Saudi correspondent for @financialtimes.com. @ahmed on Twitter and Instagram.https://bsky.app/profile/alomran.mehttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3ml4smm3kj724🚨 Saudi military spending increases by 26% in Q1 2026 as the kingdom defends itself against Iranian attacks.05 May 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4smm3kj724https://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mj5cwu5otj2qAI models from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic lost money betting on football matches over a Premier League season.10 Apr 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5cwu5otj2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3milnol4s4k27📺 Unclear whether a final decision has been made to air the show. MBC initially announced that the first episode of the series would be released TODAY, but a label on the show’s listing now only says “coming soon”. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3milnol4s4k27https://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mil33d6ruo2j🚨 My latest: Long-delayed Saudi TV series about diplomats who were held hostage in Iran is being revived as ties between Riyadh and Tehran sour.03 Apr 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mil33d6ruo2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3miins77xpv2r🔀 Gulf states consider new oil pipelines to avoid Strait of Hormuz as the strategic value of Saudi Arabia’s 1,200km East-West pipeline became clear during this war.02 Apr 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miins77xpv2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mi2iqngre526❌ Saudi Arabia terminates two major construction contracts for Trojena ski resort.27 Mar 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2iqngre526https://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mhxiaa4ipi2t🏎️ Ferrari flies personalised supercars to super-rich Middle East buyers as the war in Iran threatens demand and sea freight is disrupted.26 Mar 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxiaa4ipi2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mhawry5w2v2wNew by me and Andrew England: Gulf leaders opposed a strike, but they are now caught between wanting the conflict to end and fear that — if Trump suddenly stops — the war will leave a wounded, emboldened and more hardline Iran.17 Mar 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhawry5w2v2whttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mgph2gewam2bSaudi Aramco is the world’s biggest oil producer and is responsible for about a tenth of global supply. The company’s CEO today warned of “catastrophic consequences” for the world economy if the US-Iran war drags on. https://www.ft.com/content/2a83b917-62f3-4294-875c-a397fc68c65210 Mar 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgph2gewam2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mgn4qz7cgp24💧 Gulf states fear threat to water infrastructure as Iran war escalates. https://www.ft.com/content/f273fa16-ff7f-4207-a9ae-abce5de9314409 Mar 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn4qz7cgp24https://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mgezmp5ywg2l🚨 Qatar’s energy minister warns the war could “bring down the economies of the world”, predicting that all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel.06 Mar 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgezmp5ywg2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mgcrohwyrb2e🛢️ Gulf’s biggest oil producers are facing a race against time to resume exports before their storage tanks fill up. https://www.ft.com/content/aaaad78b-2980-4bb3-90f8-e8d7ab61779605 Mar 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcrohwyrb2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mg5v4jjckc2o🔊 I was on @financialtimes.com News Briefing podcast this morning to talk about the first few days of the US-Iranian conflict in the Gulf https://www.ft.com/content/68ea0ad9-618a-4a08-9732-3e9998c4d21203 Mar 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5v4jjckc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mg3yru4rqy2vIsraeli intelligence had information about Khamenei’s location from hacked traffic cameras and deeply penetrated mobile phone networks. The Americans had something even more concrete — a human source.02 Mar 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3yru4rqy2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mfzgjin7yb2aBack from paternity leave. What’d I miss?01 Mar 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzgjin7yb2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mdhonw6snm23☎️ Saudi Arabia will not allow its airspace or territory to be used for military actions against Iran, Crown Prince tells Pezeshkian in telephone call —SPA28 Jan 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhonw6snm23https://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mdau6rsxfh2i🚨 FT scoop — Neom review nears completion: The Line to be redesigned, region to shift focus to “industrial” sectors including AI data centres.25 Jan 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdau6rsxfh2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mcvznyowgr2y🚨 Saudi media steps up attacks on UAE as Gulf rift deepens.21 Jan 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvznyowgr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mchwopjwow2bUnpacking some old boxes and found these two issues of Newsweek’s Arabic edition from more 20 years ago on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq.15 Jan 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchwopjwow2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mc5x3ivgda2v🚨 Trump Organization announces golf course and hotel in Diriyah in first collaboration with PIF-owned company.11 Jan 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5x3ivgda2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mc5exnur3i2x🎢 My latest story: Saudi Arabia opens $1 billion Six Flags theme park in Qiddiya as the kingdom pushes ahead with megaprojects.11 Jan 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5exnur3i2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mbvkvkpqtd2x🚨 Saudi Arabia accuses UAE of smuggling out Yemeni separatist leader.08 Jan 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvkvkpqtd2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mbtleieilo2p🚨 Saudi Arabia launches new air strikes on southern Yemen as STC leader fails to travel to Riyadh for talks aimed at ending the crisis.07 Jan 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtleieilo2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mb6y7x3jyw2b🚨 Saudi Arabia launches air strike on Yemen’s Mukalla port, accuses UAE of “pressuring” separatist southern group to conduct military operations on the kingdom’s borders.30 Dec 2025 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb6y7x3jyw2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mb4dv624nm2bSaudi complaints over social security benefits lead to arrests and fines: https://blog.alomran.me/2025/12/29/saudi-complaints-over-social-security.html29 Dec 2025 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4dv624nm2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mb4dvkkyla2pSaudi complaints over social security benefits lead to arrests and fines: https://blog.alomran.me/2025/12/29/saudi-complaints-over-social-security.html29 Dec 2025 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4dvkkyla2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mas75cvqp72x🚨 Saudi Arabia calls moves by Yemen’s STC “unjustified escalation”, urges the group to withdraw forces from seized provinces —foreign ministry statement.25 Dec 2025 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mas75cvqp72xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3mapzs7xtn62x“While Saudi’s reinvention has left scars, in the form of budget overruns and scaled-back projects, the country has breezed through its own 2030 target and is set to generate an estimated 57 per cent of economic output from non-oil activities this year.”24 Dec 2025 10:13 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mapzs7xtn62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/alomran.me/post/3m7xlh5v3hj2xSaudi writer Ahmed Abodehman dies at age 76. He was known for his semi-autobiographical novel “La Ceinture”, first published in French by Gallimard in 2000.14 Dec 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:bf24jrftwtb76duuiobbtdnw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xlh5v3hj2x