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Significant statement from caretaker PM @yairlapid: "Two-state solution is a strong guarantee for a democratic state of #Israel with a #Jewish majority."
Interesting moment during the @JoeBiden-@yairlapid presser in #Jerusalem when #Saudi news outlet @AlArabiya correspondent asked @POTUS what the #US is offering #Gulf states on #Iran's malign activity in region, and Lapid on where #Israel disagreed with Washington on Iran policy.
#Israel is helping #Biden's #US normalize relations with #SaudiArabia and key #Arab allies.
Food for thought:
Food for thought:
PICTORIAL: His Excellency the President Sheikh Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Aziz al-Sudais, took part in the annual ceremony of raising the Ka'bah's Kiswah in preparation for Hajj yesterday.
#hajj #hajj1443 #saudiarabia #sudais #makkah #saudiarabia
#hajj #hajj1443 #saudiarabia #sudais #makkah #saudiarabia
The annual practice of raising the Kiswah takes place in the Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia, where pilgrims come to perform the Hajj.
#hajj #hajj1443 #saudiarabia #sudais #makkah #saudiarabia
#hajj #hajj1443 #saudiarabia #sudais #makkah #saudiarabia
Al-Sudais is one of the nine imams of the Grand Mosque Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia; the president of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques; a renowned Qฤri (reciter of the Qur'an)...
#hajj #hajj1443 #saudiarabia #sudais #makkah #saudiarabia
#hajj #hajj1443 #saudiarabia #sudais #makkah #saudiarabia
The presentation of the #ArabianMonsoonBurst has changed dramatically today with the consolidation of activity over the Arabian Peninsula into a single huge storm which is currently moving into the Red Sea over Makkah and Jeddah.
Today's rainfall forecasts follow.
Today's rainfall forecasts follow.
The scale of the storm over Islam's holiest city is huge, larger than France. Two more huge storms loom over the greater region tonight. One on the Iranian Gulf coast and another supercell thunderstorm complex over New Delhi/Rajastan, India, the size of the United Kingdom.
The last six hours in three animations, first India which is experiencing a massive monsoon day today in the north.
[Here the initial frames show a blank SEA as their was a satellite data outage.]
[Here the initial frames show a blank SEA as their was a satellite data outage.]
Since the last rainfall forecast bulletin on Saturday, the forecast West Sahara rainfall burst has come and gone, and the forecast #ME/#HoA rainfall burst is now about to commence.
Today's rainfall forecasts for #NorthAfrica, #HornOfAfrica and #MiddleEast follow.
Today's rainfall forecasts for #NorthAfrica, #HornOfAfrica and #MiddleEast follow.
First an update on Western Sahara. The peak of the storms came overnight on Saturday morning. Here we see a 6 hour rainfall animation from 2.30am to 8.30am.
And here we see a wider view following sunrise on Saturday morning. If you are curious as to what was forecast Saturday's rainfall forecast thread is quoted below >>
Well its hard to know where to begin with today's #MiddleEast and #HornOfAfrica rainfall forecasts.
The action is now further north, and west. Here we see the consequences of the first phase of what appears to be becoming a continuous #WesternSaharaPlume.
The action is now further north, and west. Here we see the consequences of the first phase of what appears to be becoming a continuous #WesternSaharaPlume.
An bit of a battle us underway between a high pressure system over Northern Erope and the plume which is entering at the bottom left in this image of Jetstream level 250Hpa 11km high winds.
While the model forecasts remain optimistic that an orderly jetstream may eventually appear, so far this has not happened. And in the meantime these winds are picking up moisture in the tropics and taking it in large quantities to places where its not expected.
A big day for #WestAfricaMonsoon observation.
A full plume event is becoming obvious in central & eastern Europe + Russia. We also have thunderstorms over the Red Sea, and a low circulation heading towards a collision with water vapour over Israel.
Today's forecasts follow.
A full plume event is becoming obvious in central & eastern Europe + Russia. We also have thunderstorms over the Red Sea, and a low circulation heading towards a collision with water vapour over Israel.
Today's forecasts follow.
Visually speaking this is the most extraordinary looking satellite observation of the day.
Now into its sixth day the #EastAfricaWaterPlume has been generating lots of rain over the Red Sea, both last night and today, & right now just off the coast of Jeddah. @Arab_Storms
Now into its sixth day the #EastAfricaWaterPlume has been generating lots of rain over the Red Sea, both last night and today, & right now just off the coast of Jeddah. @Arab_Storms
Here we see a wider view while it is not that obvious in this view, the stream of water vapour heading up the Western Sahara coast is running fast and hot. Later I will post an initial post tracking its impact in Europe. But for now its worth looking closer at North Africa.
We have another large #ArabianStorm which was not anticipated by the global weather models. And like those before it, it is fueled by the #WestAfricaMonsoon and a #WestAfricaWaterPlume. This time across the Red Sea in the vicinity of #Makkah.
Today's rainfall forecasts follow.
Today's rainfall forecasts follow.
This animation shows the current state of a weather event that has been a few days in coming. #ArabianStorms
@Arab_Storms
@Arab_Storms
The origin of this event is very similar to that which caused several days of extremely severe thunderstorms in #Oman earlier in the month. This animation is from May 18th shortly after it first appeared in the @zoom_earth satellite imagery.
We have a shift to on-shore westerly wind in the Horn of Africa region today, which, I confess means little to me beyond being a new thing in the data. But it seems significant, as there is more water over the sea.
Today's rainfall/cyclone forecasts for the region follow.
Today's rainfall/cyclone forecasts for the region follow.
Here's a view from this afternoon & the direction of travel is pretty stable. For me onshore winds bringing wet air towards mountains means lots more rain. If anyone is aware of the usual timing of this switch I would be interested.
Here are African 10-Day Accumulated rain forecasts. All of which now show the impact of the two Cyclones which are now in the forecast window.
#Ethiopia the #RedSea coast of #SaudiArabia #Yemen #Somalia and #Oman all experienced spectacular thunderstorm activity today.
Today's #HornOfAfrica and #ArabianStorm rainfall forecasts follow:
Today's #HornOfAfrica and #ArabianStorm rainfall forecasts follow:
First up today, long range @NOAA forecast models are now forecasting a cyclone may form in the Arabian Sea, providing a timely warning of the risk to those in the region. See thread here >>
The most important thing about these forecasts is to understand they are an early warning system about the possibility of a cyclone forming, not a forecast that one will do so.
If a threat materialises you will see official advice and warnings here >>
metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html
If a threat materialises you will see official advice and warnings here >>
metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html
26th April #NileBasin #MiddleEast accumulated rainfall forecast update. Today has seen a significant increase in thunderstorm activity from Uganda all the way north to Iran.
#ArabianStorms #GERD #Ethiopia #Egypt #Sudan #HornOfAfrica #KSA #Yemen
[Image: @NASA Worldview.]
#ArabianStorms #GERD #Ethiopia #Egypt #Sudan #HornOfAfrica #KSA #Yemen
[Image: @NASA Worldview.]
26th April 10 Day GFS model accumulated rain forecast across the ME and Africa. /2
26th April animation thread of clouds over the rainy part of the Nile Basin. The Clouds over Sudan, South Sudan and Western Ethiopia all contribute to the flow in the Nile River. /3
Below you see a @NASA WorldView image of the Nile Basin taken yesterday from Southern Egypt to Lake Victoria.
25th April computer model forecasts for rain across the ME and Africa follow.
#GERD #Ethiopia #KS
[Thanks to @Arab_Storms for live images of today's #ArabianStorms.]
25th April computer model forecasts for rain across the ME and Africa follow.
#GERD #Ethiopia #KS
[Thanks to @Arab_Storms for live images of today's #ArabianStorms.]
25th April 10 Day GFS model accumulated rain forecast across the ME and Africa.
An animation from this afternoon of the rainy part of the Nile Basin. The Clouds over Sudan, South Sudan and Western Ethiopia all contribute to the flow in the Nile River.
The Nile Basin & Arabian Peninsula near sunset 24/4. A line of storms extends from Sana'aa Yemen to the Jordan Border, a distance of 1777 kms.
Clouds cover large portions of Sudan and run along the north red-sea coast from Port Sudan to the Horn.
Region rain forecasts follow.
Clouds cover large portions of Sudan and run along the north red-sea coast from Port Sudan to the Horn.
Region rain forecasts follow.
First an image of accumulated rainfall across the wider North African region showing all the West Africa Monsoon, the engine for life this region earth's cradle for biodiversity, including for humanity.
In the South East Cyclone Jobo is making landfall right now in Tanzania. /2
In the South East Cyclone Jobo is making landfall right now in Tanzania. /2
The are of rain bearing clouds accompanying Jobo will have a significant impact over the coming 10 days.
The latest 10-Day accumulated rain forecasts from the ECMWF, GFS and KMA forecast models are below. They are in agreement. /3
The latest 10-Day accumulated rain forecasts from the ECMWF, GFS and KMA forecast models are below. They are in agreement. /3
The East Africa Monsoon gets a big boost with the arrival of Cyclone Jobo (a 15km high tower of water) in Tanzania on Saturday. The water heads north supercharging rains in the Horn of Africa & Sudan.
Today's 10-Day rain forecasts for #Ethiopia & #MiddleEast follow below:
Today's 10-Day rain forecasts for #Ethiopia & #MiddleEast follow below:
For all those following the #GERD in #Ethiopia #Sudan & #Egypt active and increasing rains across the Nile Basin may provide more than ample water for the planned filling of the dam this rainy season.
Over 10 days rain is forecast for all the Nile Basin south of Egypt.
Over 10 days rain is forecast for all the Nile Basin south of Egypt.
10 day accumulated rain forecasts for Ethiopia from the ECMWF, GFS and KMA models.
#Sudan #SouthSudan #Ethiopia #GERD #Africa #HornOfAfrica #DesertRain
#Sudan #SouthSudan #Ethiopia #GERD #Africa #HornOfAfrica #DesertRain
#SaudiArabia FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan has been quite busy these days! Today in #Italy, right after #Cyprus and, before, a North Africa tour. On geopolitics, Riyadh and Rome have two major things to talk about: #Libya and #EastMed. Both have to do with #Turkey.
#Italy and #SaudiArabia do not traditionally have an in-depth, serious geopolitical engagement. This is for many reasons, many of which are common to other continental #Europe-an countries, excluding #France. I have analysed those in my @ECFRMena paper: ecfr.eu/publications/sโฆ
This same paper is part of a wider effort, done within @ECFRMena, to provide ideas to the #EU and #Europe-an countries on how to engage geopolitically w/#GCC monarchies, who are now impactful players in the entire #MENA, including the #Mediterranean. ecfr.eu/publications/sโฆ
#Covid-19 Update
#SaudiArabia will begin a new phase dealing with #coronavirus based on social distancing from next Thursday, Minister of Health announced.
#SaudiArabia will begin a new phase dealing with #coronavirus based on social distancing from next Thursday, Minister of Health announced.
๐ด Saudi Arabia will shorten the 24-hour coronavirus curfew and allow movement between the hours of 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. in all areas of the Kingdom, except in #Makkah.
๐ด Saudi Arabia lifts the suspension of workplace attendance, allowing employees in ministries, government entities, and the private sector to return back to working from their offices.
22nd Ramadan 1441 | 2020
Sheikh Bandar Baleelah leading Tahajjud salaah now in Masjid al Haraam.
Tune in on:
Sheikh Bandar Baleelah leading Tahajjud salaah now in Masjid al Haraam.
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Watch this space for a thread covering the biography of Sheikh Bandar Baleelah later today. In sha Allah
Sheikh Maahir al Mu'ayqali will now lead the next 4 rak'aat of Tahajjud salaah followed by Witr and Du'aa. In sha Allah. #Makkah
4. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
#Iraq #CrimesAgainstHumanity #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstChildren
1. The legacy of US, UK, Australia, Poland and NATO in Iraq ๐คจ๐๐ผ
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12. Israel's regime is the biggest threat to peace in the world
#Zionists #ApartheidIsrael #IsraelCrimes #PalestinianGenocide #WorldConspiracy #IsraeliCrimes #israeliterrorism #IsraelZionism #DeepState #DeepStateCorruption #IsraelInterferenceInUSPolicy #IsraelLobbyGroup
#Zionists #ApartheidIsrael #IsraelCrimes #PalestinianGenocide #WorldConspiracy #IsraeliCrimes #israeliterrorism #IsraelZionism #DeepState #DeepStateCorruption #IsraelInterferenceInUSPolicy #IsraelLobbyGroup
1. Israel's regime is the biggest threat to peace in the world ๐คจ๐๐ผ
2. Israel's regime is the biggest threat to peace in the world๐คจ๐๐ผ
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