Award-winning international journalist and TV presenter covering energy, politics and business; Chief International Anchor @imimediagroup and columnist @semafor
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov won't be branded a 'foreign agent' if he follows Russian law, President Putin tells me in Moscow today
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“War is never a solution”. Pakistan PM @ImranKhanPTI tells me a conflict with #Iran would be a disaster for developing countries, triggering widespread poverty
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Cricketing great @ImranKhanPTI: I don’t have time to watch cricket these days, but @benstokes38 is great @CNBCI @TheRealPCB @englandcricket
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People have begun moving down the highway toward the Beirut port - they are calling it “the scene of the crime” @CNBCi #lebanon #BeirutPortBlast
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President Zelensky reiterates that Ukraine has asked the West if you are sure will invade “within days” you should sanction them now - “it won’t help once they are there” @MunSecConf
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Fantastic - all those tennis lessons definitely worth it
Woooow its a Pete Sampras Serve style! This girl was orotesting today in down town beirut UUsing her tennis skills to send away the tear gas #beirutprotests #BeirutExplosion #lebanon @LBCI_NEWS @Annahar @LarissaAounSky @_HadleyGamble @BeckyCNN @samianakhoul @lebfinance
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Official talks with the @the_imf begin today in Lebanon. Yesterday the government announced it will call in “bond advisors” as the yield on Lebanese bonds popped over 1000%. #LebanonProtests #Lebanon
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Can gross negligence be called a crime against humanity? #BeirutBlast #LebanonExplosion
The Beirut we knew has gone. The economic collapse, the lack of foreign currency & the impasse created by the body politic means that there are insufficient assets & capital to cope. The IFIs & friendly countries will have to act urgently to supply healthcare & food. #Lebanon
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Today marks one year since last year’s blast that killed over 200 people & injured thousands. We’re live from Beirut this morning @CNBC #Lebanon #BeirutBlast #August4th #BeirutExplosion #LebanonProtests
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I can accept that 😌🤣 @CNBCi
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Russia’s foreign minister tells me that the tragedy in Mariupol - where pregnant mothers and children were attacked - had nothing to do with his country #fakenews
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When it comes to human rights this former Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. has a message for the President: get off your high horse @cnbci
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The only grown up in the room @piersmorgan
Find him, arrest him, imprison him, & deny him any healthcare if he gets the virus.
See how funny the disgusting little pr*ck finds it when his chest is collapsing & he can’t breathe.
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Saudi’s Arabia’s Foreign Minister tells me the diplomatic spat with Lebanon isn’t a “crisis” but sees little reason for engagement with current government
@cnbci #lebanon
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Walking and talking in #Lebanon #BeirutBlast one year on and zero accountability.
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With the country already in severe economic crisis the level of destruction across the city is devastating - how will they possibly afford to rebuild? Pray for Lebanon #lebanon #BeirutBlast
One more video of downtown Beirut. The reconstruction of this area symbolized Lebanon’s emergence from the civil war.
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The Beirut explosion basically gave the planet PTSD and no one has been held accountable - walk me through that one 🌎💥
The Beirut port explosion was so powerful, it shook earth’s ionosphere, researchers from India and Japan have found. Using GPS data, the scientists found the blast was similar to volcano eruptions in its effect on the ionosphere, which begins around 50 kilometers above sea level
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A year on from the Beirut explosion no one has been held accountable. The Lebanese people tell me they want answers.
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This is just terrible. #LebanonProtests
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With Lebanon’s political leadership in deadlock, the head of the Church talks about the collapse of his country and calls for a meeting directly with Hezbollah - more from our exclusive interview tomorrow @CNBCi #Lebanon #Iran #Hezbollah
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Saudi Arabia wants to be a top 5 global destination by 2030 and they’re willing to spend billions to make it happen. But it isn’t all about roller coasters and lux hotels. @CNBC takes you inside the Saudi “Petra” for a closer look #tourism #SaudiArabia
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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor tells me “I don’t want to resign” because I have a strategy to get out of this crisis. My exclusive interview with Riad Salameh @CNBCi @CNBCMiddleEast
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Diplomacy in action 🫣#lebanon
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LIVE from one of several sites hit in the attacks on Saudi Aramco, behind me one of four stabilisers targeted at the al Khurais facility in an attack that began around 3:40 am local time over the weekend. @CNBCi #oott #firstinbusiness #worldwide @CNBC
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Exclusive: I ask Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor about everything from capital controls to conspiracy theories - plus when he plans to resign @CNBCi @CNBCMiddleEast #lebanon #Lebanonexplosion
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Finally.
Germany banned Hezbollah activity on its soil and designated it a terrorist organisation, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Police conducted early morning raids on four mosque associations to detain some of 1,050 suspected members in Germany.
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Catch my panel with outgoing Lebanon Former Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, live streamed on @CNBCI, at 15:00CET
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Catch my full interview with Riad Salameh? Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon piped.video/watch?v=NEO4y-Jy…
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When it comes to the U.S. versus China, the CEO of Mubadala, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, tells me being in the middle is “a good position for us.” @cnbc
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Are @OPECSecretariat + cuts worth putting the US/Saudi relationship at risk?
HRH says “Enjoy the sun. It’s going to be a sunny day.” 😎
@CNBCi @themmagraham @CNBC #oott
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Qatar’s Foreign Minister tells me the Taliban’s decision to force girls to stay home from school was “a shock” and they are urging them to reconsider @dohaforum @cnbci
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FULL INTERVIEW with @MorganOrtagus Deputy U.S. Envoy for the Middle East #Lebanon #SaudiArabianGP #uae #TrumpTariffs #Economy #Iran
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Boiling oceans and rain bombs. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) tells me Al Gore’s language on climate change”isn’t factual.”
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Saudi Oil Minister: We are all part of the same club - talking about US shale producers last year @CNBCi
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How likely is civil war in #lebanon ? I asked @MorganOrtagus if the lebanese armed forces are able to protect the country and what the danger is in disarming #Hezbollah
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Our cameraman Michael Awad getting all the angles in our live coverage today @Saudi_Aramco - and second camera Umair Sultan catching him hard at work. Great team, great work #bravo @CNBCi
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Egyptian billionaire @NaguibSawiris tells me he sees oil at $100 in the next 18 months @CNBCi #EXCLUSIVE #OOTT
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We can use them here #lebanon
Unused vaccines are piling up in America because of slow demand. In some states more than 30% of available doses have not been put into arms. Polling suggests white evangelicals are the demographic group most hesitant about getting vaccinated. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Many people are unhappy that I met Walid Joumblatt. They were also mad when I sat down at Davos with Gebran Bassil. I see the anger, fear and deep frustration people are experiencing in Lebanon today and I try to bring that story to the world. That’s my job. @CNBCi
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Khaldoon Mubarak tells me he expects the global semiconductor business to become a trillion dollar industry in a decade or less. Mubadala listed chipmaker GlobalFoundaries earlier this year for almost $2.6 billion.
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“I like Mike Bloomberg. I know him. I think he would be an amazing president.” Colony Capital’s Tom Barrack tells me Trump has done an amazing job but it is still his race to lose. @CNBCi @realDonaldTrump @MikeBloomberg #Election2020
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I will be speaking exclusively with President Vladimir Putin LIVE from Russian Energy Week on October 13 @KremlinRussia_E along with the CEOs of @BP_plc @TotalEnergies @exxonmobil and @MercedesBenz #Daimler only @CNBC
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One small step for (wo)man...stepping out today in Riyadh sans abaya for the very first time #abayasnomore #SaudiArabia @CNBCi
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If President Biden fails to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, what will be the reaction of the Muslim world? Saudi’s former spy chief and top diplomat weighs-in from #Houston #IsraelGazaWar #Palestine #Biden
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Arrived Beirut sans Bear at 1 AM:
*airport packed, zero social distancing, crisis clearly isn’t keeping people away from Lebanon
*still mostly blacked out downtown, driving thru the streets with no signals
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Exclusive: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks about the economic situation in Lebanon and the potential for an IMF bailout @CNBCi @stevenmnuchin1 @USTreasury
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Criminal. #lebanon
"Do you have the heart to turn them away if they want a bag of bread? Sometimes they ask for a tub of yoghurt or 1,000LBP of labneh. That is one spoonful that a mother spreads on bread to feed three children." reuters.com/article/us-leban…
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"The only language politicians will understand is personal sanctions on their own assets" @Nasser_Saidi tells @CNBC this morning as the Lira hits fresh lows over the weekend. #Lebanon
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Celebrating International Women’s Day with a look inside the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai @CNBCi @cnbcipr @IvankaTrump @LatifaMRM @themmagraham @dan_murphy Great work, Mila!
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Expecting an announcement today from the US regarding food and medical supplies for Beirut #Lebanon #beirutblasts #Trump @CNBCi
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That’s a wrap on my time in Jordan. Many thanks to everyone who supported us through 12 interviews, 6 shoots, a live broadcast and an exclusive interview with His Majesty @KingAbdullahII looking forward to editing our feature @CNBCi
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Something must be done #Lebanon
Lebanese pound hovers just above record low buff.ly/3t9eCyS
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