david_m_stout's profile picture. @AFP journalist based in Saudi Arabia. Previously in the Balkans, Pakistan/Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia

David Stout

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@AFP journalist based in Saudi Arabia. Previously in the Balkans, Pakistan/Afghanistan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia

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Breaking - Trump says he will start 'working' to end the Sudan war after visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to help. 'His majesty would like me to do something very powerful having to do with Sudan,' he tells Saudi-US business forum


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#BREAKING Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Israel would allow Palestinians 'to leave combat zones, and generally to leave' the Gaza Strip, as the military prepares a broader offensive in the territory

AFP's tweet image. #BREAKING  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Israel would allow Palestinians  'to leave combat zones, and generally to leave' the Gaza Strip, as the military prepares a broader offensive in the territory

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In the Gulf, some fear Israel may launch a bigger campaign on Yemen after latest Hodeida strikes. A Gulf official told @Haithamtabei about "serious concerns in Riyadh... that Israeli strikes on the Huthis could turn into a large, sustained campaign to oust the group's leaders".


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#BREAKING Israel says agreed to Trump proposal for bilateral ceasefire with Iran

AFP's tweet image. #BREAKING Israel says agreed to Trump proposal for bilateral ceasefire with Iran

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#UPDATE Explosions could be heard across Doha on Monday evening, according to AFP journalists, shortly after Qatar closed its airspace, citing regional developments following US strikes on Iran.

AFP's tweet image. #UPDATE Explosions could be heard across Doha on Monday evening, according to AFP journalists, shortly after Qatar closed its airspace, citing regional developments following US strikes on Iran.

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🚨🚨🚨A U.S. Official told me: "Since the operation commenced the Isrealis had an opportunity to kill the Supreme Leader. We communicated to the Israelis that President Trump is opposed to that. The Iranians haven't killed an American and discussion of killing political leaders…

🚨🚨🚨A U.S. official confirmed to me that over the weekend, Israel had an operational window to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but President Trump made it clear that he is against such a move. This was first reported by @steveholland1



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Saudi officials are in "difficult" talks to keep Cristiano Ronaldo in the country, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Thursday, after the star footballer suggested he was leaving Al Nassr. #AFPSports u.afp.com/SpEQ

AFP's tweet image. Saudi officials are in "difficult" talks to keep Cristiano Ronaldo in the country, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Thursday, after the star footballer suggested he was leaving Al Nassr. 
#AFPSports 
u.afp.com/SpEQ

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Official photo from the Trump-Sharaa meeting. Imagine going back in time to 2010 and trying to explain this to someone. Surreal

glcarlstrom's tweet image. Official photo from the Trump-Sharaa meeting. Imagine going back in time to 2010 and trying to explain this to someone. Surreal

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Main highlights of Trump's Saudi visit: - US, Saudi Arabia ink massive $142 billion arms deal - Trump, Saudi crown prince sign "strategic economic partnership" - Saudi firm to invest $20 bn in AI in US White House hails a "a new golden era of partnership" between the US & KSA.


Zelensky arrives at Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit in Tirana


‘On humanitarian grounds’

💬#Zakharova: We saw media reports about the hospitalization of Ratko Mladić in Hague caused by the rapid deterioration of his health We believe it would be the right decision for the Residual Mechanism to release Ratko Mladić on humanitarian grounds.

mfa_russia's tweet image. 💬#Zakharova: We saw media reports about the hospitalization of Ratko Mladić in Hague caused by the rapid deterioration of his health

We believe it would be the right decision for the Residual Mechanism to release Ratko Mladić on humanitarian grounds.


Anyone know why jets are continually flying low over Belgrade, buzzing the city???


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#UPDATE Serbian authorities on Tuesday banned the #EuroPride rally, sparking an outcry from organisers just days before the pan-European gathering of the LGBTQ community was set to be held in Belgrade u.afp.com/ikbP

AFP's tweet image. #UPDATE Serbian authorities on Tuesday banned the #EuroPride rally, sparking an outcry from organisers just days before the pan-European gathering of the LGBTQ community was set to be held in Belgrade u.afp.com/ikbP

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#UPDATE Albania broke diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday over an alleged cyberattack against the government this summer, prompting rebuke from Washington, which vowed to hold Tehran accountable for targeting its NATO ally u.afp.com/wvsu

AFP's tweet image. #UPDATE Albania broke diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday over an alleged cyberattack against the government this summer, prompting rebuke from Washington, which vowed to hold Tehran accountable for targeting its NATO ally u.afp.com/wvsu

BREAKING: Putin congratulates Serbia's Vucic on election win, hopes for 'strategic partnership'


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#UPDATE Serbia's leader Aleksandar Vucic claimed a landslide victory in general elections Sunday paving the way for another term as president and extending his decade-long rule in the Balkan nation u.afp.com/wnd4


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#BREAKING Serbia President Vucic declares election victory

AFP's tweet image. #BREAKING Serbia President Vucic declares election victory

'Brothers forever': many in Serbia back Russia amid global outcry by @miodrag_sovilj news.yahoo.com/brothers-forev… via @YahooNews


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