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Award-winning correspondent based in Turkey for @thenationalnews. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. All views are my own.
Nov 15 4 tweets 2 min read
My special report @TheNationalNews : following the Oct 7 Hamas attacks, #Israel swiftly cancelled work permits for 1000s of Gazans. Many were returned to Gaza, a war zone; others fled to the West Bank where they live in constant fear of arrest.
thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024… Human rights observers say Israel is breaking international law by not allowing the Gazans in the West Bank to move around freely - part of its long-standing "separation policy" of Palestinians from the 2 occupied territories.
thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2024…
Sep 4, 2022 4 tweets 1 min read
I wish I had a more hopeful message for young people suffering from anorexia. I wish I could say something more encouraging: “the revulsion with yourself will subside, my sweet, let yourself rest.” Alas I cannot say that. The revulsion doesn’t subside. It only morphs & twists 1/ There’ll still be days you wish to claw your way out of your own skin with disgust at your own self; days you don’t want to get out of bed because life doesn’t seem worth it; days where every mouthful of food is a struggle. Days where your mind is tiring, too tiring. 2/
May 19, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read
New for @iraqoilreport: my interview w/ #Iraq's electricity minister. Key points:
- New deal w/ #Iran to pay for gas supply threatened by Iraqi court ruling limiting gov powers, spending
- Aim for 25GW supply this summer, still going to be shortage.
iraqoilreport.com/news/qa-electr… Karim told me about his talks with Iran's Oil Minister , @javad_owji over new gas supply deal: "We had a very good & also a very tough discussion. We agreed on 2-3 articles. Firstly, we have to pay all the loans they're asking for, around $1.69bn."
iraqoilreport.com/news/qa-electr…
Mar 17, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
My @iraqoilreport interview with @LahurTalabany, on oil, Iran & Kurdish sovereignty:
"Iraq is the last security belt for Iran, so Iran will never let go. They can let go of Lebanon [...] they can let go of Yemen & Syria. But Iraq, they cannot let go." iraqoilreport.com/news/qa-puk-co… "In the past, we used to think that this oil would bring us a state, would make Kurdistan into a state. We know this is not the case now. It backfired on us." iraqoilreport.com/news/qa-puk-co…
Mar 13, 2020 11 tweets 5 min read
#Hezbollah leader Hassan #Nasrallah, in speech being broadcast now, characterizes #Coronavirus as an "enemy" and that the fight against it - to prevent its spread & find a treatment for it - is a "battle." #Nasrallah: anyone showing signs of Coronavirus has to show transparency about it, and go to hospital and the competent authorities & see if they have the virus or not.
He says this is a religious duty and to protect yourselves and others.