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Ahmed Al Omran

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Ahmed Al Omran

@ahmed

Saudi correspondent @FT 📰 Previously seen in @nytimes, @WSJ and @NPR 📩 Email: [email protected] 📝 Subscribe to my newsletter: riyadhbureau.com

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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
May 14
I was 18 years old and needed an open-heart surgery to treat a congenital defect, becoming one of countless patients Dr Zohair helped over the years. Sharing this little personal story to express gratitude as he announces retirement after a long, distinguished career marked by
زهير الهليس ZYH
@zohair1987
May 14
بعد ٤٨ عاماً من الخدمة اللامتناهية وبعد عديد من الإنجازات المشهود لها أودع مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي بالرياض والتي كانت منزلاً لي بعيداً عن منزلي. " نرحل ويبقي الأثر "
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Oct 28, 2022
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed becomes Twitter’s second-largest investor after Elon Musk
الوليد بن طلال
@Alwaleed_Talal
Oct 28, 2022
Dear friend "Chief Twit" @elonmusk Together all the way 🤝🏻 @Twitter
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Oct 25, 2022
Jared Kushner seen in the first row at the Saudi investment forum that just started in Riyadh this morning
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Dec 18, 2022
Replying to @ahmed
Elon Musk attending the World Cup final in Lusail Stadium, Qatar
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Mar 31, 2024
New by me @FT — Saudi officials fear brutal images emerging from the shattered Gaza Strip will radicalise their young population, disrupt economic and social reform plans
Saudi Arabia’s Israel strategy upended by anger over Gaza war
From ft.com
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Dec 1, 2024
Ten years after construction began, Riyadh Metro officially opens to the public today 🚇 Big moment for the Saudi capital
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Oct 29, 2024
🚨 Saudi PIF to cut to cut international investment from 30% to 18-20% as the fund shifts focus to domestic projects, governor Yasir Al Rumayyan says at FII
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Aug 16, 2024
Food supplies into Gaza dwindling as UN warns of looming famine
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Aug 7, 2024
🚨 Saudi athlete Dunya Abutaleb beats Israel’s Abishag Semberg, a bronze-medalist in Tokyo, to qualify to the quarterfinals in W -49km taekwondo #Olympics #Paris2024
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Feb 13, 2024
📢 Some personal news: Excited to re-join @FT as Saudi correspondent to cover the kingdom and the Gulf during these ~ interesting times ~ Please send tips, story ideas and more 📩 [email protected]
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
May 7, 2024
Americana, which operates KFC and Kirspy Kreme in the Middle East, reports 51.8% decline in Q1 profit as boycott over Gaza war and Ramadan slump hit sales 📉
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Aug 24, 2023
KSA has NOT officially accepted invitation to join BRICS yet. Saudi FM Prince Faisal says they “appreciate” invite but wait for details on nature of membership, would make decision after “internal deliberations.”
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Aug 24, 2023
🚨 Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Iran invited to join BRICS
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Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Oct 25, 2022
Replying to @ahmed
Kushner now on stage with former Italian PM Matteo Renzi after a sudden change of schedule. Their session was originally supposed to take place in 1h 40m
Ahmed Al Omran
@ahmed
Sep 13, 2023
Kuwait orders all restaurants and cafés in the country to offer customers free filtered tap water and not force them to buy bottled water 🚰 Rest of GCC should do this or at least give customers a choice between local and imported bottled water brands.
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