Salma Abdelaziz
@SalmaCNN
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@CNN Correspondent based in London. Egyptian-born, ATL-raised, LDN-adopted. Forever curious.
Joined April 2010
What an interesting morning!.
Today, @SalmaCNN moderated a panel at #AWEurope25 in London about the importance of diversity in the media, using Iran’s protest movement as a case study to illustrate why it is so crucial.
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RT @cnnipr: Today, @SalmaCNN moderated a panel at #AWEurope25 in London about the importance of diversity in the media, using Iran’s protes….
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Please read & watch this important story. We worked with the team @UNICEFDRC and @save_children to gather accounts of child survivors of sexual violence in the DRC. As fighting escalates, these accounts shed light on a horrifying surge of rape against the country's youngest.
The scale of sexual violence against children in eastern DR Congo is beyond a crisis – it is a tragedy. In a recent article, @CNN shares the accounts of child survivors of rape who sought treatment at clinics supported by @UNICEFDRC and @save_children.
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RT @UNICEFAfrica: The scale of sexual violence against children in eastern DR Congo is beyond a crisis – it is a tragedy. In a recent arti….
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Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC. Our story is out now:
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Israel is considering cutting the supply of water and electricity to Gaza as ceasefire negotiations falter, a spokesperson for Israel’s prime minister said Tuesday. “Let’s say we’re not ruling out this option,” Omer Dostri said.
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A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers on board near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC.
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The latest from the Democratic Republic of Congo: while government forces and M23 rebels clash over control of Goma, angry protesters set fires around Western embassies in Kinshasa.
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RT @CNNAfrica: A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region t….
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The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday. The freeze is slated to take effect at 5 p.m. Tuesday and could impact trillions of dollars worth of assistance.
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Shouldering baggage and children, families moved, on foot, toward northern Gaza on Monday. For days, they had sat out in the streets with their belongings, waiting for the checkpoint to open under the terms of the ceasefire agreement. Video obtained by Reuters.
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The US has begun deporting migrants using military aircraft, according to a DHS official. Approximately 75-80 Guatemalans were repatriated, the source said. The migrants had recently crossed the border and were in Border Patrol custody.
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Israel will not fully withdraw from Lebanon by the 60-day deadline, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said Friday, a move that could violate the terms of its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
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Will Syrians now return home? A tale of two refugees: one finally back, another too fearful to return
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The dead, the missing and the reunited: Three tales of Syria’s tortured prisoners. Our story today:.
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RT @clarissaward: In nearly twenty years as a journalist, this was one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed. .
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RT @JavlonVakhabov: I was humbled to be speaking at the round table discussion “Foreign Policy of Uzbekistan: Openness and Prosperity for P….
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At least 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli school strike, Gaza officials say.
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Gaza’s chessboard of suffering: tens of thousands on the move again as IDF issues new evacuation orders.
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Our latest story on the forced exodus of thousands from Gaza city and the harrowing journey these families take only to reach a place of no safety.
“Now we’re supposed to be in the safe area, but you can hear the bombs behind us. All of our houses are bombed. Nothing is left.” Hear these desperate voices from Gaza, as @SalmaCNN reports.
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