudi-arabias-40-year-old-disruptor-how-mbs-rewired-kingdom-10-short-years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1962075005518233709)  2025-08-31T08:48Z 38.2K followers, 186K engagements


"@aarondmiller2 Aaron you know very well that multiple administrations and all US security agencies and congress looked at this issue and found zero Saudi government involvement. These are just classical ambulance chasers looking to blackmail Saudi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1962099122342683065)  2025-08-31T10:24Z 38.2K followers, [---] engagements


"In @Time I explain how I saw #MBS transform #SaudiArabia in over a decade in power https://time.com/7315265/how-mbs-transformed-saudi-arabia/ https://time.com/7315265/how-mbs-transformed-saudi-arabia/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1965018640773976139)  2025-09-08T11:45Z 38.3K followers, 21.7K engagements


"How MBS Transformed Saudi Arabia Over a Decade TIME https://time.com/7315265/how-mbs-transformed-saudi-arabia/ https://time.com/7315265/how-mbs-transformed-saudi-arabia/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1965171120610460095)  2025-09-08T21:51Z 38.2K followers, 60.2K engagements


""This allows Saudi Arabia to benefit from the Pakistani nuclear umbrella said Ali Shihabi" https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325972/saudi-arabia-pakistan-pact-sends-nuclear-umbrella-signal-over-israels-attack-qatar https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3325972/saudi-arabia-pakistan-pact-sends-nuclear-umbrella-signal-over-israels-attack-qatar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1968606023759065264)  2025-09-18T09:20Z 38.3K followers, 60.4K engagements


""India will understand that the kingdom has security needs and are aware of the history between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Shihabi said. It is signalling to the US. It shows Saudi Arabia has options and the US is not the only game in town." https://www.ft.com/content/a7f317cd-acb6-453b-bc1b-402c59343e1d https://www.ft.com/content/a7f317cd-acb6-453b-bc1b-402c59343e1d"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1968945741553897598)  2025-09-19T07:50Z 38.3K followers, 36.1K engagements


""The Saudi-Pakistani pact isnt intended to and couldnt replace the American firepower in the region But it does send a message to the U.S. and Israel that the Gulf is looking to diversify its security relationships Shihabi said" https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-seeks-new-security-alliances-as-trust-in-u-s-erodes-fa3df9e0 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-seeks-new-security-alliances-as-trust-in-u-s-erodes-fa3df9e0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1968947957786382746)  2025-09-19T07:59Z 38.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The efforts demonstrate the ability of regional powers like France and Saudi Arabia to step into the void left by the U.S. in the Middle East https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/how-macron-and-saudi-arabia-turned-the-tide-on-western-support-for-a-palestinian-state-e93a2e91st=4vNACC https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/how-macron-and-saudi-arabia-turned-the-tide-on-western-support-for-a-palestinian-state-e93a2e91st=4vNACC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1970459918030307784)  2025-09-23T12:07Z 38.3K followers, [----] engagements


"#FDI We believe in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabias [----] vision ambition and potential and are committed to contributing to its ongoing success through HungerStation Niklasstberg CEO and Co-Founder of Delivery Hero said in a statement" https://cnb.cx/3DoUsZ4 https://cnb.cx/3DoUsZ4"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1682374903549288448)  2023-07-21T13:00Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This rebranding of twitter to X makes absolutely zero sense. @elonmusk must have some superstitious beliefs driving this obsession with the letter X. Our HQ in San Francisco tonight https://t.co/VQO2NoX9Tz Our HQ in San Francisco tonight https://t.co/VQO2NoX9Tz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1685976750637842432)  2023-07-31T11:32Z 39.5K followers, 14.5K engagements


"The issue is not a price point but a realization that as the low cost producer its in Saudis long term interest to go for market share rather than subsidize the competition. Now lets have a look at the headline friendly elusive $100 target. Sorry to disappoint you this just doesnt exist. Pin pointing a price and targeting isnt part of the kingdoms strategy. Are there favorable price ranges that support prices Of course there are but its not Now lets have a look at the headline friendly elusive $100 target. Sorry to disappoint you this just doesnt exist. Pin pointing a price and targeting isnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1839265817566871690)  2024-09-26T11:28Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Saudi Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan announces an alliance with the EU and Norway to work towards a [--] State solution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1839614323049546181)  2024-09-27T10:33Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Oct [--] talk at Kennedy School #Harvard: A Conversation with Mohammed Alyahya Advisor to the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs https://www.belfercenter.org/event/managing-escalation-conversation-mohammed-alyahya-advisor-saudi-minister-foreign-affairs-hh https://www.belfercenter.org/event/managing-escalation-conversation-mohammed-alyahya-advisor-saudi-minister-foreign-affairs-hh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1839643105747726783)  2024-09-27T12:27Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Saudi Foreign Minister @FaisalbinFarhan makes the point of the centrality of the Palestine issue to normalization"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1839936584013033617)  2024-09-28T07:54Z 39.5K followers, [----] engagements


".@TuckerCarlson on Saudi Arabia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1886827988043620745)  2025-02-04T17:23Z 38.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I explain to the @BBCWorld Saudi Arabia's position on President Trump's latest statement on Gaza"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1887151262275137861)  2025-02-05T14:48Z 37.9K followers, 52.7K engagements


"Ali Shihabi said the whole ship is going in the wrong direction now. People were expecting that Trump would advance along a two-state track but he has taken it in a completely different direction and Netanyahu is taking advantage of that he added. https://www.ft.com/content/be852fec-d1df-4131-9e3f-23b1a0897f5b https://www.ft.com/content/be852fec-d1df-4131-9e3f-23b1a0897f5b"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1889637263111258335)  2025-02-12T11:26Z 37.8K followers, [----] engagements


""The Iranian attack on Al Udeid Airbase was seen in a negative light by the Gulf countries. Although it was just a performance for local consumption in Iran the Gulf doesn't want the Iranians to perform at their expense Ali Shihabi told The National" https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/07/02/gulf-states-grow-wary-after-irans-attack-on-qatar-tests-regional-detente/ https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2025/07/02/gulf-states-grow-wary-after-irans-attack-on-qatar-tests-regional-detente/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1940359515750195329)  2025-07-02T10:38Z 38.3K followers, 16.1K engagements


"The Future of SaudiUS Relations by Prof. Bernard Haykel of Princeton University. https://www.hoover.org/research/trump-mbs-bromance-and-future-saudi-us-relations https://www.hoover.org/research/trump-mbs-bromance-and-future-saudi-us-relations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1972706120754934026)  2025-09-29T16:52Z 38.3K followers, 16.3K engagements


"My piece for the @HooverInst on the logic of a U.S.Saudi defense agreement. #USSaudiRelations #MiddleEastSecurity #HooverInstitute https://www.hoover.org/research/why-us-saudi-military-agreement-makes-strategic-sense https://www.hoover.org/research/why-us-saudi-military-agreement-makes-strategic-sense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1980633280262336717)  2025-10-21T13:52Z 38.3K followers, 28.9K engagements


"It also reinforces burden-sharing: the Kingdom is investing heavily so regional deterrence relies more on Saudi capabilities and a regional network of allies and less on U.S. boots on the ground"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1980635804461617231)  2025-10-21T14:02Z 38.3K followers, [----] engagements


"At the same time Saudi Arabia has options. Its leaders have demonstrated strategic flexibility as illustrated by the Kingdoms recently signed mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan a relationship rooted in decades of close military cooperation. That agreement underscores Riyadhs ability to diversify its security partnerships when needed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1980636019578798107)  2025-10-21T14:03Z 38.3K followers, [---] engagements


"Riyadh is allergic to writing blank checks given decades of corruption and misuse by recipients across the Arab and Muslim world said Ali Shihabi https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-26/trump-s-push-for-gulf-to-pay-for-rebuilding-gaza-faces-hurdles https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-26/trump-s-push-for-gulf-to-pay-for-rebuilding-gaza-faces-hurdles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1982366262823911866)  2025-10-26T08:38Z 38.3K followers, 91.7K engagements


"I explained to @middleeast that Saudi prefers now to invest (rather than blank checks) in recipient countries which helps them and also secures a return to the kingdom on those investments "  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1982379137181294904)  2025-10-26T09:29Z 38.3K followers, [----] engagements


"But Ali Shihabi said that creating official ties between the two countries seemed virtually impossible by the end of the year unless a miraculous change took place in Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/world/middleeast/mohammed-bin-salman-us-visit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/world/middleeast/mohammed-bin-salman-us-visit.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1984564333771104766)  2025-11-01T10:13Z 38.3K followers, 39K engagements


"Trump its more than a meeting we are honoring Saudi Arabia @Alotaibi_2030_"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1989654032034714084)  2025-11-15T11:17Z 38.4K followers, 34.5K engagements


"My piece in the @WashingtonPost on Crown Prince #MBS's visit to the White House https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/17/trump-mbs-saudi-arabia-meeting/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/17/trump-mbs-saudi-arabia-meeting/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1990119271955869737)  2025-11-16T18:06Z 38.4K followers, 35.3K engagements


"My interview with @BeckyCNN on Crown Prince #MBS's visit to the White House https://video.snapstream.net/Play/61f3DAivPNUKEmDNuoZazIaccessToken=d16118qfl3ipz https://video.snapstream.net/Play/61f3DAivPNUKEmDNuoZazIaccessToken=d16118qfl3ipz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1990790248444359013)  2025-11-18T14:32Z 38.4K followers, 12.5K engagements


"Ali Shihabi said the fact that U.S.-Saudi ties have endured numerous serious crises demonstrates that there is a fundamental strategic logic to this relationship that has sustained it over [--] years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/18/saudi-prince-trump-visit-white-house/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/18/saudi-prince-trump-visit-white-house/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1990797293591642316)  2025-11-18T15:00Z 38.4K followers, 14.8K engagements


"My interview with @BBCWorld on Crown Prince #MBS visit to the White House"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1990924869022965800)  2025-11-18T23:27Z 38.4K followers, 15.1K engagements


"In it I respond to the question that the "CIA concluded that the Crown Prince was responsible for Khashoggi's murder""  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1990927274192023876)  2025-11-18T23:37Z 38.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Arab News Editor in Chief @FaisalJAbbas gives his analyses of the visit of #MBS to the White House"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1991135948445204646)  2025-11-19T13:26Z 38.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The White House #MBS visit ceremony matteredits symbolism showed the depth of the U.S.Saudi relationship. But the substance of the visit was as significant: A military cooperation agreement just short of a Senate treaty with major non-NATO Ally status F-35s at full parity with Israel A nuclear framework that keeps enrichment open Access to Nvidias most advanced chips to power Saudi Arabias AI project This visit cemented Saudi Arabia as Americas premier Arab ally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1992564335445500288)  2025-11-23T12:02Z 38.4K followers, 16.2K engagements


"At the same time the kingdom stayed steadfast on its position on Palestine insisting on tangible progress towards a [--] state before it makes any moves on #normalization"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1992565432893816899)  2025-11-23T12:06Z 38.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The President said it publicly that Saudi will receive F35s on par with Israel. Netanyahu Says Rubio Assured Him Saudi Arabia Will Not Receive F-35s On Par With Israel https://t.co/K1ceuDU0qj Netanyahu Says Rubio Assured Him Saudi Arabia Will Not Receive F-35s On Par With Israel https://t.co/K1ceuDU0qj"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1992588558373417337)  2025-11-23T13:38Z 38.4K followers, 25K engagements


""US and Saudi established a Strategic Framework for securing uranium metals magnets and critical mineral supply chains. Additionally the U.S. DOD will finance a [--] percent equity stake in a new rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia" https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-era-us-saudi-minerals-cooperation https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-era-us-saudi-minerals-cooperation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1992665477907120188)  2025-11-23T18:44Z 38.4K followers, 63.5K engagements


"In [----] (ten years before crisis) at a symposium at AUB I stated that the Lebanese Banks were virtually bankrupt and got tremendous pushback. "             " https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/29/65248 https://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/01/29/65248"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1994420578061549777)  2025-11-28T14:58Z 38.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Riyad Salameh on @AlArabiya_KSA claims it was the Eurobond default that bankrupted Lebanons banks but for over a decade it was banks exposed (with over 100% of their capital) to government debt that could not be paid back. It was a matter of time for people to wake up to that hole. The bond default was a symptom not the cause"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1994745781153104376)  2025-11-29T12:30Z 38.4K followers, [---] engagements


"The worlds first green-hydrogen megawatt plant to begin operating is expected to be the 2.2GW #NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) facility now under construction in Oxagon in north-west Saudi Arabia. https://share.google/tOBQJB5Vfrtb8EWFz https://share.google/tOBQJB5Vfrtb8EWFz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1995474303270183179)  2025-12-01T12:45Z 38.4K followers, 23.2K engagements


"We have no ego absolutely no ego Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said . If we announce something and we need to adjust it accelerate it and make it a priority more than others or defer or cancel it we will without blinking. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-03/saudi-arabia-not-afraid-to-cancel-costly-vision-2030-projectsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-03/saudi-arabia-not-afraid-to-cancel-costly-vision-2030-projectsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1996222412757553331)  2025-12-03T14:18Z 38.4K followers, 23K engagements


"The complexity of setting up high tech plants in the US gives Saudi a competitive advantage in its plans to set up large data centers.Of note also in this article that even the US needs to import large numbers of Taiwanese staff. vi https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/tsmc-phoenix-fab.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/business/tsmc-phoenix-fab.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1996564368905978025)  2025-12-04T12:56Z 38.4K followers, [----] engagements


"My piece for @ArabNews: In a world where govts cant deliver and grids cant cope #Saudi is doing what others cant: think in decades adjust in weeks and quickly build the infrastructure the AI era needs. Thats the real #Vision2030 story. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2625380 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2625380"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1997713591097774535)  2025-12-07T17:03Z 38.4K followers, 14.8K engagements


"Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi who met the Saudi crown prince on Sunday promised to be the kingdoms most credible and reliable partner. via @scmpnews https://sc.mp/4ajqlutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3336508&utm_medium=share_widget https://sc.mp/4ajqlutm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=3336508&utm_medium=share_widget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2000596954339054062)  2025-12-15T16:00Z 38.4K followers, 23.2K engagements


""Saudi Arabia is on the right track to seeding a viable AIsector says PwC.expects to see the country break into the top five of global AI hubs in the next five to seven years" https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/12/17/saudi-arabia-wants-to-host-the-worlds-cheapest-data-centresgiftId=MjcyNDUxZDUtZmNjOC00MDY0LWJjNGUtNjNlMGRiNjE5YzBm&utm_campaign=gifted_article https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/12/17/saudi-arabia-wants-to-host-the-worlds-cheapest-data-centresgiftId=MjcyNDUxZDUtZmNjOC00MDY0LWJjNGUtNjNlMGRiNjE5YzBm&utm_campaign=gifted_article"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2001432595196678337)  2025-12-17T23:21Z 38.4K followers, 30.3K engagements


"Whats happening in South Yemen right now makes you wonder: in a region already this fragile why would anyone wise want to provoke more strife and instability Don't we have enough Saudi Arabia demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces ➡ https://t.co/r6ijFl263C https://t.co/Iz2u9I0J4S Saudi Arabia demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces ➡ https://t.co/r6ijFl263C https://t.co/Iz2u9I0J4S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2004974014188716199)  2025-12-27T17:53Z 39.4K followers, 29.8K engagements


"#Kuwait was the first to exhibit this behavior in the 1960s. Keen to demonstrate autonomy it frequently diverged from Saudi policymost notably by becoming the only Gulf state to host a Soviet embassy at a time when Saudi Arabia was fiercely anti-USSR. This posture persisted until Iraqs invasion of Kuwait when Kuwait fully absorbed a hard reality: Saudi Arabia was its only true strategic depth and without it Kuwait would likely have ceased to exist. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006719436170973572 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006719436170973572"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2006719436170973572)  2026-01-01T13:29Z 39.5K followers, 44K engagements


"#Qatar followed a similar path after its gas wealth catapulted it into the highest tier of global per-capita income. That newfound wealth encouraged an ambition to project power and influence well beyond its natural weightincluding at times into Saudi Arabia itselfin order to prove independence and relevance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2006719437966135338)  2026-01-01T13:29Z 39.5K followers, 40.7K engagements


"More recently the #UAE has begun to display comparable symptoms particularly in Sudan and now Yemen. This pattern is not driven by malice so much as by extraordinary wealth and the ego that often accompanies itan aversion to being seen as less influential than Saudi Arabia despite having at best a fraction of the population and lacking the Kingdoms unique Islamic and geopolitical centrality. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006719439794753812 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2006719439794753812"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2006719439794753812)  2026-01-01T13:29Z 39.5K followers, 54.8K engagements


"Ultimately #Saudi Arabia is the state that legitimizes and anchors the Gulf monarchical order. Had the Kingdom gone Nasserist in the 1960s or Islamist in the 1990s none of the Gulf states would have survived in their current form. Their ultimate guarantee has always been Saudi Arabia. It is therefore in their fundamental interest that the Kingdom remains stable successful and prosperous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2006719442114257055)  2026-01-01T13:29Z 39.5K followers, 98.1K engagements


"In the end they all come to recognize this realitythough from time to time the younger sibling still feels compelled to rebel against the older brother if only to make a point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2006719443876053466)  2026-01-01T13:29Z 39.5K followers, 133.7K engagements


"The anti Saudi crowd is trying to push this nonsense as a narrative. Cant come up with anything substantial What happened Why did MBS walk back his campaign for moderation in Islam Why is Saudi back to sending radical Islamist books around the world (footage below radical books Saudi shipped to Syria in July) What happened Why did MBS walk back his campaign for moderation in Islam Why is Saudi back to sending radical Islamist books around the world (footage below radical books Saudi shipped to Syria in July)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2010323606723809768)  2026-01-11T12:11Z 39.5K followers, 37.5K engagements


"👇 I have been hearing this claim all week. Im sorry but if you believe that Saudi Arabia is now supporting the Muslim Brotherhood youre just delusional I have been hearing this claim all week. Im sorry but if you believe that Saudi Arabia is now supporting the Muslim Brotherhood youre just delusional"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2012484136225710528)  2026-01-17T11:16Z 40K followers, 13.6K engagements


""Any way you slice it MBS has done more change than anyone in the last [--] years" says Ali Shihabi who heads the Arabia Foundation. Reform is "an art rather than a science" he says "and being an art there are going to be mistakes. https://n.pr/2SRiG4r https://n.pr/2SRiG4r"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1108132585517907968)  2019-03-19T22:26Z 40.3K followers, [---] engagements


"President Trump with PIF Governor Yasser al Rumayyan yesterday at Madison Square Garden"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1858068955992060038)  2024-11-17T08:45Z 40.2K followers, 91K engagements


"Saudi Arabia did not get involved in this discussion one way or the other. BREAKING: Saudi Arabia urged Trump to avoid military strikes on Iran warning of destabilization of the region and impact on global economy according to Washington Post report. BREAKING: Saudi Arabia urged Trump to avoid military strikes on Iran warning of destabilization of the region and impact on global economy according to Washington Post report"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2012861269611626811)  2026-01-18T12:14Z 40.2K followers, 163.4K engagements


"My piece on the frictions between #Saudi Arabia and the #UAE over regional policies particularly #Yemen. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2629896 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2629896"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2013321744845562272)  2026-01-19T18:44Z 40.2K followers, 112K engagements


"Agility keeps progress on the rails.Saudi Arabia is learning from the mistakes rewriting things that need to be rewritten .Adjust and move on. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/saudi-arabia-doubles-down-on-shift-to-wiser-spending-habitsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/saudi-arabia-doubles-down-on-shift-to-wiser-spending-habitsutm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2014663011382730896)  2026-01-23T11:34Z 40.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@AlArabiya_Eng The Foreign Minister clarified that a full (overt and also covert) withdrawal from Yemen by the UAE was a prerequisite to re-establishing strong ties with them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2015813076180693283)  2026-01-26T15:44Z 40.2K followers, 46.4K engagements


"@AlArabiya_Eng And by covert I mean not just financial support but continued involvement by South Yemeni rebels based in UAE in the affairs of the country encouraging their allies to cause problems for the legitimate government"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2015835010373181896)  2026-01-26T17:11Z 40.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Houthi missile attack on Saudi civilian airport yesterday. Watch to the end. https://x.com/AlArabiya/status/1139213312690929664/video/1 https://x.com/AlArabiya/status/1139213312690929664/video/1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/1139220956499464192)  2019-06-13T17:20Z 40.3K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @sshebli0:  newsweek  :     .  :"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2017517193940873435)  2026-01-31T08:35Z 40.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @Haithamtabei: Very important article from the insightful @aliShihabi Saudis differences with the UAE and Israel do not stem from ide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2017495751878680954)  2026-01-31T07:10Z 40.3K followers, [--] engagements


"RT @KSAEmbassySpox: Speaking at a conference at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington in support of the #Sudan Humanitarian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/aliShihabi/status/2019148185466237215)  2026-02-04T20:36Z 40.3K followers, [--] engagements

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