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Khashoggi’s detaining or abduction, if true, is a sign of Saudi zero tolerance to even the most mild criticisism. Khashoggi was careful to always express his loyalty for the royalty despite his disagreement of policy. If he is seen an enemy, things aren’t well.

It is not yet clear what has happened to Khashoggi but I doubt that Turkey will do anything major even if he was taken out of country. Erdogan has too many problems on his desk already and last thing he wants is a row with Saudi.

In this article from few months ago, Jamal Khashoggi advised activists to avoid prison at any cost. He also talked about how Erdogan only speaks up against human rights abuse if the abuser is not an ally Jamal didn’t listen to his own advise went to Saudi consulate in Turkey!https://twitter.com/JKhashoggi/status/1005858643210850304 …

Haidar al-Abadi congratulates Adil Abdulmahdi on his designation as prime minister designate Not something you will see anywhere in the Arab world today !https://twitter.com/HaiderAlAbadi/status/1047247598652940289 …

I know many of Iraq’s problems are structural! But the same were true for Kurdistan and Barham Salih did in his two years as prime minister that other PMs hadn’t done in decades. Dr Barham and Abdulmahdi are best of what is available! Let’s at least hope they will succeed

Now it is time to appoint Adil Abdulmahdi as the prime minister. Iraqis deserve some rest.

Congratulations Mr President @BarhamSalih

According to Al Sumariyah, Fuad Husain has left the parliament. Accepting defeat graciously the KDP way.

Barham Salih is the Good Samaritan. He is a good guy (well relatively) in a very skewed system. News of his crushing victory over Barzani’s secretary is something to celebrate.

Like he ‘ I will not accept Iraq to be led by Maliki’ or ‘We will not accept anyone telling us what to do’ or that ‘it is not acceptable to go against the constitution’ or ‘I don’t accept another term’

Of course that includes its variations like ‘I will not accept it, we will not accept it, no one will accept it’! The funny part is he has accepted most of what he has vowed not to accept.

‘It is not acceptable’ is by far the most used phrase by Masoud Barzani.

The voter turnout in Sulaimani has increased magically from 42% when the polling stations closed at 6 pm to 55% Gorran accuses PUK of blatant fraud and warns of actions that may cause civil war

Bad: You are PUK & have lost the election Worse: You still go ahead, celebrate as if you have won Worst: You celebrate by shooting live bullets into sky, frightening and injuring people Worstest: You are member of Socialist International and claim to be a leftist secular party

The best news about today's elections in Kurdistan is the fact that there is at least half of the Kurdish electorate that rejects the failed tribal governance despite political and economic pressure. KDP/PUK tribal rule is nit sustainable. Time has arrived for change.

Gorran supporters on Sulaimani streets after taking lead in the province in today's parliamentary elections.