Erika Solomon (@erikasolomon) 's Twitter Profile
Erika Solomon

@erikasolomon

NYT Middle East correspondent. Former correspondent for the FT in the Mideast and Berlin; learned the ropes at Reuters. RTs, favorites not endorsements etc.

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linkhttps://www.nytimes.com/ calendar_today17-07-2011 11:30:19

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Karim (@idlibie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Genuinely, I have never seen Syria or its people this happy. The airport experience was always a somber and paranoid state of affairs, sterilised of any happiness by Assad’s Ba’athist interrogations and arrests of anyone that had a fiber of dissent about them.

Jihad Yazigi (@jihadyazigi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not a single person I met (and I met many from minority communities) regretted the regime, not even one. And the defining feature of my trip was the sense of hope I felt everywhere. However, there is some nuance between Syrians coming from abroad, who are overwhelmed with joy and

Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We all expected from our immigrant relatives in Europe to bring chocolate to us whenever they visited Turkey. Such a good German TV ad that captures it

Erika Solomon (@erikasolomon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another excellent piece by ⁦Alia Malek عليا مالك⁩ on what Syrians— and the world—have learned from the revolution and the fall of Assad -⁩ nytimes.com/2025/01/26/opi… via @NYTOpinion

Orwa Ajjoub | عُروة (@oajjoub) 's Twitter Profile Photo

foreignaffairs.com/syria/dont-let… "The new government recognizes that #Russia is a “significant state in the world,” as Shibani put it, and considers Moscow a potential future partner. It may even seek Russia’s favor now, as #Syria will not, at least in the short run, be able to replace

Salma Almidani (@salma_almidani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Never would’ve thought in 2025 I’d be avoiding American news and keeping up with Syrian news because it’s more optimistic 🫠

Mazen.Darwish -مازن درويش (@mazenadarwish3) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Caesar of Truth, the noble Syrian: Farid Al-Madhan - Head of the Judicial Evidence Department in the Military Police I was still in detention when I learned that you had leaked tens of thousands of photos of detainees who had died due to torture in security branches. That day I

Caesar of Truth, the noble Syrian:
Farid Al-Madhan - Head of the Judicial Evidence Department in the Military Police
I was still in detention when I learned that you had leaked tens of thousands of photos of detainees who had died due to torture in security branches.
That day I
Ali Vaez (@alivaez) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If posturing, this is in line with his public pronouncements in 2011 against talking with the US when he had actually authorized his negotiators to secretly meet US officials in Oman. If a true ban, it’s once again his stubbornness making him the antagonist in his own story.

Mohammad Ali Shabani (@mashabani) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Khamenei has rejected talks with Trump. But what you need to know abt Khamenei is 1) his allergy to any responsibility, 2) being Supreme Leader by also being Supreme Follower. Comprehensive look at emerging consensus in Iran re: talks with Trump: amwaj.media/media-monitor/…

Wafa Ali Mustafa (@wafamustafa9) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ساعدونا نرفع صوت المعتقلين والسجناء السوريين داخل سجن رومية اللبناني اللي دخلوا اليوم العاشر من الإضراب عن الطعام. مطلوب تحرك عاجل وجدّي لإنقاذهم وهي مسؤوليتنا كلنا! *تقرير منظمة العفوا الدولية بعنوان: "كم تمنيت أن أموت.” amnesty.org/en/documents/m…

Melanie Schweizer 🇩🇪 (@melaniebelizi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yesterday I got fired as a civil servant in Germany. Why? In a nutshell because I was criticizing Israel for its ongoing genocide in Palestine and Germany‘s complicity.

Timour Azhari (@timourazhari) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Prominent Syrian businessman/ civil society financier Ayman Asfari gave an interview critical of the path Syria's new rulers have taken. He indicates it's unlikely to get U.S. sanctions lifted: - Army is being former from "one color": HTS - Thousands of foreign fighters want an

Makdissi (@makdissi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

لا جديد بتصريح الخارجية الاميركية ، الموضوع ببساطة بحاجة لشرح …أممياً ،عدلت وزارة الخارجية الاميركية تأشيرات الوفد السوري "كنتيجة" لسقوط اعتماد تمثيل الوفد بسقوط النظام القديم. الاعتراف بالدولة السورية قائم بالأمم المتحدة ( و أكدته الأمم المتحدة يوم أمس) ، و إلا لكان

Lamya Kaddor (@lamyakaddor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Die neue Koalition setzt direkt ein Zeichen gegen unser modernes Einwanderungsland. Die teilweise Abschaffung der Staatsbürgerschaftsreform der Ampel verhindert Integration und führt dazu, .. 1/2

Alan Eyre (@alaneyre1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This visit is a big deal. The quality of Saudi-Iran bilateral relations is a real driver for the future of the region. cnn.com/2025/04/17/mid…

Makdissi (@makdissi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

كل الشكر والتقدير للرئيس الأميركي دونالد ترامب 🇺🇸 على قراره التاريخي ببدء رفع العقوبات عن سورية ، خطوة شجاعة تعيد الأمل لملايين السوريين وتفتح الطريق أمام مرحلة جديدة من التعافي والانفتاح. نثمّن عالياً جهود المملكة العربية السعودية وسمو ولي عهدها🇸🇦، ودولة قطر الشقيقة على جهودها