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1. Iran-Saudi Relations: Is Pilgrimage a Mirror of Conflict, in Middle East Directions Annual Conference, Where do we Start? Designing Steps towards a Regional Security System in the Persian Gulf, (Webinar), organized by European University Institute, 20-21 May 2021.
2. Iran’s Gulf Arab Neighbors and JCPoA Negotiations, in JCPOA revival: Implications for Regional Dynamics in the Persian Gulf, (Webinar), Organised by European University organized by HH sheikh Nasser al-Sabah Research Programme at Durham University and Middle  East & Central Asian Politics at Deakin University,15 April 2021.
3. Islamic States and the Failed States: What is Next? in Regional Responses to Security Threats in the Middle East Cooperation or Fragmentation?  ( Webinar), Organized by Center of Gulf Studies at Qatar University, Durham University and the University of Edinburgh, 10 December 2020.
4. Arab Gulf States and the Arab World: Untold Stories: in Politics and Society Congress in the Middle East (Webinar) , Sakarya University Middle East Institute, 14-16 November 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG8Z7Jxk600
5. Social Sciences and Societies in the age of Covid-19” (Webinar),  organized by the Gulf Studies Center and the office of International Affairs, Qatar University, 4 June 2020.
6. Implications of the Killing of General Soleimani on the Middle East, Aljazeera Research Centre for Studies, 8 January 2020.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_fBuydFNmM
7. Global Geopolitical Outlook, in the Euromoney Qatar Conference 2019. Dec 8, 2019. Doha.
8. The US-Iranian Crisis and its Implications for the Gulf, (With Muyssar Suliman): in The Sixth Annual Gulf Studies Forum, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Dec 7-8, 2019.Doha
9. Gulf Countries: Politics, Economy, Security: in China- Gulf Strategic Cooperation, Peking University, Nov 4, 2019. Beijing.
10. Doing inter-and transdisciplinary Research in Global Contexts: Challenges and Opportunities, in Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Annual Conference, Oct 24-26, 2019. Amsterdam
11. From Area Studies to Interdisciplinarity: the Gulf Studies Model,(with Farah Al Qawasmi) in Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Annual Conference, Oct 24-26, 2019. Amsterdam
12. The Gulf Crisis, Two Years on: What does the Future Hold? in TRT World Forum, Oct 21-22, 2019. Istanbul.
13. The Transformation of Middle East: Opportunities and Threats, The Paradox of Isolationism on the Global Level, Bahçeşehir University,  April 27, 2019, Istanbul.
14. Why Think Tanks Matter: The Importance of Evidence-based Policymaking in the MENA Region, Al Jazeera Center for Studies and Brookings Doha , Jan 30, 2019, Doha.
15. Iranian Factor in the Context of Gulf American Relations,  Gulf Studies and Arabian Peninsula Forum, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, 1-2 Dec 2018.
16. The Importance of Interdisciplinary: Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate Faculty Day, Qatar University, 5 Feb 2018.
17. “Gulf Studies” As a Field in the GCC Interdisciplinary Studies: Present and Future Challenges, the Annual Interdisciplinary Gulf Studies International Conference: Gulf Culture. Economics, Politics and Society, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University, 10-12 December 2017.
18. The Development of the Yemeni Crisis in the Post 2016 American Elections: the Iran Factor, International Affair Department, Qatar University, 1 May 2017
19. Iranian-Turkish Rivalry in post Arab Spring, in theAnnual Symposium: the Role of the Kurds in the Middle East and beyond: Regional and International Interactions, Leicester University, 16 March 2017
20. Yemen in the Context of Iran-Gulf Relations, the 7^th Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, 16-19 August 2016.
21. China-GCC Relations: Iran’s Factor, in the 2^nd   Annual  International Conference: China in the Middle East: Neoliberalism with Chinese Characteristics and Political Transformations in the Middle East, Qatar University, Doha, 23-24 March 2016.
22. The Secret of the Iranian Political Establishment, in the workshop” Iran Politics and Foreign Policy” , Chatham House Middle East and North Africa Programme & Gulf Studies Center at  Qatar University, Doha, 13-14 March 2016
23. Iran and the Arab Gulf States after the Nuclear Deal, in the regional conference:  Bridging the Divides: the Middle East after the Nuclear Deal, Friedrish Ebert Stifung, Amman, 31 October-1 November 2015.
24. Arabs and Persians: Immigration Patterns and Interactions, in the third Congress of the Asian Association of World Historians "Migration in the Global History: People, Plants, Plagues and Ports". Nayang Technological  University , Singapore, 29-31 May 2015.
25. The Aftermath of the Decisive Storm, in the international Workshop: the Middle East at the Strategic Crossroads,  Shanghai Institute for International Studies and Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Shanghai, 6-7 May 2015
26. The Iranian Nuclear Agreement: the Domestic Scene and the Regional Context, in the workshop titled: The Iranian Nuclear Agreement: Regional and Global Repercussions, Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies, Doha, 11 April 2015
27. Iran and Houthis: What is next? In Yemen Crisis: Implications on the GCC States Workshop, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University, 5 April, 2015
28. Iran's Nuclear Bargain: Regional Implications , Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University, 7 April 2015.
29. The Arabs and the three Awakenings: What went wrong? The WOCMES World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, Ankara, 18-22 August 2014.
30. Turkey and Iran relations in the GCC: What’s next? in “Crisis in the GCC? The Arab Gulf Cooperation Council in its Regional and Global Environment workshop, Middle East  Institute, National University of Singapore, 7-8 May 2014.
31.  Iran and Politics: from the Cassette Tapes to the New Media, in the international  Conference “Media and Crises: The Art of Manipulation, Distortion and Propaganda, Department of Mass Communication, Qatar Univeristy.29-30 April 2014.
32. The Arab Awakenings and Syria: Is it a Formation of New Regional Order? In the International Conference" the Syrian Crisis and International Law", College of Law, Qatar University.25-26 Feb 2014.
33. An Emerging Détente between Iran and the West? Strategic Impacts on the Middle East, in the workshop: Between Europe and the Gulf-Reconsidering Strategic Interests in the Middle East, organized by Konard –Adenauer Stiftung, Dead Sea, Jordan.16-17 Dec 2013.
34.  Can the Arab Spring Bring the Two Regions (Al Mashriq and the Maghreb) Closer? in The Maghreb and Current Regional Transformations, Aljazeera Center for Studies, Doha, 16-17 Feb 2013.
35. Iran and Arab Spring: Opportunities, Threats and Competition for Regional Influence, in Iran, the GCC and the Arabian Peninsula Symposium. Abu Dhabi, 16 December 2012.
36. The Identity Politics and Political Culture in Iran  and their impacts on the relation with Arabs, in Arab Iranian Relations in the Gulf Region, Forum for Arab and International Relations, Doha, 2-3 December 2012.
37. Political Islam from West to East: the Case of Iran, in ‘International Conference on Islam in Asia and Oceania: Historical, Cultural and Global Perspective”, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lampur, 9-11 October, 2012.
38. Competing Iranian Political Cultures: The Neocons and Reformists, in  ‘The Impact of Identity Politics on Conflict and Extremism: Middle East Regional Perspectives’ Conference , Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR)-Global Futures Forum (GFF), Abu Dhabi,  23-25 September, 2012
39. The Gulf Region and the Arab Spring: The Iranian Factor, the 2012 Gulf Conference. Center for Gulf Studies, Exeter University. UK. 16-20 July 2012.
40. When Allies become Competitors: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the US.Regional Policy Dialogue: Foreign Policy and Competing Mediation in the Middle East & Central Asia. The Hollings Center for International Dialogue, Istanbul, 11-14 July 2012.
41. Revolutionary Iran One Year After the Arab Revolutions: Notes on Iran's Foreign Policy and its Ramifications, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, 6 February 2012
42. Abbas’s Gambit at the United Nations: Possible Scenarios and Options for Palestinian Membership, Brookings Doha Center, Doha, 20 September 2011.
43. Reporting Iranian-Arab Relations: Media, ethics and conflict “Arab-Iranian relations: Discourses of Conflict and Cooperation”, LSE Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, 7-8 September 2011.
44. Iran And Arabs: The Shadow Of Religion And Politics, Conference on Iran and Arabs, Revising History and Politics, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Doha, 19-20 December 2010
45. The New Media and its Role in Contemporary History, Department Of Humanities, College Of Arts And Sciences, Qatar University,  6 December 2010.
46. Chances And Challenges: The Middle East, North Africa And Gulf Region Between Socio-Economic Potentials And Political Strategic Dynamics, the Arab-German Family Business summit 2010, Dead Sea, Jordan, 6-7 November 2010
47. New Media and the Usage dilemma in Iran and Saudi Arabia: the Political Impact of Satellite Television and the Internet, Durham University, 2 November 2010.
48. Yemen Political Dynamics And The International Policy Framework, Chatham House, London, 1  November 2010.
49. Tipping the Balance: A Regional Approach to Yemen’s Economic Challenges’, Brookings Centre Doha, 18 May 2010
50. Iran in Regional and World Politics, in Iran’s Symposium 2010, York University, Toronto, Canada. 5-6 March 2010
51. The Impact of Iranian  Presidential  Elections on the Middle East Region, on  Conference of Asian-Middle East Research Institutes, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 5-7 July 2009
52. The 2009 Presidential Election in Iran: Regional Implications, Emirates Series Lectures, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, Abu Dhabi, 24 June 2009
53. Iranian Middle Eastern Policies and the new American Administration:  A new Assessment.  On ‘Arms Control & Security Improvements in the Middle East Conference’, organized by  University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC),  Izmir-Turkey, 7-10 February 2009.
54. Conflict in Caucasus and Potential Consequences in Arab Iranian Relation on ‘The Expert meeting on Iran and the Arab World- Possible Challenges & Potential Cooperation: Arab-European Perspectives’, Cairo, 17-18 November 2008
55. Implications of a Nuclear Energy Renaissance in the Middle East and South Asia on 4th Plenary Meeting of Regional Network of Strategic Studies Center’, Doha, Qatar, 2-5 November 2008
56. Stemming Nuclear Proliferation, Conference on ‘New Approaches to International Security: Reassessing the U.S. Role in the World’, the International Institute for Strategic Studies& the Institute for National Strategic, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Bellagio, Italy , 28 April – 2 May 2008
57. ‘The Rise of Fragile State in the New Middle East, Reasons and Consequences, Conference on Recent Developments in the Middle East: Political &Economic Aspects,  Foundation for Middle East &Balkan Studies(OBIV) and Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, 15 April 2008.
58. ‘Consequences of Discord between Conservatives and Reformists in the Iranian Political, Social and Economic Spheres’, the ECSSR 13th Annual Conference “The Arabian Gulf: Between Conservatism  and Change, Abu Dhabi, 31 March- 2 April 2008.
59. Understanding A new Wave of Political Islam, A EuroMesco Research Seminar: Emerging Actors and Changing Societies in the Southern Mediterranean Area, the EuroMesco Secretariat & the Instituto Paralleli, Turin,21-22 September 2007
60. Arab Media: A new front of Conflict between Religion and Secularism, International Conference “Media and Image Change of the Middle East post 9/11”, Institute for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, University of Durham, 20-21 September 2007.
61. Promoting Democratic Reform and Good Governance in the Middle East’, “Halki International Seminar: Re-defining Security in SEE, the Black Sea and the Middle East: Searching for New Ways to Address Regional Security Problems”, Rhodos, Greece, 12-16 September 2007.
62.  Identity Politics and Religion in the Middle East post 9/11, International Conference, Law  and Economic Development: Towards Constructive Engagement in the Middle East, Vriji University Brussels, Brussels, 22-23 February 2007
63.  Iran’s Relations with its Arab Neighbors, International Conference titled: Iran’s Emerging Role; An Assessment of Iran's Regional and International Policy, Globe Research Center, Italy-Rome, 9-10 February 2007
64. Contemporary Iran through Arab Eyes, Roundtable tilted: Iran from Reformists to the Neoconservatives: Challenges and Prospects, Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Durham University, 30 June 2006
65. Arab World and the Neoconservative Iran, Second World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies, Amman, Jordan 11-16 June 2006
66. Iran: The Nuclear Dilemma, University of Kent, Canterbury, 8 December 2005
67. The International Relations of Iran In The Arab World Post Ahmadinejad And The Shiite Hegemony In Iraq, Iran Conference, What is going to happen? University of Hull, 28 November 2005
68. The Iraqi Issue And Its Impact On GCC-Iran Relations, Workshop; Current Conditions & Future Prospects of GCC -Iran Relations  in the wake of Iran's Presidential Elections, Gulf Research Centre, 28-29 September, 2005, Dubai
69. Approaches To Reform: Case Studies Saudi Arabia And Iran, International Conference: Strategic Issues& Reforms in the Arabian Peninsula, Durham University, 9-10 September 2005.
70. The Presidential Race in Iran: Untold Stories, International Conference on Iran and its Strategic Environment, Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI), 4-5 July 2005, Paris
71. Iran and Arab World, International Conference on Iran and its Strategic Environment, Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI), 4-5 July 2005, Paris.
72. American Democracy in the Middle East: Solution or Catastrophe?   International Conference “Problems and Prospects of the Middle East: the Greater Middle East Initiative”, 11-12 June 2005, Tehran.
73. Arab-Iranian Relation: New Realities? Presented at the International Conference; Iran’s Foreign Policy since the Revolution, Institute for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, 21-22 March 2005, University of Durham.
74. Baghdad Jerusalem Tehran, A New Perspective on American Iranian Relations, Chatham House, 10 December 2004. London.
75. 7th Majlis Elections: Iran and the new Conservatives, Talk at: Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, 8 March 2004, Durham.