Jon Gambrell
@jongambrell.bsky.social
Gulf and Iran news director for The Associated Press in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by way of Egypt, Nigeria, Arkansas and elsewhere. Reachable at jgambrell@ap.org.
APNewsAlert: VIENNA (AP) — U.N. nuclear agency's board approves resolution urging #Iran to provide information about its nuclear material.
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
APNewsAlert: VIENNA (AP) — U.N. nuclear agency's board approves resolution urging #Iran to provide information about its nuclear material.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it has ordered 8 Airbus A350-900 aircraft at a list price of $3.4 billion.
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it has ordered 8 Airbus A350-900 aircraft at a list price of $3.4 billion.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FlyDubai says it orders 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in a deal estimated to be worth $13 billion.
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FlyDubai says it orders 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in a deal estimated to be worth $13 billion.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Iran releases Marshall Islands-flagged tanker with all its 21 crew aboard, vessel's manager says.
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Iran releases Marshall Islands-flagged tanker with all its 21 crew aboard, vessel's manager says.
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump designates Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally as US administration aims to elevate military relationship.
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump designates Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally as US administration aims to elevate military relationship.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FlyDubai announces an order for 150 Airbus A321 aircraft at the Dubai Air Show.
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — FlyDubai announces an order for 150 Airbus A321 aircraft at the Dubai Air Show.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates announces order for 65 Boeing 777-9 aircraft at Dubai Air Show.
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates announces order for 65 Boeing 777-9 aircraft at Dubai Air Show.
APNewsAlert: TEHRAN, #Iran (@AP) — Iran's foreign minister, responding to an AP question, says nation no longer enriching uranium at any site in country.
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
APNewsAlert: TEHRAN, #Iran (@AP) — Iran's foreign minister, responding to an AP question, says nation no longer enriching uranium at any site in country.
Update from @apnews.com: #Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway.
November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Update from @apnews.com: #Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British military warns of possible 'state activity' affecting a ship that turned course into Iranian waters.
November 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British military warns of possible 'state activity' affecting a ship that turned course into Iranian waters.
A slight change in @apnews.com programming for me: The Dune of Dreams: Upstart league Baseball United hosts inaugural game in Dubai with its own rules: apnews.com/article/uae-...
The Dune of Dreams: Upstart league Baseball United hosts inaugural game in Dubai with its own rules
Baseball United has launched its inaugural season in Dubai, aiming to bring baseball to the Middle East.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A slight change in @apnews.com programming for me: The Dune of Dreams: Upstart league Baseball United hosts inaugural game in Dubai with its own rules: apnews.com/article/uae-...
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes bill to end nation's longest government shutdown on Day 43, sending measure to Trump for his signature.
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes bill to end nation's longest government shutdown on Day 43, sending measure to Trump for his signature.
Interesting story from my @apnews.com colleague Mehdi Fattahi this morning: Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of #Iran's societal change
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Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of Iran's societal change
Women are increasingly seen riding motorbikes in Iran's capital, where laws and religious mores once barred women from motorbikes.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Interesting story from my @apnews.com colleague Mehdi Fattahi this morning: Women riding the streets of Tehran on motorbikes is the latest sign of #Iran's societal change
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APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea corridor in letter to Hamas.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — #Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and ships in the Red Sea corridor in letter to Hamas.
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Private security firm says European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia, all 24 crew on board safe.
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Private security firm says European Union vessel reaches ship raided by pirates off Somalia, all 24 crew on board safe.
Attackers board a ship off the coast of #Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades
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Attackers board a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades
The British military says that attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Attackers board a ship off the coast of #Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades
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APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers board ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades at it, British military says.
November 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers board ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades at it, British military says.
Satellite images suggest evidence of mass burials ongoing in #Sudan's el-Fasher apnews.com/article/suda...
Satellite images suggest evidence of mass burials ongoing in Sudan's el-Fasher
Satellite images analyzed Wednesday appear to show mass burials in el-Fasher, Sudan, after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces seized the area.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Satellite images suggest evidence of mass burials ongoing in #Sudan's el-Fasher apnews.com/article/suda...
Mona Ziade, who covered Lebanon's civil war and Arab-Israeli peace talks for the AP, dies at 66
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Mona Ziade, who covered Lebanon's civil war and Arab-Israeli peace talks for the AP, dies at 66
Mona Ziade, who helped The Associated Press cover major events out of the Middle East during the 1980s and ’90s, has died. She was 66.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Mona Ziade, who covered Lebanon's civil war and Arab-Israeli peace talks for the AP, dies at 66
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Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026
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Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026
Abu Dhabi has opened a major oil summit with optimism about rising energy prices. Officials believe power demands for artificial intelligence and global aviation will drive this increase.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026
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As Sultan al-Jaber begins his remarks at the annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, a "public safety alert" about parking sets off every mobile phone inside the summit.
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
As Sultan al-Jaber begins his remarks at the annual Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, a "public safety alert" about parking sets off every mobile phone inside the summit.
Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in #Sudan war
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Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan war
Foreign ministers from Germany, Jordan and the United Kingdom have called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Top diplomats from Germany, Jordan and the UK call for an immediate ceasefire in #Sudan war
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apnews.com/article/suda...
US national intelligence director says former American strategy of 'regime change' is over
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US national intelligence director says former American strategy of 'regime change' is over
U.S. national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard says America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” has ended under President Donald Trump.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
US national intelligence director says former American strategy of 'regime change' is over
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Reposted by Jon Gambrell
The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh. It is a rare failure for a Saudi-backed sports project that is a key part of the Vision 2030 program driven by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh
The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh. It is a rare failure for a Saudi-backed sports project that is a key part of the Vision 2030 program driven by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it
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Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it
President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, a move that upends decades of American policy.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it
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