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@DrSianProctor @emirates @EmiratesSupport Hi, sorry you're going through this. I'm a reporter for the NYT. Can you DM me please?

As soon as I posted this my flight was canceled again by @emirates. I honestly don’t know when I will make it home. 😭😭😭😭😭 @EmiratesSupport

@soupsranjan Hi Soups, I hope you are managing ok. I'm a reporter for the NYT. Can you DM me please?

I am a proud US citizen and founder of a successful startup that employs 94 employees in the US and 180+ employees globally. I was in Dubai on a business trip meeting with financial institutions to help them fight financial fraud in the region, but now I am stranded. I expected the @usgov to do something to get US citizens out but I haven't seen any meaningful action. After 4 days of adrenalin and constant fear, I feel demoralised and abandoned by our government. It’s difficult watching other countries – UK, Israel, Spain, Italy and India – repatriate their citizens or ensure that commercial flights continue operating to bring them home. I became a naturalized US citizen because I believe in the American dream, and the idea that in a crisis, America never leaves its citizens behind. I see that American dream being shattered not just for me, but for tens of thousands of other Americans left stranded. I have 3 requests of our government: 1. Can the @usgov ensure the commercial airlines don't cancel US bound flights? I've booked a dozen flights to leave Dubai and ALL of them got canceled, even as flights to other countries continue operating. 2. If that is not possible, can the USG organize planes, commercial or military, to evacuate Americans out of Dubai and the surrounding region? I saw a very hopeful note from the Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs which states, “the US State Dept is in touch with 3,000 Americans and that we should call 1-202-501-4444 for assistance with departure options.” But that is unfortunately not accurate. I am enrolled in Step and have only received generic messages. Further, on calling that number, the message you get is: "Please don't rely on the USG for assisted departure or evacuation at this point. There are currently no evacuation flights at this time." 3. With funding cuts to the US consulates and with attacks on US embassies in the region, there’s no one that Americans can reach out to in the broader GCC region. Can we set up an emergency hotline within the US that actually works, and that has someone who is taking down more details? @SecRubio just stated that there are 1500 Americans who have contacted asking for assistance to evacuate. How did they do that because I am completely at a loss on who to call? I called up 1-202-501-4444 and all I got is a generic message. Myself and other Americans need help getting back home.

@TeiMutuku Hi Regina, can you DM me please?

Kenyans** It's not the youth only. Parents are out because their children were killed on Tuesday. Kenyans are out because they have zero confidence in the government. KENYANS! #RejectFinanceBill2024 #RutoMustGo

@Malaikssssss Hi Malaiks, glad you're safe! Can you DM me please?

I witnessed a mass shooting at Githurai today. I was almost a victim. Innocent people! Wah I’ve never cried like that in my life I was so scared

@AyotCecilia Hi Cecilia, can you DM me please? Thank you.

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@vanessatsehaye Hi! Can you dm me please?

I hate the Eritrean gov for forcing our people to flee. I hate the EU and UK gov for killing them on their desperate pursuit for safety. Rest in peace to the 24-year old woman who was failed by too many and deserved so much more. news.sky.com/story/body-of-…

@KholoodKhair Safe travels Kholood!

Day 9 9:02am Leaving #Khartoum; staying became untenable. It's an excruciating decision to make, leaving so much behind, but one hopes to be useful outside #Sudan. Can't help but wonder at both the unfamiliarly empty streets yet constancy of the Nile & think: when will I return?

@SituationRoomNg @inecnigeria @UKinNigeria @Matthewbycredo @ProGender @WREPNG @savannah_centre @centrelsd @KukahCentre @CentreYola @ElectoralHub @PLACNG Thank you. Is it ready now?

@bethlehemfel @inecnigeria @UKinNigeria @Matthewbycredo @ProGender @WREPNG @savannah_centre @centrelsd @KukahCentre @CentreYola @ElectoralHub @PLACNG The video will be ready shortly.

Press Conference on the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly Elections where Situation Room called on @inecnigeria to provide details of the process leading up to the results it collated for the elections. #SR2023Elections #NigeriaDecides2023 #NigeriaElection2023

@Glenaustins @inecnigeria @SituationRoomNg @channelstv @ARISEtv Hi Glen. Were you told they would open today? How many people are there?

@inecnigeria @SituationRoomNg @channelstv @ARISEtv Please we are at our polling unit at sangotedo primary school Ajah Lagos State, no inec official is present yet... Affected units of 015 and 016 are on ground and waiting to cast their vote.

@Doutor_Jovem @inecnigeria @channelstv @ARISEtv @cnni Hi Ayo. I’m with cnn. Are you still at the polling station? Can you DM please.

12:20pm : Lagos eti-osa sangotedo primary school. No @inecnigeria officials or materials at PU015 and PU016. The crowd is ecstatic. @channelstv @ARISEtv @cnni

@marilynkamuru Hi Marilyn, hope you are well. Can you DM me please?

@YousraElbagir @SkyNews Wonderful news! Congrats, Yousra!

I'm so very happy to share that I'll be joining the @SkyNews team later this year as their new Africa Correspondent. There's A LOT of work to do and this wonderful opportunity has come at the right place, at the right time. I'm so excited to get started.

@NadaaBashir @CNN Congrats!

Thrilled to say I will be taking on a new role at @CNN as a full-time Reporter - and on #InternationalWomensDay too! At such a critical time in world news, I couldn’t be more proud to be part of this incredible team of hardworking, courageous and compassionate journalists 🌟

BREAKING: Women raped at gunpoint, robbed and assaulted in TPLF attack on town of #NifasMewcha, Amhara region. Shocking new testimonies published by @amnesty @amnestyearo today point to war crimes by TPLF fighters as #Tigray conflict spreads. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

The arrival of the Eritrean troops marked the beginning of a months-long ordeal for thousands of Eritrean refugees – first hunted by the Eritrean military, then attacked by Tigrayan fighters who accused the refugees of conspiring with the enemy. reuters.com/investigates/s…

@Simphiw13571948 Hi, I hope you are ok. I'm from CNN, can you dm me please?

I am the comrade who is being kicked on this video. I was brutalised by Eswatini police force for demanding democratic change. #EswatiniProtests #FreeBacede #FreeMthandeni #HandsOfGawzela

@AtnafB @phat_controller Selam Atnaf, hope you are well. I work with CNN in Nairobi. Can you dm me please? I'm interested to hear more about your findings. Thanks!

Hate speech and disinformation during #EthiopiaElection2021. I and @phat_controller assess how the online sphere used to control political narratives and surveillance by different actors.

Breaking News: The WHO approved the first ever malaria vaccine, which could save tens of thousands of children in sub-Saharan Africa. The quest for this vaccine has been underway for a hundred years, a WHO official said, and is a "historic event." nyti.ms/3oxUgAy

Our latest - Ethiopian Airlines gun running in the war on #Tigray. Already in violation of its trade agreement w/US (AGOA) ,we shared our findings with US Gov, who say will only review terms in 2022. Till then Ethiopia will continue to benefit financially. cnn.com/2021/10/06/afr…