sebastian usher @sebusher
middle east analyst/editor/reporter for @bbcworld All views my own - or at least stolen from someone good, also check out https://t.co/xZq9nXhPGG bbc.co.uk Joined June 2010-
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#Gaza doctor dies in Israeli jail; prison says he was detained for national security reasons timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry… via @TimesofIsrael
.@RTErdogan is breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and exports. This is how a dictator behaves, disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen, and ignoring international trade agreements. I have instructed the Director General of the…
Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, sources say bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @economics
#Israel :Man arrested on suspicion of wanting to attack #Netanyahu convoy in Tel Aviv
#Israel :Man arrested on suspicion of wanting to attack #Netanyahu convoy in Tel Aviv
#SaudiArabia has stepped up the arrest of citizens for social-media posts related to #Israel-#Hamas war in #Gaza bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Biden says university protests haven’t led him to reconsider #Gaza war policy & doesn’t plan to deploy National Guard
West Bank: Israel Defense Forces accused of possible war crime - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Egypt will reportedly invite Israeli and Hamas delegations to Cairo to try to bridge gaps over hostage release deal & #Gaza ceasefire
#Israel :President Herzog on pro-Palestinian protests in US universities -“We see prominent academic institutions,halls of history,culture & education contaminated by hatred & antisemitism fueled by arrogance & ignorance & driven by moral failings & disinformation”
#Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests apnews.com/article/iran-p…
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426K Followers 1K Following Abdullah Alaoudh: Director for Countering Authoritarianism @MideastDC / رئيس مكافحة الاستبداد-مي دي سي — Secretary-General of @the_NAAS أمين حزب التجمع الوطنيLina Alhathloul لي�.. @LinaAlhathloul
62K Followers 2K Following Proud sister of @Loujainhathloul | CoAuthor of "Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers"🌻 | Head of Monitoring & Advocacy @ALQST_ORG | [email protected]Monica Marks @MonicaLMarks
29K Followers 4K Following Prof of Middle East Politics @NYUAbuDhabi. Tunisia, Turkey, Gulf. PhD @StAntsCollege Oxford. Fulbright, Rhodes, @HarvardWCFIA. 13 yrs writing on Tunisia.Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones
79K Followers 6K Following Assoc Prof @HBKU | Author: Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East & Political Repression in Bahrain | PhD @durham_uni | NR Sen Fellow @dawnmenaorgJackie Leonard @JackieLeonard01
12K Followers 4K Following Nobody's spokeswoman, obviously. Occasionally facetious. 'Kind but firm'. Keen on hedgehogs. Can I tempt you to a nice podcast?Khosro K Isfahani @KhosroKalbasi
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37K Followers 2K Following Author-commentator on the politics and economics of Saudi Arabia.Danny Hajjar داني.. @DanielGHajjar
14K Followers 6K Following Music journalist | Bylines: @Pitchfork, @RollingStone, @nytimes, @SPIN, @washingtonpost, @billboardarabia, @GQMiddleEast | My views only | يلّا ماشي 🇱🇧Kristian Ulrichsen @Dr_Ulrichsen
29K Followers 7K Following Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Author, The UAE: Power, Politics & Policymaking and other books on regional politics & security in the GulfSarah Leah Whitson @sarahleah1
102K Followers 10K Following Executive Director of DAWN @dawnmenaorg Formerly ED of MENA Division at Human Rights Watchوعد الحربي #.. @WaadAlhrbi96
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164K Followers 2K Following Independent and trusted coverage of the Middle East, providing unique insight on the trends & events shaping the region from top journalists in the regionHalim Shebaya (حلي.. @halimshebaya
20K Followers 6K FollowingThe Freedom Initiativ.. @thefreedomi
23K Followers 360 Following A U.S.-based non-partisan human rights organization that advocates for the freedom of prisoners wrongfully detained in the Middle East and North Africa.Mohamad El Chamaa @MohamdEch
6K Followers 3K Following Beirut-based reporter @WashingtonPost. Covering Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and the Gulf. Past @LOrientToday. Urban Planner | Sport Historianmahsa alimardani @maasalan
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601 Followers 2K Following Middle East reporter writing for The Guardian, The Economist, AGBI, and others.Dominic Selwood @DominicSelwood
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426K Followers 1K Following Abdullah Alaoudh: Director for Countering Authoritarianism @MideastDC / رئيس مكافحة الاستبداد-مي دي سي — Secretary-General of @the_NAAS أمين حزب التجمع الوطنيLina Alhathloul لي�.. @LinaAlhathloul
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108K Followers 1K Following Middle East correspondent, @TheEconomist. Author, 'How Long Will Israel Survive? The Threat From Within.'Monica Marks @MonicaLMarks
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79K Followers 6K Following Assoc Prof @HBKU | Author: Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East & Political Repression in Bahrain | PhD @durham_uni | NR Sen Fellow @dawnmenaorgMaha AlQahtani @Maha1410
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33K Followers 991 Following Human Rights Lawyer | @TimepDC Executive Director | @Stanford & @GeorgetownLaw AlumnaMark Lowen @marklowen
63K Followers 1K Following BBC Rome Correspondent covering Southern Europe. Previously Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade. Dad. Heart belongs to a Portuguese. All views my own.Jackie Leonard @JackieLeonard01
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43K Followers 1K Following Proud American from Gaza City; pro-Palestine, pro-peace, anti-Hamas; lost 31 family members in the war; Nonresident Senior Fellow @ACMideast; views are my ownSWANWATCHUK @SwanwatchUk
3K Followers 5K Following I’m 30 #SWANWATCHUK IS MY HOBBY 2014- 2024 10 Years data . MUTE SWAN CYGNETS AND NEST RECORDER ( URBAN , COASTAL, INLAND.@RTErdogan is breaking agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and exports. This is how a dictator behaves, disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen, and ignoring international trade agreements. I have instructed the Director General of the…
🚨 Saudi activist Manahel al-Otaibi has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. As seen in this interview, she believed she could express her views and wear what she liked on the basis of the Crown Prince's declarations, but has been sentenced for exercising these exact freedoms.
I knew yesterday that the Saudi government has sentenced my sister Manahil Al-Otaibi to terrorism charges and 11 years in prison due to her tweets about the feminist movement and women's rights. I am saddened, my friends. Can you believe that they have imprisoned her, tortured…
More than one million Palestinians packed into Rafah must not be subjected to a further incursion by Israeli forces which would be catastrophic. The limited healthcare currently provided in Rafah must be protected urgently.
Such an honour to host the first day of #worldservicepresents @bbcworldservice ...do join us.. it's live streamed...
An inspiring first day of the BBC World Service Presents event in London with @bbclysedoucet doing a great job hosting.
Today, thanks to some determined digging & a few forthcoming interviewees, I wrote a fascinating story about an aspect of mid-20thC social history in Gaza that I’m pretty sure has never been written before, not in any language and certainly not in English. Coming soon, stay tuned
As negotiations are once again underway, I strongly encourage the government of Israel & the Hamas leadership to reach an agreement. For the sake of the people of Gaza. For the sake of the hostages & their families. For the sake of the region & the wider world.
Netanyahu has just announced that “We shall enter Rafah with or without a deal”. Today’s cabinet meeting to discuss the hostage deal is cancelled. Ben Gvir and Smotrich seem to be winning over the surviving hostages, Biden, the international community and humanity. Horrible, but…
Pier-building begins Construction of the floating JLOTS pier in the Mediterranean is underway. The pier will support @USAID and humanitarian partners to receive and deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. @ustranscom and @useucom support the movement of…
@sebusher What a great turn of phrase: “Words didn’t fracture and become staccato, they simply sat in the path, like great unblinking toads, slyly preventing anything from getting past.”
@sebusher Fascinating piece. I had never noticed your stammer!
“Traditionally Dubai and the UAE have not had to worry about getting too much rain, so it hasn’t been part of their planning calculus,” said an expert on climate resilience and urban environments who works with Middle East govts. “That will have to change”.ft.com/content/a12272…
So I helped do a thing and rank the 50 best Arabic pop songs of the 21st century for Rolling Stone. By far the coolest, funnest, and most challenging thing I’ve ever worked on. A labor of love went into this, and it’s an honor. rollingstone.com/music/music-li…
Lishay Lavi Miran, wife of Omri Miran who is still held by the terrorists in Gaza: “I implore each and every one of you to continue supporting us in our quest for justice. We are grateful for standing by our side, but Omri and 132 other hostages still remain captive by a vicious…
Joy ! To see #Gaza colleagues @adnanelbursh Mahmoud Alajarami as well as @Journo_Ashraf #WorldServicePresents @bbcworldservice
"lads, lads, seeding the clouds is one thing but how much of the stuff did you use ffs?"
#SaudiArabia : More striking scenes from Medina #المدينه_المنورة
If you want to learn about some of those men’s stories from back then, you can find them here: bradleysecker.com/kutmaan-ongoing alongside many from other neighbouring countries. Depressing to see regressive steps like this in 2024.
Back in 2010 I spent several months in Syria documenting Iraqi gay refugees, who were then fleeing violent attacks by mostly Shia militias. Now it’s the entire Iraqi state. A sad day. Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Barbary Lion in the Atlas Mountains, 1925. Last picture of its kind. This is a 1925 photo of possibly the last Barbary lion in the wild before its extinction. It was taken by French photographer Marcelin Flandrin while he was onboard a flight on the Casablanca-Dakar air route.…