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Stephen Kalin
@stephenkalin
@WSJ Middle East correspondent covering Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Formerly @Reuters in Saudi, Iraq, Egypt & Lebanon. Got a tip? [email protected]
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabi
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Apr 29, 2020
    Some personal news: Today I join @WSJ as a Middle East correspondent, covering #SaudiArabia and the #Gulf -- one of the world's most engrossing, important and misunderstood regions. I'll continue to spend lots of time in the kingdom and eventually travel more. #NewJob
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Sep 28, 2017
    #Saudi woman member of the Shura Council says colleagues sent her a picture of the parking spot reserved for her when she can start driving
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    لطيفة الشعلان Latifah Ashaalan
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    Sep 27, 2017
    حين دخلت إلى مجلس الشورى هذا الصباح، استقبلتني الصبايا الرائعات بباقة ورد، أما شباب المجلس فأرسلوا لي صورة موقف السيارة المحجوز باسمي :)
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Jan 9, 2019
    Replying to @stephenkalin
    A Saudi diplomat, caught on video, summed it up well, telling a Thai official: “When she first arrived in Thailand, she opened a new account and the followers reached about 45,000 in one day... I wish you had taken her phone, it would have been better than (taking) her passport."
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    Stephen Kalin
    @stephenkalin
    May 14, 2019
    Two days after #Saudi oil tankers targeted by “sabotage” in Hormuz, explosive laden drones have attacked two Aramco oil pumping stations in #Riyadh. Houthis announced this morning a major drone operation against Saudi installations #Iran #Yemen #OOTT
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Jan 9, 2019
    What an extraordinary tale that could only happen in this modern interconnected world: within 36 hours @rahaf84427714 galvanized the Twittersphere behind her attempt to flee what she called an abusive family situation in #SaudiArabia
    Saudi teen Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun is greeted by Thai immigration authorities at a hotel inside Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand January 7, 2019. Thailand Immigration Police via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THAILAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN THAILAND. THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
    #SaveRahaf: Activists' lightning campaign made Saudi teen's flight a global cause
    From reuters.com
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Aug 20, 2017
    Pentagon dumps Steve Warren as media advisor at @WhiteHouse's behest. Worked with him in #Baghdad, straight talker foreignpolicy.com/2017/08/16/pen…
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Aug 12, 2022
    This is a horrific attack on a brilliant writer and everyone’s freedom of expression
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    Yashar Ali 🐘
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    Aug 12, 2022
    A devastating update from Salman Rushdie's agent: 1. He is on a ventilator and can't speak. 2. He will likely lose one eye. 3. The nerves in his arm were severed. 4. His liver was stabbed and damaged. nytimes.com/live/2022/08/1…
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Jan 9, 2019
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    In less than an hour, Egyptian activist @monaeltahawy and journalist @Sophiemcneill began amplifying that initial online pleas for help. @Reaproy got in touch and global media outlets soon picked up the story, leading #Thailand to eventually reverse its decision to deport Rahaf.
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Feb 16, 2017
    Then yelled at him to sit down/shut up
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    Benjamin R. Gilbert
    @benrgilbert
    Feb 16, 2017
    Wow. Trump says Orthodox/Hasidic(?) guy who asked about uptick in threats on Jewish centers asked "insulting" question, and that he lied.
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    Stephen Kalin
    @stephenkalin
    Jan 9, 2019
    Replying to @stephenkalin
    “(I was) doing my best to get attention to her because I could not live with myself if she was real and I ignored it,” Eltahawy said. McNeill jumped on a flight to meet Rahaf, then stayed with her for the later part of the ordeal, saying: "I wanted to be there and witness it.”
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Jan 9, 2019
    Replying to @stephenkalin
    The 18-year-old's first tweet came at 3:20am from the transit area of Bangkok airport. It said: “I am the girl who escaped Kuwait to Thailand. My life is in real danger if I am forced to return to Saudi Arabia.” She kept tweeting for five hours straight.
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Jul 28, 2018
    Translation: when the leader lies and the media lies and the sheikh lies, the zookeeper will also lie and turn a donkey into a zebra
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    جمال خاشقجي
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    Jul 27, 2018
    عندما يكذب الزعيم ويكذب الاعلام ويكذب الشيخ سيكذب أيضا حارس الحديقة ويجعل من الحمار البلدي وحشي !! cnn.com/2018/07/26/afr…
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Feb 27, 2017
    I found handwritten letters by #ISIS suicide bombers, tracked down their families in #Mosul to learn their stories
    A woman whose son says he is fighting alongside Islamic State militants, speaks during an interview at her home in Qayyara, Iraq, December 6, 2016. Picture taken December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
    Last letters : From Mosul schoolboys to Islamic State 'martyrs'
    From reuters.com
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    Stephen Kalin
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    Jul 14, 2017
    Mission accomplished? Four days after victory declared in #Mosul, west side cut off to non military traffic. Media blackout continues #Iraq