Carlotta Gall (@carlottagall) 's Twitter Profile
Carlotta Gall

@carlottagall

Senior Correspondent, New York Times. Syria, Ukraine, Turkey, Tunisia, Afghanistan/Pakistan. Author of The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014.

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MG (@mhdaghanem) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Proud of my friend and longtime colleague Hind Kabawat, now #Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. We’ve worked together for years in the pursuit of peace, dialogue, and justice for all #Syrians. Read her story in the The New York Times: nytimes.com/2025/05/06/wor… “In the course of

Proud of my friend and longtime colleague <a href="/HindKabawat/">Hind Kabawat</a>, now #Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor. We’ve worked together for years in the pursuit of peace, dialogue, and justice for all #Syrians.

Read her story in the <a href="/nytimes/">The New York Times</a>: nytimes.com/2025/05/06/wor…

“In the course of
Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We now know for sure that the great fire of the Marywilska shopping centre in Warsaw was caused by arson ordered by the Russian special services. Some of the perpetrators have already been detained, all the others are identified and searched for. We will get you all!

Sameer Saboungi (@sameersaboungi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A BBC fact-checking team examined 50,000 posts containing false or unreliable claims against the new Syrian transitional government and fueling sectarianism and hate speech. It was found that 60% of these posts originated from accounts whose geographic location was determined by

Thomas van Linge (@thomasvlinge) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Reuters has just confirmed that president Trump and interim president al-Sharaa will briefly meet each other in KSA. It is unknown whether this meeting will take place in front of the cameras or behind closed doors. It will be the first meeting between US and Syrian president in

Reuters has just confirmed that president Trump and interim president al-Sharaa will briefly meet each other in KSA. It is unknown whether this meeting will take place in front of the cameras or behind closed doors.

It will be the first meeting between US and Syrian president in
Charles Lister (@charles_lister) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HUGE NEWS. #Trump confirms in #Saudi that he will "order" the "cessation" of sanctions on #Syria "to give them a chance at greatness." He receives a standing ovation from the entire ballroom.

(((Tendar))) (@tendar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No matter how you stand to this, this is a decisive shift in the power balance of the Middle East. Saudi Arabia but also Türkiye are playing the long game. Whether it is energy, military, minerals and more, Syria as the geographical center of the Levant is the lynchpin to many

No matter how you stand to this, this is a decisive shift in the power balance of the Middle East. Saudi Arabia but also Türkiye are playing the long game. 

Whether it is energy, military, minerals and more, Syria as the geographical center of the Levant is the lynchpin to many
KIU ✪ Russian Officers killed in Ukraine 🇨🇿🇺🇦 (@killedinukraine) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Demographically, the “special military operation in Ukraine” is a disaster for Russia... Afghanistan: 2 Chechnya: 1 Ukraine: 34 🇷🇺 Alexeyevka, Alexeyevsky District, Samara Oblast, population: 4.380 in 2021.

Demographically, the “special military operation in Ukraine” is a disaster for Russia...

Afghanistan: 2
Chechnya: 1
Ukraine: 34

🇷🇺 Alexeyevka, Alexeyevsky District, Samara Oblast, population: 4.380 in 2021.
Hassan I. Hassan (@hxhassan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa gave one of his most significant speeches yesterday. Many watched it, but few noticed the core message. He did two things at once, and he did them well. He offered extensive and heartfelt thanks to the countries that stood by Syria after Assad’s

Hussam Hammoud | حسام (@hussamhamoud) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A young man from Gaza stopped me, he’d escaped the hell of Gaza just 15 days ago. He had lost his entire family and now he’s lost in Germany. As soon as he found out I was Syrian, he threw his arms around me… and in a choked voice: “You stood with us. The fall of Assad is a

Rob Lee (@ralee85) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Ukraine should not expect a return to the 1991 borders. Russia has the resources to continue the war, according to a statement by Valerii Zaluzhnyi at the Security Export: Ukrainian Weapons in the World forum. 'I hope that there are no more people in this room who still believe

"Ukraine should not expect a return to the 1991 borders. Russia has the resources to continue the war, according to a statement by Valerii Zaluzhnyi at the Security Export: Ukrainian Weapons in the World forum.

'I hope that there are no more people in this room who still believe
Hussam Hammoud | حسام (@hussamhamoud) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧵 1/ How long can Syria’s new government shield the Russian Hmeimim Airbase from growing public anger? Three days ago, the base came under its first armed attack since Assad’s fall, executed by 8 Syrian fighters. Details below (18 tweets) ⬇️

🧵 1/ How long can Syria’s new government shield the Russian Hmeimim Airbase from growing public anger?

Three days ago, the base came under its first armed attack since Assad’s fall, executed by 8 Syrian fighters.

Details below (18 tweets) ⬇️
Tymofiy Mylovanov (@mylovanov) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lavrov: Russia will soon send Ukraine a draft for a long-term truce. Lavrov: We’ll hand Ukraine a draft deal outlining terms for a stable, long-term settlement. Russia is wrapping up the document now. We're also finalizing a POW exchange list—1,000 for 1,000.

Sameer Saboungi (@sameersaboungi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: UNBELIEVABLE -- The US issued General License 25 effectively lifting ALL sanctions on Syria!! The GL was issued likely to provide sanctions relief immediately, until proper technical procedures can be taken to permanently remove sanctions regulations off the books. The

BREAKING: UNBELIEVABLE -- The US issued General License 25 effectively lifting  ALL sanctions on Syria!! The GL was issued likely to provide sanctions relief immediately, until proper technical procedures can be taken to permanently remove sanctions regulations off the books. The
Anas El Gomati (@agomati) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So the Tripoli’s protesters just issued their final word: They’re done with everyone Dbeibah, Hamad, the House of Representatives, the State Council. All of them. They’ve given the Presidential Council 24 hours to take over, dissolve these bodies, and set the country on a path

Ayman Abdel Nour (@aabnour) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Statement by the U.S. Special Envoy for Syria, Mr Tom Barrack today in Damascus : Good afternoon, everybody, I am going to torture you with English for a while. I am not going to give you a political speech. I am going to give an emotional speech. An emotional speech comes from

Statement by the U.S. Special Envoy for Syria, Mr Tom Barrack today in Damascus :
Good afternoon, everybody, I am going to torture you with English for a while.
I am not going to give you a political speech. I am going to give an emotional speech.
An emotional speech comes from