Sally Abou AlJoud | سالي

Journalist, words for @ap @lorienttoday @lorientlejour | email saboualjoud(at)ap(dot)org

[Sally Abou AlJoud | سالي @JoudSally]

I wrote about the Lebanese women who braved gender norms and dared to set foot into the fishing realm, one of the most sacrosanct territories of male hunters across the Arab nations. Nets, angling, hauling out a 20-kilo fish—they’ve mastered the craft.

https://t.co/gJ64Sw67L1

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Alleged spy's mysterious disappearance spotlights Israel’s intelligence networks in Lebanon
@JoudSally and I probe the curious case of an alleged Mossad agent who escaped Hezbollah detention, took refuge in the Ukrainian embassy - then disappeared again:
https://t.co/SZkGtodjSm

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Lebanon resident recognizes family crucifix smashed by Israeli soldier in viral image

Israel and Italy - via its UNIFIL peacekeeping force - both sent replacement crucifixes to Debel. The family opted to keep the Italian one.

Via @JoudSally

https://t.co/1yKNhevcoq

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

It was not the homecoming they had anticipated when they fled to Lebanon six years ago:

A Syrian man buries his wife and 4 children killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

Via @AlsayedGhaith @JoudSally

https://t.co/VOwew9nxA0

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Lebanon digs for survivors after Israeli attack kills over 300, as surprise word of talks emerges

Via @chehayebk @JoudSally

https://t.co/GYLpHQXEfY

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

AP Exclusive: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan talks diplomatic efforts as regional war rages

Fidan told us that there is no serious initiative to resume negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, but he believes Iran is open to back-channel talks:

https://t.co/cIuQYcfgm4

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Photos of a central Beirut district struck by Israeli bombs https://t.co/NFtg6QKxuA

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Months before Israel staged a commando operation aimed at finding the remains of a long-disappeared Israeli pilot in Lebanon, a retired Lebanese security officer vanished. His family thinks Israel abducted him as part of the Ron Arad case

Via @bmroue

https://t.co/HFJjVOQYeu

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Lebanon's national carrier, #MEA, became a local icon during the 2024 war by continuing to fly throughout the conflict. We wrote about it at the time:

https://t.co/Hr420XZYj8

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Lebanese civilians fled from the country’s south and from Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday, seeking refuge in schools in Lebanon’s capital following a new and deadly escalation between Israel and the Iran-allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah https://t.co/Vf8sZUBlS2

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Israel launched a barrage of strikes on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired missiles across the border early Monday.

It was the first time in more than a year that Hezbollah has claimed a strike against Israel

https://t.co/y5Ti9nYaW5

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting

Via @JoudSally and Wafaa Shurafa

https://t.co/VU9qEaJAhB

[Sally Abou AlJoud | سالي @JoudSally]

Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded
https://t.co/QVtAPQTn0S

[Sally Abou AlJoud | سالي @JoudSally]

Lebanese Cabinet approves a draft law to return funds wiped out with the 2019 collapse of banks

✍️avec @chehayebk for the @AP https://t.co/S6MkE510OC

[افيخاي ادرعي @AvichayAdraee]

#عاجل ‼️ إنذار عاجل إلى سكان جنوب لبنان وتحديدًا في قرية يانوح
🔸سيهاجم جيش الدفاع على المدى الزمني القريب بنى تحتية عسكرية تابعة لحزب الله الإرهابي وذلك للتعامل مع المحاولات المحظورة التي يقوم بها حزب الله لإعادة إعمار أنشطته في المنطقة
🔸نحث سكان المبنى المحدد بالأحمر في الخريطة المرفقة والمباني المجاورة له: أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من مبنى يستخدمه حزب الله ومن أجل سلامتكم أنتم مضطرون لإخلائه فورًا والابتعاد عنه وعن المباني المجاورة لمسافة لا تقل عن 300 متر
🔸البقاء في منطقة المباني المحددة يعرضكم للخطر.

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

To many Lebanese, it feels like divine intervention is the only solution for their country.

@chehayebk and I spoke to port blast survivors and Christians from the war-battered south about their hopes for @Pontifex Pope Leo's upcoming visit to Lebanon

https://t.co/lqE3PSUTc9

[Abby Sewell @sewella]

On a different note: If you are in Lebanon and are waiting for @Pontifex Pope Leo's visit in hopes of a blessing because of a specific hardship you have suffered, and if you are willing to be featured in the @AP (or you know someone who is) please reach out

[Sally Abou AlJoud | سالي @JoudSally]

Tom Barrack:

- Lebanon “failed state, Hezbollah state”
- Sharaa in DC on Nov. 10, first Syrian President visit there since 1946
- Syria to join anti-IS coalition

More here: https://t.co/5ywtENy8IA

[Sam Heller | سام هيلر @AbuJamajem]

.@AP's @AlsayedGhaith and @JoudSally on Syrian children returning to ruined schools: https://t.co/MTNejmzMY0

In Homs countryside last month, heard about two grassroots initiatives to rehabilitate local schools or purchase chairs/desks for kids in otherwise bare classrooms.

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[Abby Sewell @sewella]

Syrian students return to schools stripped bare by conflict

By @AlsayedGhaith and @JoudSally

https://t.co/L7ypfXJd2G

[Bassem Mroue باسم مروه @bmroue]

Syria holds first elections since Assad's ouster, marking a cautious step in political transition by Omar Sanadiki and ⁦@JoudSally⁩

https://t.co/mMFexXe3DB