Alexander Cornwell

Some personal news: I've moved to Jerusalem this month and joined the Reuters bureau. Reach out if you'd like to connect. DM’s open. Contact details in my profile.

RT @AlexandraUlmer: Eric Trump says Trump Org will continue to grow over the next 4 years when his father is in office, but that it was unl…

On the sidelines of a bitcoin conference in Abu Dhabi, President-elect Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told me the hostages in Gaza better be released before inauguration. “It’s not a pretty day if they are not released.”

Read my @Reuters story after a visit to the Egypt-Gaza border: Stranded aid trucks in Egypt deepen Gaza's humanitarian crisis https://t.co/DREq0sdFhM

Frustrated at GCC-EU impasse, UAE seeks bilateral EU trade talks, sources say. Read my ⁦@Reuters⁩ exclusive: https://t.co/qtvtNEiKlX

Israeli tank strike killed 'clearly identifiable' Reuters reporter - UN report https://t.co/CyAzsD4jw6

Fisheries deal at WTO insufficient for Pacific islands, Fiji says. My interview from the high-level meeting as talks head into over time. https://t.co/S4WMcXOxbd

RT @Reuters: Activists criticise civil society 'restrictions' at WTO meeting in UAE https://t.co/eV3xzXEBhf https://t.co/EhGzTPg3U5

RT @ReutersBiz: Ireland seeks out Middle East sovereign wealth funds https://t.co/N62Z6bDSes https://t.co/mmdROrQpqa

Israel is committed to winning the war in Gaza and eliminating Hamas regardless of the economic toll on the country, Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat said on Monday during a visit to the United Arab Emirates where he met Emirati and Saudi ministers https://t.co/02yf5Hf9yV

A newly launched entity by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is partnering with a Chinese surveillance equipment maker sanctioned by the United States, who has linked the company’s technology to the abuse of China’s Uighurs. Read my story w/ @PMagid https://t.co/IjbVmsVjNh

Modi's visit to one of India's largest trading partners showed how the Hindu nationalist has deepened New Delhi's relations with the Middle East. Read my story ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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India's Modi opens Hindu temple in Muslim UAE as election nears https://t.co/vep3lzMmPK https://t.co/rWxu9NwcBX

India and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement on linking the South Asian nation through the Gulf state and other Middle East nations, including Israel, to Europe https://t.co/NXlhiqIiNQ

RT @Reuters: UK Deputy PM says strikes weakening Houthis, won't send troops into Yemen https://t.co/hJGicvphKX https://t.co/HyMW2oykaH

Three Palestinian brothers rounded up by Israel in the Gaza Strip said they and fellow detainees were beaten, stripped to their underwear, burnt with cigarettes and subjected to other forms of mistreatment during their detention. https://t.co/7Azf9yiyOH

More than half the Palestinians released by Israel as part of the Hamas hostage exchange were detained without charge. Of the 240 Palestinians that have been released, 104 were under 18 years of age. https://t.co/fgDj1mr68p

Saudi Arabia and the UAE want to avoid being seen as part of the new U.S. anti-Houthi naval coalition over concerns doing so could upset their long-term regional strategy - and turn Arab anger over Gaza against them. My latest with ⁦@PMagid⁩ https://t.co/O9vQM32aMc