Rory Jones

Dubai

Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Mideast correspondent for @WSJ in Dubai. Frequent twit, infrequent tweeter.

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ゴーン氏逃亡から5年ビジネス戦略教える日々

2 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Rory Jones

【カスリク（レバノン）】自身が経営していた自動車会社、日産自動車と仏ルノーの巨額資金を流用した罪に問われているカルロス・ゴーン氏が、日本からレバノンに逃亡してから5年がたつ。　ゴーン氏は毎朝5時半に目を覚ます。妻キャロルさんがそれより遅く起床し、2人は生と死を象徴するフェニキアの神にちなんで名付けられた飼い犬のゴールデンレトリーバー、メルカートを連れて海辺を散歩したり、日産が自社の所有物だと主張する2000万ドル（約28億7000万円）のピンク色の邸宅でパーソナルトレーナーと運動したりする。ゴーン氏は全長120フィート（約36.6メートル）のヨットに乗ることもあるが、レバノンの領海から決して離れない。このヨットについても、日産は自社のものだと主張している。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Five Years After He Escaped in a Crate, Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Is Teaching Business Strategy

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rory Jones

April 25, 2025 10:00 pm ETKASLIK, Lebanon—It’s been five years since Carlos Ghosn escaped from Japan to Lebanon, accused of siphoning off millions of dollars from the car companies he ran, Nissan and Renault.
The Tank Commander Now Running Israel’s Military Sees a Year of War

1 month ago | wsj.com | Rory Jones |Dov Lieber

Eyal Zamir, a 59-year-old former tank commander, is leading Israel’s renewed push into Gaza to free hostages and force Hamas to surrender. He is preparing to deploy tens of thousands of soldiers across the enclave in a major ground offensive to occupy land and root out remaining Hamas militants—a plan backed by Netanyahu’s government.
Hamas’s Hold on Gaza Shows Signs of Cracking

1 month ago | wsj.com | Abeer Ayyoub |Rory Jones

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Pourquoi Neom, le projet de métropole futuriste en plein désert saoudien, prend l'eau

2 months ago | lopinion.fr | Eliot Brown |Rory Jones

The Wall Street Journal Les dirigeants de Neom ont dissimulé au prince héritier les défis posés par ses projets extravagants, notamment en se livrant à une « manipulation délibérée » des données financières, selon un rapport interne Publié le 13 mars 2025 à 13:17 Eliot Brown et Rory Jones C'était censé être l’événement fêtant l’entrée de l’Arabie saoudite dans une nouvelle ère.
What Went Wrong at Neom, Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic Metropolis in the Desert

2 months ago | wsj.com | Eliot Brown |Rory Jones

The October event was the lavish opening of the first part of Neom, a planned metropolis defined by cutting-edge technology and psychedelic architecture, a cornerstone of the country’s plan to pivot its economy away from oil. The truth for the project was less glamorous. The relatively simple, low-rise development, known as Sindalah, was over three years late and on track to cost nearly $4 billion, three times its initial budget.
What Went Wrong at Saudi Arabia’s Futuristic Metropolis in the Desert

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Eliot Brown |Rory Jones

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The Agenda: Culture

2 months ago | monocle.com | Rory Jones |Nyasha Oliver

LModern art in Norway, dog-sitting for museum-goers and Afrobeat brings “vibes” to Japan. ART ––– NORWAYStamp of approvalThe former post office in Trondheim in Norway has been renovated to host a new contemporary-art museum, Pomo. “It’s a spectacular building and the perfect frame for a brand-new museum,” says director Marit Album Kvernmo. Built in 1911, the art nouveau building was a proud emblem of Norway’s new identity after the dissolution of its union with Sweden in 1905.
A Decimated Hamas Prepares for a New Fight With Israel

2 months ago | msn.com | Rory Jones |Benoit Faucon

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A Decimated Hamas Prepares for a New Fight With Israel

2 months ago | wsj.com | Rory Jones |Benoit Faucon

0:00Playing0:17 / 1:54Hamas is regrouping its military forces for a potential return to fighting with Israel in Gaza, as mediators work to salvage the cease-fire that expires this weekend in the strip. The militant group’s armed wing has appointed new commanders and begun mapping out where to position fighters in the event of a return to war, according to Arab officials who talk with Hamas.