Rick

Momento mori.

[Nesrine Malik @NesrineMalik]

I had a panic about writers using AI and telling us to relax in this week’s column

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[Emma Graham @themmagraham]

Breaking news from Abu Dhabi just now: @ADNOCGroup to launch a SECOND West-East Pipeline project, which will double ADNOC’s export capacity through Fujairah. The pipeline is currently under construction and is expected to become operational in 2027 @admediaoffice— https://t.co/KtFx59IUlJ

[Dr. Sultan Al Jaber @SultanAlJaber]

The UAE has taken a sovereign decision in line with its long-term energy strategy, its true production capability and its national interest, as well as global energy market stability.
At ADNOC, our focus is unchanged: meeting the growing energy needs of our customers and partners around the world with reliability, responsibility, and the ambition to deliver more…across oil, gas, chemicals, and low carbon and renewable energy.
Our commitment to our partners remains unwavering. For us, trust, partnership and credibility are not talking points…they are a track record.

[Dr. Sultan Al Jaber @SultanAlJaber]

50 days of a closed Hormuz:

Almost 600 million barrels of oil blocked so far.
50 days of mounting pressure on LNG, jet fuel, fertilizer, and the essentials that the world depends on.
Behind every missing barrel, bills go up for ordinary people everywhere.
The global economy cannot afford more uncertainty.
The Strait cannot operate under threat.
And let's call payment for safe passage what it is: A protection racket.
Hormuz belongs to the world. It must be returned to the world. Exactly as it was.

[Mina Al-Oraibi @AlOraibi]

“As migration became an increasingly toxic political issue in UK,US & Germany, Dubai opened its doors. The governing idea was not merely that migrants were welcome but that they were invited to be active participants in making the city a success”. @TIME

https://t.co/1puoUejGI5

[Special Envoy for Business & Philanthropy @uaesebp]

What does the US-UAE relationship actually look like in 2026? @BadrJafar writes in the @NYTimes about a partnership that has quietly become one of America's most important, and why this crisis is the moment to recognise it.

From record trade figures to the 65,000 Americans who call the #UAE home, it is a 360-degree partnership built by businesses, universities, hospitals, and millions of individual choices.

https://t.co/6YxnFlnQfL

[Special Envoy for Business & Philanthropy @uaesebp]

In a @CNBC interview with @Dan_Murphy, @BadrJafar reflects on the #UAE’s resilience amid ongoing regional disruption.

While aviation and tourism face pressure, core systems - from power and banking to digital infrastructure - remain fully operational and adapting in real time.

Link to interview: https://t.co/VKTAcIocnE

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Iran’s decision to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, through which 35% of global crude oil and 20% of global liquefied natural gas used to pass, represents an attack on the entire world rather than just the Gulf states, and will hit low-income nations especially hard, @ADNOCGroup CEO Sultan al-Jaber told me.
“By taking Hormuz hostage, Iran is committing global economic warfare,” he said. “This is a global economic issue. It is not a regional problem. The disruption is going to increase inflation, it will slow economies, it will affect everyday lives. Families will end up paying more for food.”

https://t.co/s1ZeseiBBv

[Ahmed Khalifa @_A_khalifa]

Just in.. The President of UAE

“Residents, you’re my responsibility
excuse us if we ever fall short. The UAE
is fine and strong.

To the foes: We’re beautiful and exemplary, but our flesh is tough.
Don’t try us. We know our duty.” 🇦🇪❤️

[Loay Alshareef لؤي الشريف @lalshareef]

🚨 This is a bold move by the UAE 🇦🇪

The United Arab Emirates will fully cover the expenses of around 20,200 passengers who were stranded, including accommodation, meals, and rebooking arrangements, amid flight disruptions caused by the ongoing regional tensions and airspace closures.

Kudos to the UAE 🇦🇪

https://t.co/eOWE8VSJ5a

[Aimen Dean @AimenDean]

I’ve been asked the same question again and again:

Why would the Ayatollah’s regime attack Dubai?

A city where nearly 200,000 Iranians live.
A city where they built businesses, raised families, educated their children in world-class schools, and found opportunity.
Why target a place that gave so many of their own people a future?

And then it hit me.

The answer is in the question.

This is a regime that kills its own people inside Iran. Why would it hesitate to harm them outside?

But there’s something deeper.

Dubai wasn’t just a target. It was a symbol.

Seventy miles across the Gulf stands a city that, to millions of Iranians, represents what Iran could have been - open, thriving, educated, diverse, confident. A place where business flourishes. Where coexistence is normal. Where over 200 nationalities live side by side, chasing dreams instead of fearing the state.

That model is a direct contradiction of everything the Ayatollahs built their rule upon.

So the attack wasn’t just against buildings or infrastructure.
It was against an idea.
Against a model of prosperity.
Against proof that another path is possible on the same waters of the Gulf.

Yes, the city has suffered a blow. Yes, it hurts. For those of us who love Dubai, who have built lives here, who have watched it become one of the safest and most dynamic cities in the world - this was personal.

But here’s what the doubters don’t understand:

Dubai’s strength has never been fragility.
It has always been resilience.

And when Iran is finally free from tyranny - when a new Iran rises - Dubai will not fade. It will thrive even more. It will become the gateway, the financial bridge, the transit hub for trade, energy, capital, and reconstruction. It will be the Hong Kong of a reborn Iran. The stepping stone between a free Iran and the global economy.

The best days of this city are not behind it.

They’re ahead. 🙌🏻🙂

[Hamdan bin Mohammed @HamdanMohammed]

During my meeting with Ben Lamm, Co-Founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences, a leading biotechnology and genetic engineering company, I was briefed on the organisation’s pioneering initiatives to protect endangered species and preserve biodiversity through advanced biotechnology applications.

I reaffirmed Dubai’s and the UAE’s commitment to strengthening global partnerships in science and technology, advancing a sustainable future and safeguarding our planet for generations to come.

[Rick @rick_maj]

@shrinjoyr @Spotify Thanks. Have subscribed to @YouTube music. Time to terminate @Spotify

[Dubai Media Office @DXBMediaOffice]

تعيين ماجد المنصوري مديراً تنفيذياً لمتحف المستقبل. #دبي
https://t.co/yBm9W82fhw
@MOTF | @DubaiFuture

[ADNOC Group @ADNOCGroup]

من غرفة التحكم وصولاً إلى اجتماعات مجلس الإدارة، تمتد حلول الذكاء الصناعي المتكاملة عبر جميع مجالات ومراحل أعمالنا.

في عام 2023، حققنا قيمة تجارية تبلغ 1.84 مليار درهم من خلال تطبيق ونشر حلول الذكاء الاصطناعي.

[Rick @rick_maj]

Close friend and former colleague @SecKermani accepting the journalism equivalent of best actor at the Oscars. 👇🏆👊

[Royal Television Society @RTS_media]

“For large parts of my career, I never felt that I fitted into this industry”

@SecKermani accepts the Network Television Journalist of the Year award at the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2024 #RTSAwards @Channel4News

[Rick @rick_maj]

Richly deserved @SecKermani

[Royal Television Society @RTS_media]

Network Television Journalist of the Year goes to @SecKermani. The jury was blown away by their ability to work with “empathy while retaining balance in the most challenging of circumstances.” #RTSAwards

[Rick @rick_maj]

@Platinumlist "Premium tickets" only to have this obstructed view. @Platinumlist how can you justify 1200AED for these seats? #EdSheeran

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

The best parenting advice I've ever gotten.

From some of history’s greatest thinkers and parents: