Al Ketbi has a Ph.D. in Public Law and Political Science from the Hassan II University, Casablanca, for his thesis titled "Political and religious propaganda and leadership through the social media in the Arab World" (Al-Diayah wa al-Qiyadah al-Siyasiah wa al-Diniyah Abra Shabakat al-Tawasul al-Ijtimai fi al-Mintaqah al-Arabiyah).

[1][2] Al Ketbi has written for newspapers and media outlets including Gulf News,[3] The Jerusalem Post,[4] Israel Hayom,[5] Israel National News,[6] Al Arabiya,[7] the London-based Al-Arab,[8] Morocco's L'Opinion,[9] Libération,[10] L'Économiste,[11] Al-Alam,[12] Maroc Hebdo,[13] Aujourd'hui Le Maroc,[14] Hespress[15] and Article19,[16] Sada El Balad in English[17] and Arabic, Med Israel for fred,[18] MEMRI,[19] Arab News,[20] Middle East Online,[21] as well as some research centers.

[27][28] Al Ketbi published a historical-analytical research paper in Arabic titled "Dawlat al-Imarat al-Arabiya al-Muttahidah wa al-Qadiyyah al-Filistiniyah Dirasah Tarikhiyah" ("The UAE and the Palestinian Issue: A Historical Study) on the political strategy of the UAE in relation to the Palestinian issue since 1971.

[43] Al Ketbi spoke at the 2017 MEDays annual international forum on issues of think tanks and soft power in the Middle East and Africa.

[44] In 2019, Al Ketbi ran in the Federal National Council election on a platform of education, women and youth empowerment.