Ephrem Kossaify
@EphremKossaify
Followers
538
Following
12K
Media
14
Statuses
2K
United Nations resident correspondent @arabnews | Columbia University Alum|
New York, NY
Joined January 2020
#WATCH: "Yesterday there were big strikes.. They were really close. The children were going outside to watch, but I didn't dare," explains Fatima Shehadeh, a mother of four as #Israel continues heavy strikes on #Beirut #Lebanon #Hezbollah
https://t.co/Il7QsmLt9i
0
4
9
#WATCH: Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for @UN chief @antonioguterres, gives an update on the humanitarian situation in #Lebanon amid #Israel's strikes on the country #Hezbollah
https://t.co/Il7QsmLt9i
0
3
4
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei • More hardline than father • He’s the IRGC candidate • Relatively young: 56 • Avoids public • Trusted by father, clerics • Was in military during Iraq-Iran war • His wife, Zahra, killed in Israeli airstrike w his father
692
5K
35K
#WATCH: Tom Fletcher, the @UNReliefChief, says he is "really worried about the situation in #Lebanon," where the UN is dealing with "massive displacement" from the south and #Beirut's southern suburbs #IranWar2026
https://t.co/Il7QsmLt9i
1
1
3
“We are now allies against the common threat” My interview with Le Orient Le Jour about how GCC internal rifts have been put to a side as the region faces an unprecedented situation https://t.co/Wa3kTVpf8F
today.lorientlejour.com
The article discusses how Gulf countries are uniting as allies in response to a common threat posed by Iran, examining their strategic choices and military readiness.
1
6
12
Some free political advice for Democrats: saying "the countries of the Middle East need to pick up the tab", when almost all of them didn't want this war in the first place and are already paying an enormous tab because of it, is a horrible message to American allies right now
@mzdereus The countries of the Middle East need to pick up the tab. I am not voting for more tax dollars.
68
160
1K
#WATCH: The @UN warns that #nuclear threats are at their highest level in decades as global tensions rise, urging countries to strengthen disarmament efforts and invest in peace rather than weapons https://t.co/Il7QsmLt9i
0
2
5
#ICYMI: #Iran’s ambassador to #SaudiArabia @Ali_RezaEnayati said on Thursday his country remained appreciative of the Kingdom's pledge to not allow its airspace or territory to be used during the ongoing war with the #US and #Israel #IranWar
arabnews.com
RIYADH: Iran’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati said on Thursday his country remained appreciative of Saudi Arabia’s pledge to not allow its airspace or territory to be used during the
1
8
21
خطفت #ايران #لبنان منذ تشكيل فصيلها المسلح الذي اجرم بحق اللبنانيين وما يزال ! ومع آخر التطورات ننتظر الإسراع بالإعلان ان هذا الفصيل ارهابي وطرد ممثليه في الحكومة ومجلس النواب وملاحقة قادته #IranIsraelWar
0
4
31
في مطلع جلسة مجلس الوزراء قلت: "إنني سمعتُ بالأمس من يتهم الحكومة اللبنانية بأنها "تتماهى مع المطالبات الإسرائيلية" ويتهمها "بتطبيق" القرارات الإسرائيلية. وهذا كلام لا يمكنني، كرئيسٍ للحكومة، أن أسكت عنه. فأقلّ ما يُقال فيه إنه كلام غير معقول، ويحرّض على الفتنة. وإن كان من
1K
367
2K
#WATCH: “This is Netanyahu’s war.” Former Saudi Intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal tells CNN the Israeli Prime Minister has dragged President Trump to support his views on Iran https://t.co/NogubWQpcd
1
34
80
“We were dragged into a war we had nothing to do with” | My #IranIsraelWar radio interview with Newshour on @bbcworldservice
0
16
27
#KeepEyesOnSudan The prevalence of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and other STIs in Sudan is rapidly killing women and men. There is a lack of health measures, awareness, and access to testing facilities and, most importantly, to medical treatment.
أمراض "الإيدز، والدرن، والكبد الوبائي" تنتشر في وسط السودان مع انهيار النظام الصحي صحيح السودان أرقام مخيفة وارتفاع حاد في الإصابات بأمراض الكبد الوبائي والإيدز والدرن في ولاية الجزيرة، بحسب تصريحات لمسؤولة في وزارة الصحة، فيما تشهد ولايات الخرطوم ونهر النيل والشمالية والنيل
0
38
25
An exceptionally insightful analysis of the situation in the Middle East by @arabnews Editor-in-Chief @FaisalJAbbas on @BBC Radio.
4
73
162
#KeepEyesOnSudan Obstructing humanitarian aid can be considered a war crime. The Sudanese humanitarian aid system is flawed and dysfunctional, and does not serve humanitarian purposes. This system requires substantial reform to address the crisis in Sudan.
2
21
36
#KeepEyesOnSudan The RSF has bombed maternity hospitals, causing deaths and torture of people with disabilities. Currently, they are targeting the only cancer hospital in North Kordofan with drones.
0
112
105
#WATCH: #Spain's PM @sanchezcastejon on Wednesday doubled down on opposition to the attack on #Iran by #US and #Israel, warning that the conflict risked playing "Russian roulette" with the lives of millions https://t.co/9BBoaXZ8or
0
12
24
Reporter: What do you think of Sid Rosenberg using the term cockroach? Mamdani: So Muslims in this city, for almost as long as we have been in this city, have had to deal with those with power and platform dehumanizing us — to be called animals, insects, to be called a jihadist
325
4K
24K
Of course it’s Beirut: Video of flight taking off from Lebanon’s int’l airport in midst of Israeli airstrikes with skies engulfed in smoke. When you’ve been in so many wars, what’s another one:
21
81
360