Erika Solomon

Berlin, Germany

NYT Middle East Correspondent at The New York Times

NYT Middle East correspondent. Former correspondent for the FT in the Mideast and Berlin; learned the ropes at Reuters. RTs, favorites not endorsements etc.

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Articles

Kurdish insurgent group says it is ending conflict with Turkish state

2 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Erika Solomon |Ben Hubbard

A Kurdish militia group that has waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades said Monday that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reshape Turkish politics and reverberate in neighboring countries. The announcement by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known by its Kurdish acronym, PKK, came a few months after its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, urged the group to disarm and disband.
Kurdish P.K.K. Says It Will End Conflict with Turkish State

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Erika Solomon

The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or P.K.K., said on Monday that it would lay down its arms, a decision that could reverberate across neighboring countries. A Kurdish group that has waged a bloody insurgency against the Turkish state for four decades said on Monday that it would lay down its arms and end the conflict, a decision that could reverberate across neighboring countries.
Israel's Total Blockade of Gaza Has Created 'Catastrophic' Conditions, Doctors Say

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Erika Solomon |Rawan Ahmad |Saher Alghorra

The effect of Israel's total siege has become "catastrophic," doctors say. Food, water and medicine shortages are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths. Trying to get food in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, in April. Many Gazans turn to charity kitchens for what food is still available. The effect of Israel's total siege has become "catastrophic," doctors say. Food, water and medicine shortages are prompting a surge of preventable illnesses, and deaths.
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Istanbul

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Safak Timur |Erika Solomon

A powerful earthquake shook Istanbul on Wednesday, sending residents of Turkey's most populous city pouring into the streets as buildings shook and onlookers screamed. Turkey's emergency services said the quake was magnitude-6.2 and that they were still scanning for possible destruction in the city of 16 million, which has long been bracing for a major tremor.
Why Tensions Are Rising Over Israel's Operations in the West Bank

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Fatima Karim |Erika Solomon

Israeli operations against militants in the West Bank have escalated to a level not seen since the Second Intifada of the early 2000s. Tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes, with Israel's defense minister saying they will not be allowed to return. And for the first time in two decades, Israeli forces have sent tanks into the city of Jenin and established a military post in another, Tulkarm.
With fighting stilled, Palestinians face new trauma: Searching for their dead

2 months ago | nzherald.co.nz | Erika Solomon |Aaron Boxerman |Rawan Ahmad

Hani al-Dibs and his children in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, at the site of the home they fled with 14 family members believed to be beneath the rubble. Photo / Saher Alghorra, The New York TimesThousands of bodies may be unearthed from Gaza’s ruins, the authorities say. Families with missing loved ones face fresh horrors as they search the rubble.
Searching for Their Dead

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Erika Solomon |Aaron Boxerman |Rawan Ahmad

After 15 months of war, Hani al-Dibs, a high-school teacher, thought his greatest wish was to see the bombardment of Gaza come to an end. But the long-awaited cease-fire has brought only bitterness and dread. Mr. al-Dibs is one of countless Gazans burdened with an agonizing duty: trying to recover the remains of loved ones trapped beneath the swathes of rubble left by Israel's war against Hamas.
Khamenei of Iran Denounces Negotiation With U.S. but Seems to Leave Door Ajar

Feb 7, 2025 | nytimes.com | Erika Solomon |Leily Nikounazar

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, said negotiating with the United States was "unwise, unintelligent, and not honorable," just days after President Trump said he was willing to revive negotiations with Tehran. But Mr. Khamenei stopped short of ordering Iran's government, which for months has sent signals that it is interested in negotiations, not to engage with Washington.
U.S. Waives Aid Funding Freeze at Syrian Camp Holding ISIS Fighters

Feb 6, 2025 | nytimes.com | Erika Solomon |Ben Hubbard

President Trump's administration has temporarily exempted from its funding freeze a U.S. contractor supporting the police inside a Syrian desert camp that holds thousands of Islamic State members and their families, the camp's director has said.
Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze - The New York Times

Feb 3, 2025 | nytimes.com | Erika Solomon |Lara Jakes |Ben Hubbard

A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding Islamic State members and their families.