Theresa Cook

Then: Network newser in DC and London (by way of @mizzou). Now: Working on my biggest production yet in the Middle East. Explorer. Foodie. Londoner at heart.

[الدفاع المدني السعودي @SaudiDCD]

A warning has been issued by the National Early Warning Platform in Abha City to alert of a potential danger. Please follow the instructions below:

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

Have called the number listed on this graphic. Made it through the menu and the last advice given was to visit the website or hang up and call the emergency line.

So, I called the emergency line.

“Please note that our office is closed at this time.”

@StateDept @TravelGov ???

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

As a US citizen in the region, I had to hunt this post down after seeing it floating around.

Our consulate is telling us to shelter in place.

So, which is it?

And how are those in places where airports are closed meant to get on a commercial flight?

So many q’s, @StateDept

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

As a US citizen in the region, I had to hunt this post down after seeing it floating around.

Our consulate is telling us to shelter in place.

So, which is it?

And how are those in places where airports are closed meant to get on a commercial flight?

So many q’s, @StateDept

[Assistant Secretary Mora Namdar @ASMoraNamdar]

The @SecRubio @StateDept urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks. Americans who need State Department assistance arranging to depart via commercial means, CALL US 24/7 at [phone] (from abroad) and [phone] (from the U.S. and Canada). ENROLL in https://t.co/tn90vcTuHc to get the latest security updates from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

for those keeping track at home, 12 “threw himself from window/shot himself 7 times in the head” russian oligarch deaths this year so far

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

Quite the photo.

[Chris Jackson @ChrisJack_Getty]

As the flag is lowered to half mast over Windsor Castle an incredible rainbow appears over the castle, for a few minutes and then just like that it was gone….

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

@RichardEngel So very sorry to hear this. May his legacy live on and the warm memories of him comfort you always.

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

“The legacy of Syria’s war, and Russia’s role in it, looms large over Ukraine, offering potential lessons to Mr. Putin, analysts said: that ‘red lines’ laid down by the West can be crossed without long-term consequences…” via ⁦@nytimes⁩ https://t.co/Egfpj9XvX0

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

To the world: what is the point of saying «never again» for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating…

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

https://t.co/jeoTWHpHEG

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

via ⁦@nytimes⁩ https://t.co/1jb7nHNJtJ

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

@AliceGomstyn @ShannonJCurtin One of my friends just sent this to me, halfway around the world from you. So viral it’s gonna need a vaccine

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

Older than Stonehenge or the Pyramids at Giza, Saudi Arabia camel carvings predate the domestication of camels 🐪 -⁦@BBCNews⁩ https://t.co/C4mWThph9b

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

“The strike was a tragic mistake” /Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error -⁦@AP⁩ https://t.co/WbpsIbwwAm

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

ICYMI: France said it has killed Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the Islamic State leader responsible for the killing of four U.S. servicemen in Niger in 2017 https://t.co/QekK9QrtoL

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Al Qaeda could rebuild in Afghanistan within one to two years, top U.S. intelligence officials said. Members of the terror group have already returned to the country. https://t.co/UoOXNGjxD6

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

Very powerfully written and worth a read.

[Theresa Cook @Theresa_Cook]

Latest word from the official ⁦@Spa_Eng⁩: Interception of ballistic missile “caused debris to scatter across the (Dahyat Al-Dammam) neighborhood,” injuring two Saudi children and causing “minimal damages” to 14 houses https://t.co/HufowgEFfy

[Parisa Hafezi @PHREUTERS]

Missile attack on Saudi oil region foiled - Saudi-led coalition https://t.co/owipnr4W0w

[Arab News @arabnews]

#BREAKING: Arab coalition intercepts and thwarts #Houthi ballistic missile attack targeting #SaudiArabia’s Eastern Region https://t.co/nStKwqoSyo