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

Syrian general questioned in case of missing American journalist

2 days ago | miamiherald.com | Adam Goldman |Haley Willis |Erika Solomon |Christiaan Triebert

WASHINGTON -- A top Syrian general under President Bashar al-Assad before his ouster has surfaced in Lebanon, where he told U.S. investigators that Austin Tice, an American journalist who went missing in 2012, was dead and provided the possible site of his grave, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump Says ‘a Lot of People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

1 month ago | modbee.com | Luke Broadwater |Erika Solomon

EDITORS NOTE: EDS: REVISES 2 grafs starting "In addition to ...", graf starting "Unlike President Joe Biden ..." and graf starting "Gulf Arab leaders ..."; ADDS 3 grafs starting "The comments are ..."; TWEAKS graf starting "Polling has shown ..."; UPDATES list of related stories.); (ART ADV: With photo.); (With: TRUMP-MIDEAST, TRUMP-SAUDI-VOICES, SYRIA-DEBT ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- President Donald Trump said Friday that "a lot of people are starving" in the Gaza Strip under an...
Trump Says ‘a Lot of People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Luke Broadwater |Erika Solomon

1 day agoTrump’s Middle East tour has more substance than the White House let onCNN — There’s more to Donald Trump’s Middle East trip than billion-dollar contracts, parades of camels and a storm back home over Qatar’s offer to give the president a new Air Force One.
Trump Says 'People Are Starving' in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Luke Broadwater |Erika Solomon

Humanitarian support has collapsed in the enclave, which has been under total Israeli blockade for more than two months. Aid groups warn that the territory is on the brink of famine. President Trump said on Friday that "a lot of people are starving" in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering.
Kurdish insurgent group says it is ending conflict with Turkish state

1 month 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

1 month 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 month 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.
Hamas Names an Architect of Oct. 7 Attacks as New Political Leader - The New York Times

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Adam Rasgon |Aaron Boxerman |Erika Solomon |Ephrat Livni |Euan Ward |Matthew Bigg | +3 more

Hamas announced that Yahya Sinwar would take over as the group’s political leader after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Istanbul

1 month 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

Feb 24, 2025 | 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.