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Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Follow @AJELive for breaking news alerts.1,040,599 followers | Follow
HH Sheikh Mohammed
Official Tweets by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum891,421 followers | Follow
Amr Khaled
577,603 followers | Follow
Wael Ghonim
Constantly Changing, Serious Joker, Internet Addict, Human, Egyptian who loves challenging status quo.457,044 followers | Follow
الأهرام Ahram
Al Ahram is Egyptian publishing & Media house; it is the publisher of the daily Al-Ahram, in publication since 1875 مؤسسة الأهرام للصحافة والنشر389,807 followers | Follow
Naguib Sawiris
Founding Member of Al Masreyeen Al Ahrrar political party. Freedom fighter, tired but strong! In God I trust375,264 followers | Follow
Asmaa Mahfouz
مواطنة مصرية وحرة في اللي بقوله Asmaamahfouz@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/asmaa.mahfouz295,272 followers | Follow
BBC Arabic News
280,697 followers | Follow
Alaa Abd El Fattah
I painted the air with doko email: alaa at manalaa dot net CV: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alaaosh186,900 followers | Follow
عربي FRANCE 24
قناة فرانس 24 الدولية للأخبار http://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.MCD.Arabic179,856 followers | Follow
Noor Al Hussein
faithful child of Abraham, idealistic global citizen/public servant in perpetual motion and loving mother;author:'Leap of Faith'177,230 followers | Follow
Saad Hariri
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Official Profile http://www.facebook.com/Saad.R.Hariri145,908 followers | Follow
Mona Eltahawy
Columnist and public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues www.monaeltahawy.com138,190 followers | Follow
Al Arabiya English
The English site of the Arab world's leading news channel, Al Arabiya News.130,419 followers | Follow
Sultan Al Qassemi
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi is a commentator on Arab affairs.117,541 followers | Follow
Dima Khatib أنا ديمة
اسمي ديمة الخطيب، مجرد مواطنة عربية، صحفية مدونة خربشجية، آرائي تمثلني وحدي Arab journalist, views are MINE. Journaliste arabe. Periodista árabe106,394 followers | Follow
Wael إفّندي Abbas
Multiple Award-Winning Journalist and Blogger P.S.: you have to be 18+ to follow! هلاهوطة وماليش في اللحس والشللية واللي في قلبي على تويتري92,394 followers | Follow
Nabil Elaraby
Latest news from General Secretariat & Secretary General of the League of Arab States. Profile run by Media Dept. at LAS. Contact: media_general.dept[at]las.int86,659 followers | Follow
The Jordan Times
Your local newspaper from Jordan email us : Editor@jordantimes.com86,426 followers | Follow
Khalid Alkhalifa
Diplomat,Ambassador,Foreign Minister of Bahrain,Reader,World traveler,Bon Vivant86,163 followers | Follow
Hossam عمو حسام
In a dictatorship, independent journalism by default becomes a form of activism, and the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation. #RevSoc82,818 followers | Follow
Mahmoud Salem
Extremely secular, Blogger, activist, writer, author of two books, New Media douchebag, Pain in the ass! I wasn't born with enough middle fingers.80,026 followers | Follow
Fadi Zaghmout
Interested in social issues, individual freedoms, and human rights in the Arab world. روايتي عروس عمان صدرت عن دار فضاءات http://about.me/fadizaghmout74,647 followers | Follow
benwedeman
Article RTs NOT endorsement. Fan page? Of course not! Only the news is the star. All else is just polished teeth. Always question conventional wisdom.74,632 followers | Follow
Ramy Raoof
Human Rights Defender| Online Media| Digital Activism| Digital Security| Editor of Egyptian Blog for Human Rights70,624 followers | Follow
Andy Carvin
Senior strategist at NPR. Online community organizer since 1994. Former director of the Digital Divide Network. Writer. Photographer. Dad.70,500 followers | Follow
Octavia Nasr
Curious Human ~ Founder @BridgesMediaC ~ 20-year stunt @CNN too many hats to count ~ RT/follow/respect don't encompass everything person ever said or done63,478 followers | Follow
Lara Setrakian
Foreign Correspondent. WEF YGL. Thirsty to learn, eager to share. Story ideas and links welcome, send over an @ message.59,464 followers | Follow
Mohamed Allam
Breaking news alerts around the world from many sources 24 hours a day.....58,133 followers | Follow
LibyanYouthMovement
We are a group of Libyan Youth both in and out of Libya inspired by our brothers & sisters in Egypt and Tunisia. We'll do our best to bring Libya back Inshallah56,110 followers | Follow
Israel ישראל
The State of Israel's official twitter channel, maintained by the Foreign Ministry's Digital Diplomacy Team (See also: @IsraelMFA)53,983 followers | Follow
Jerusalem Post News
The official Jerusalem Post twitter page featuring breaking news from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. On Facebook: http://bit.ly/9mSoyo51,722 followers | Follow
Haaretz.com
All the news from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World51,170 followers | Follow
jeremy scahill
national security correspondent for The Nation, author of Blackwater. There's always money in the banana stand.48,992 followers | Follow
Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman is Foreign Correspondent for NBC News based in Egypt. Tweets and RTs are not endorsements.48,826 followers | Follow
Nawaat ~ Tunisia
Award-winning collective blog created in april 2004 and blocked in Tunisia till 13 January 201144,703 followers | Follow
angry arabiya
When ur in chains, living with no dignity or rights, bowing to criminal dictators, the first step is to forget ur fear & realize that its ur right.. to be angry42,317 followers | Follow
Slim Amamou
Soft power alchemist, open source analyst, trust systems craftsman.. Former Sec. of State and highest ranked Pirate at gov. #PP42,086 followers | Follow
Nadia El-Awady
Mother, journalist, wanderer/traveler, diver, climber, and skeptic of everything I've learned to-date.39,482 followers | Follow
Sarah El Sirgany
Cairo-based journalist. Co-author of I Diari Della Rivoluzione, مذكرات التحرير. Former Deputy Editor of @DailyNewsEgypt.34,685 followers | Follow
Sotiris Danezis
Documentary maker by choice / Foreign affairs correspondent & news anchor by profession / Photographer by chance / Has covered stories in more than 80 countries34,501 followers | Follow
المشير أبو كار
I write about stuff. My avatars usually feature people I would like to see shunned from public life. Captain Mamdouh Farag is the exception to this.31,539 followers | Follow
Mahir Zeynalov
Turkish journalist with Today's Zaman. Blogging on Mideast, Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iran, Southeast Asia, US foreign policy. Former LA Times correspondent.28,827 followers | Follow
Palestine News
Latest news on Palestine, aggregated from mainstream and not so mainstream media.28,722 followers | Follow
Ethar El-Katatney
Cynical, international-award-winning journalist. MA, MBA. Apathetic bookworm. Sarcastic author. Jaded but still slightly quixotic Ibn Battuta Wannabe.28,280 followers | Follow
Ahram Online
Ahram Online is the English-language news web site published by Al-Ahram Establishment, Egypt’s largest news organization.27,330 followers | Follow
Mohamed Abdelfattah
Journalist and multimedia producer. Winner of the @canadaCJFE 2011 International Press Freedom Award. Main beats are politics and human rights issues.26,646 followers | Follow
Shadi Hamid
Director of Research at the Brookings Doha Center & Fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. shamid [at] brookings.edu.26,099 followers | Follow
Mohamed Effat
Video Journalist. ويك يا من رام تقييد الفلك, أي نجم في السما يخضع لك. وطن حر سما لا تمتلك, و الفتي الحر بأفقه ملك. m.3effat@gmail.com25,407 followers | Follow
LibyaAlHurra
OFFICIAL Libya Al Hurra Livestream founded by Mohamed Nabbous *NOT* affiliated w/the TV news channels. The 1st broadcaster in Free Libya. CONTACT INFO AT URL23,635 followers | Follow
Feb17Libya
Official Twitter for http://Feb17.info Get Informed. Join the Revolution.22,186 followers | Follow
عبدالله العذبة
مدير تحرير صحيفة العرب من #قطر، آرائي تمثلني وحدي، والريتويت ليس موافقة. @AlArab_Qatar Managing Editor in #Qatar20,259 followers | Follow
Ahmed Naguib
Egyptian. Extrovert wannabe. AUC Political Science undergrad. I work in Social Media & I commit mistakes. I speak eloquently .. in my mind. Not a celebrity.16,121 followers | Follow
Egyptocracy
I tweet about Egypt and the world. Politics, culture and beyond. Do not take me too seriously, I will surprise you at times. RTs are not always endorsements.15,825 followers | Follow
Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Middle East Correspondent for Reuters. Currently in Tripoli, Libya. RTs not endorsements.15,742 followers | Follow
Brian Whitaker
Journalist at the Guardian newspaper, specialising in the Middle East14,943 followers | Follow
Marc Lynch
14,786 followers | Follow
ben mhenni lina
TA of linguistics , author for GVO, blogger,and activist fighting for human rights and against censorship ! canadadry83@gmail.com14,288 followers | Follow
WSJ Middle East News
The Wall Street Journal Mideast has the latest news and photos on and from the Middle East.13,156 followers | Follow
Maikel Nabil Sanad
Egyptian Blogger, Activist believes in Liberalism, Secularism, Pacifism, Peace & Realism.12,960 followers | Follow
Nada Wassef
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.... Friedrich Nietzsche (Opinions expressed here are my own&do not represent my employers')12,952 followers | Follow
Jan25 Voices
This feed used phones and other means to speak with Egyptians behind the blocked internet, tweeting their words in real time. contact: jan25voices(at)gmail.com12,530 followers | Follow
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
palestinian by blood american by birth kuwaiti by family refuge egyptian by upbringing austrian by adolescence curious by nature working @HuffPostLive12,449 followers | Follow
Ramy Yaacoub
Rocket Scientist (@ERAUniv). Grad Student @AmericanU. Political Analyst. Traveler. Scuba Diver. http://www.blogyaacoub.com12,301 followers | Follow
CNNAbuDhabi
12,199 followers | Follow
Gregg Carlstrom
Al-Jazeera reporter based in Doha, part-time blogger; opinions my own, of course. gregg [dot] carlstrom [at] aljazeera [dot] net12,173 followers | Follow
Iyad El-Baghdadi
I startup startups, coach social media, tweet revolutions, and make fun of tyrants. Islamic libertarian. My projects: #ArabTyrantManual, #ArabSpringManifesto11,965 followers | Follow
Andrew Exum
All views expressed here are mine, not those of my employer or my long-suffering friends and family. RTs & links ≠ endorsements.11,886 followers | Follow
Ahmed Rehab
Egyptian American democracy activist, columnist, and media commentator. Executive Director @ cairchicago.org --- Dreamer, Strategist, Methodologue.11,848 followers | Follow
The Big Pharaoh
Egyptian blogger since 2004. Active on twitter and on my blog www.bigpharaoh.org11,782 followers | Follow
Voice from Palestine
Socialist, Anti-Zionist, Anti-Imperialist, Palestine from the River to the Sea.10,924 followers | Follow
jomana karadsheh
Baghdad based freelance producer/reporter for CNN & covering Arab uprisings, mainly Libya. Opinions here are my own & retweets not an endorsement.10,578 followers | Follow
Lauren E. Bohn
Fulbrighter in Egypt, multimedia journalist, editor @cairoreview, NYU/Medill alum, bibliophile, news-geek, globetrotter. Love: PB, Vinyasa, notebooks, bulldogs.10,471 followers | Follow
sami ben gharbia
Global Voices Advocacy Director - Co-founder of the Tunisian award-winning collective blog nawaat.org10,171 followers | Follow
Mohammed Jamjoom
CNN International Correspondent, Abu Dhabi. RTs do not equal endorsement.10,102 followers | Follow
Enough Gaddafi
ENOUGH! IS born from a single, broad sentiment: recognition of the overwhelming need for change in Libya.10,094 followers | Follow
Riyaad Minty
Head of Social Media @ Al Jazeera. Where people, technology & media meet. Telling the truth is hard. Not telling it is even harder. Views my own.9,939 followers | Follow
Leil-Zahra
A feminist queer Arab anarchist, among other not-so-nice things. Horribly addicted to cinema, politics, vegetarian food, open relationships and making noise.9,927 followers | Follow
Guma El-Gamaty
Former UK Co-ordinator for the NTC in Libya. Political activist/Analyst, Regular commentator on internat. media on current affairs and topics related to Libya.9,721 followers | Follow
Mahmood Al-Yousif
An Arab man's attempt at bridging the cultural gap and making a difference. Failing a lot. Succeeding once in a while.9,642 followers | Follow
Mideast Channel
Tom Kutsch (@tomkutsch) and Jennifer Parker (@jparks393) tweeting for the Middle East Channel, a publication of @FP_Magazine @newamerica @pomeps9,528 followers | Follow
Laila Lalami
Writer by day (Secret Son, Hope & Other Dangerous Pursuits.) Mutant superhero by night.9,192 followers | Follow
Omar Ghraieb
Human\Jorno\Blogger\Translator\Poet\Activist 4m Gaza 2 the world~RTs r not endorsements! Crazy\passionate\optimist! http://www.linkedin.com/pub/omar-ghraieb/9/b9,172 followers | Follow
Hosni Mobarak
Formerly, @HosniMobarak. Ex-President/Dictator of Egypt. Now serving my last few years in what people think is jail :)9,112 followers | Follow
Atiaf Alwazir
I consider myself a world citizen, but at the moment my world is focused on Yemen. Researcher, NGO consultant & blogger based in Sana'a, Yemen8,991 followers | Follow
Hisham Almiraat
A Moroccan doctor, citizen media enthusiast, travel lover, big fan of street food, languages and eccentric people. Work: @GlobalVoices, co-founder @TalkMorocco8,743 followers | Follow
Sarah El Deeb
Journalist with AP covering Egypt, sometimes Mideast, living in hometown Cairo.RTs r not endorsement but are for sharing.8,739 followers | Follow
Financial Times Gulf
8,470 followers | Follow
EurasiaNet
We provide information & analysis about political, economic & social developments in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Russia, the Middle East, & Southwest Asia8,349 followers | Follow
Butheina HK بثينة
@FulbrightPrgrm Scholar in NYC from the UAE of media, culture & communication | @Gulf4Good Goodwill Ambassador | Founder @GreenMapUAE | Views independent.8,262 followers | Follow
Razan Ghazzawi
Media Officer at Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression @SyrianCenter (www.scm.bz) Views expressed here are my own.7,847 followers | Follow
Ahmad H. Aggour
I’m a rude dude, but I’m the real deal. Once upon a time I used to give a fuck, now I don't anymore. The End.7,653 followers | Follow
Freedom Group
نحن قروب الحرية من مصراته ليبيا Reporting from Misrata, Libya. :: youtube.com/miusrata17miusrata :: FreedomGroup.TV[@]gmail.com :: fb.me/FreedomGroupEng7,566 followers | Follow
Sofia Smith سهى
I have a strong belief in social justice and human rights. Outside of that I live, laugh, read, think... http://todaysblogal.blogspot.com/7,449 followers | Follow
Saeed Ahmed
Supervising News Editor at CNN Wire, overseeing natl & intl coverage. In my spare time, I'm @writer_dad7,407 followers | Follow
panos haritos
Journalist, Mid East Correspondent For ERT S.A. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation7,040 followers | Follow
Time Out Abu Dhabi
Everything you need to know about the bars, clubs, restaurants and events that make Abu Dhabi awesome.6,782 followers | Follow
Brian Conley
Curating crises so you don't have to. Opening space for those overlooked internationally. http://alive.in/libya #Libya #Egypt #Iraq #Bahrain #Afghanistan6,708 followers | Follow
Naseem Tarawnah
a co-founder of 7iber. a blogger. a writer. a mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought.6,621 followers | Follow
Borzou Daragahi
Borzou is a Middle East and North Africa correspondent for @FT, formerly Beirut bureau chief for @LATimes. The usual caveats.6,592 followers | Follow
Emile Hokayem
اميل الحكيم Mideast analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies @IISS_org. RT+links not endorsement. Contact: http://bit.ly/wOZbgb6,128 followers | Follow
Iona Craig
Nomad, grumbler about electricity, freelance journalist: The Times (London), USA Today, Irish Times in Yemen since 2010. Once upon a time I trained racehorses.5,769 followers | Follow
Steven A. Cook
Steven A. Cook is Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). All opinions are my own.5,761 followers | Follow
Abdurahman Warsame
Broadcast Journalist @ Al Jazeera English. All tweets/views expressed are mine only and RT doesn't mean I agree5,552 followers | Follow
Elmira Bayrasli
Writer. Do-gooder. Entrepreneurship junkie. @forbes blogger. @WorldPolicy project leader. Potato chip eater. Mets fan. Globetrotter. I can kickbox.5,472 followers | Follow
Lahib Bani-Sakher
Bedouin Jordanian,Pharmacist,F.UNHCR staff,Human Rights activist,Blogger(socio-econ,Politics).Above all wife,mum to 3( twin girls &a boy)5,394 followers | Follow
Misr Links مصر لينكس
مصر لينكس موقـــــع لازم تشــــــــوفه كــل اللى نفســـك فيـــه حتلاقيـــه Misr Links www.MisrLinks.com5,303 followers | Follow
Sonia Verma
Sonia Verma is a correspondent for Canada's Globe And Mail Newspaper.5,273 followers | Follow
AJEMOSHIRI
AL JAZEERA CORRESPONDENT, currently covering East Africa, and Tunisia. RT is not an endorsement.5,262 followers | Follow
Ammar Abdulhamid
dissident, heretic, democracy activist, director of the Tharwa Foundation http://www.scoop.it/t/coveting-freedom, http://syrianrevolutiondigest.blogspot.com/5,167 followers | Follow
Ali Hashem علي هاشم
Chief correspondent AlMayadeen Network, former correspodnet for AlJazeera and BBC5,044 followers | Follow
Andrew Lebovich
Learning/writing about the Middle East, North Africa, the Sahel, and France. Special interest in AQIM.4,994 followers | Follow
Satellite Sentinel
George Clooney tells TIME we're the anti-genocide paparazzi. In GlobalPost, we're likened to the Magnificent Seven. But with nerds.4,951 followers | Follow
Assia Amry
Libyan-American foodie debating and discussing all things politics. Unapologetically Anti #Gaddafi. Admittedly random. Passionately Libyan.4,856 followers | Follow
Jamal Elshayyal جمال
Reporter and senior news producer for Aljazeera English (all views my own) مراسل و منتج لقناة الجزيرة الإنجليزية (آراءي و ليست آراء الجزيرة)4,755 followers | Follow
Jamal Dajani
Peabody Award-Winning Producer, HuffPost blogger & media expert. VP for MENA/LAC @Internews. Tweets/views expressed are mine only. RT is not an endorsement.4,658 followers | Follow
Sofien_Chourabi
journaliste à IWPR, bloggeur, ex-chroniqueur dans Netmag à Nessma Tv et président de l'association ConsciencePo pour l'education des jeunes4,389 followers | Follow
Laura Kasinof
freelance journalist. ny times stringer. ive spent a good deal of time in yemen. RT ≠ endorsement.4,366 followers | Follow
omar chatriwala
Ex-Al Jazeera, freelance journalist, co-founder of @DohaNews, consultant for @DohaFreeMedia, occasional lecturer at @NUQatar, open to ideas4,064 followers | Follow
Step on Assad 1 by 1
We are activists inside Syria, US, & Germany that update this page & our Facebook @ http://www.FB.com/TheNewSyria - (Hamza's new account, @libihero- follow him)4,023 followers | Follow
Στράτος Μωραΐτης
Blogger, writer & photographer of a free nature with a focus on human & minority rights in Turkey, Greece & Middle East.@GlobalVoices Türkçe3,819 followers | Follow
Hoda Abdel-Hamid
is an Al Jazeera English roving correspondent. All views are mine and only mine. A bit of humour and irony appreciated. RTs do not mean that I agree.3,809 followers | Follow
Johnnie Carson
Updates by Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of African Affairs on U.S.--Africa foreign policy.3,750 followers | Follow
Tamer El-Ghobashy
Wall Street Journal reporter covering criminal justice & sometimes world news. RT's and links are not endorsements. Opinions are my own.3,747 followers | Follow
Iraqi Government
Your source for Iraq breaking news, information & blogs from within the country.3,746 followers | Follow
Middle East Voices
Reliable news, curated links and spontaneous conversation. Brought to you by journalists at VOA Middle East Voices. http://www.facebook.com/voamiddleeastvoices3,548 followers | Follow
Brian Katulis
Brian Katulis is a Senior Fellow for national security at the Center for American Progress. The views expressed here are his own.3,513 followers | Follow
Popular Struggle CC
Palestinian Popular Struggle Coordination committee. A coordination body between the different popular committees in the Occupied Palestinian Territories3,476 followers | Follow
Joseph Mayton
Bikyamasr.com Founder/Editor-in-chief, Egypt and Middle East News/Analysis3,432 followers | Follow
Matt Bradley
Cairo correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones business wires. Retweets not endorsements3,426 followers | Follow
Yemen Forum
The Yemen Forum is a s a specialist global network at Chatham House which aims to stimulate debate and support policy-makers.3,379 followers | Follow
Imran Khan
Al Jazeera English correspondent reporting on South Asia and the Middle East.3,329 followers | Follow
Samia Errazzouki
Research Morocco's political economy & reforms. Write and rant occasionally. Co-editor of @jadaliyya's Maghreb Page (http://maghreb.jadaliyya.com/)3,117 followers | Follow
Alex Thurston
I am a PhD candidate in Religion at Northwestern University. I study and blog about Islam and politics in Africa.3,030 followers | Follow
UnitasCommunications
Unitas Communications is a specialist Public Relations, Public Affairs, and Event Management agency, uniquely operating between the Islamic and Western worlds.3,030 followers | Follow
Aaron Y. Zelin
Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.2,970 followers | Follow
George Mapp
Dobroyeutro News Network ~ News on intelligence, CIA, drones, spies & counter-terrorism. Appearance of a link is not necessarily an endorsement.2,885 followers | Follow
Benjamin Wiacek
Journaliste freelance basé à Sanaa au Yémen. Co-fondateur et Rédacteur en Chef de La Voix du Yémen. Les opinions sont personnelles, tout comme les RTs2,618 followers | Follow
Crusade Media News
Crusade Media News offers in depth analysis of global news concentrating on global intelligence agencies, politics, war and peace.2,611 followers | Follow
MariamElmas
With #feb20 Movement in #Morocco & For a free and democratic #world ll tweet my fingers off! And yes! I am a blogger and I d like to think a poet too2,513 followers | Follow
Wladimir Wilgenburg
Student MA Kurdish Studies in Exeter. MA-graduate Conflict Studies. Freelance writer/analyst Rudaw.net/Jamestown vvanwilgenburg @ gmail.com2,495 followers | Follow
tarek kahlaoui
2,448 followers | Follow
Ali Habibi
Logician, blogger, activist fighting for freedom and democracy. Opinions are personal.2,373 followers | Follow
The Majlis
Unbiased Middle East news, analysis and commentary by Gregg Carlstrom and Evan Hill.2,356 followers | Follow
Dreamer_ML
Tunisian Blogger ¤ Business Intelligence ¤ International Justice ¤ Datamining ¤ Deeply Humanistic ¤ Human Rights2,341 followers | Follow
Sarah Melamed
Cooking up Middle Eastern and North African cuisines. Interested in food culture and history. Love travel, hiking, photography and edible wild plants.2,304 followers | Follow
Andrew Hammond
Writer on Mideast politics/culture. Reuters correspondent. Author: Pop Culture in the Arab World, upcoming book on the Saudi Sharia state. Any views are mine.2,283 followers | Follow
Nick Rowlands
Bionick. Tectonick. Supersonick. Histrionick? Matador editor. Just wondering around.2,283 followers | Follow
Rosemary Davis
@foreignoffice spokesperson for the #MiddleEast and #NorthAfrica. الناطقة الرسمية باسم الحكومة البريطانية في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا. RT not endorsement.2,264 followers | Follow
Elijah Zarwan
Cairo-based political analyst. Views expressed here are my own, not those of my employer. RT, links ≠ endorsement, etc.2,218 followers | Follow
Sam Husseini
Main gig with @accuracy, also do @dcstakeout and @votepact. Hate pretense, love alleyways.2,184 followers | Follow
H.E. Mahmoud Abbas
President of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Author, Ph.D recipient, and a Peace leader.2,130 followers | Follow
Kristian Ulrichsen
Research Fellow, LSE (but tweeting in personal capacity), and Gulf expert. Author of Insecure Gulf: The End of Certainty and the Transition to the Post-Oil Era2,046 followers | Follow
Berlant Qabeel
A proud Egyptian awakening with the Arab Spring.A PhD-er communication expert:from academia to practice,it has been my profession&passion. مصرية من بنات النيل2,013 followers | Follow
أنباء التحركات
التويتر الخاص بصفحة وكالة أنباء تحرّكات الشارع التونسي على فايسبوك التي تقدم تحيينات مبنية على تقصي مصادر معلومات في الميدان حول التحركات الاحتجاجية في تونس2,010 followers | Follow
Francesca Cicardi
Cairo-based freelance journalist. In love with the Middle East and anything Arab. Spanish by heart, Italian in the kitchen and a citizen of the World.2,005 followers | Follow
feri irani
1,998 followers | Follow
Omar Ashour
Poli Scientist.Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Centre.Director of Middle East Program, IAIS, Uni of Exeter.Views mine.RT≠Endorsement. http://tinyurl.com/83v9apc1,936 followers | Follow
Libya Outreach
An action oriented global group of Libyan professionals dedicated to raising awareness, facilitating outreach, and mobilizing humanitarian support.1,935 followers | Follow
Ken O'Keefe
ex-US Marine/Gulf War veteran, renounced US citizenship March 2001. Hawaiian, Irish, Palestinian & world citizen; ultimate allegiance 2 entire human family. TJP1,918 followers | Follow
Robert Rowley
Freedom Fighter fighting against terrorist & criminal countries, governments, parties, politicians & police worldwide regardless of who they are.1,892 followers | Follow
Troy Carter
Political science at AUB and Editor of Beirut Journal of Policy and Society. الثورة مستمرة #AUC alum1,882 followers | Follow
تيمور عبد العزيز
مصمم مواقع وتطبيقات ويب محترف .. مهتم بكل مايتعلق بتقنيات الويب والمعايير القياسية وادارة المواقع1,870 followers | Follow
Joe Sterling
CNN Wire news editor. Temple U. grad. Focused on international news, particularly the Middle East, Pennsylvania, politics, human rights and sports1,869 followers | Follow
Dimi Reider
Journalist, photographer. Published w. @nybooks, @nytimes, @fp_magazine, @haaretz. Co-editor of @972mag, spending year at @soaspolitics. RT ≠ endorsement. Blog:1,840 followers | Follow
An Egyptian
Male, Cancerian, Coptic, Theist, Nationalist, Zionist, Anti-American, Pro Mubarak, Politically incorrect, Geek and an INFJ.1,827 followers | Follow
Ayatollah Khamenei ✔
The official Twitter account of His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hoseyni Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.1,792 followers | Follow
Louisa Loveluck
Working with @EgyptDialogue project at Chatham House. All views my own. Sadly, the panda photos are not.1,675 followers | Follow
Tribute FM
English Radio Station broadcasting over Benghazi and online. It's vision is to provide a whole range of social entertainment & informational services.1,674 followers | Follow
Elie Levasseur
Sourcing Citizen media reports on (Great)Mideast current affairs. RT & follow is absolutely NOT endorsement ;) Hit me up @elicoopter1,666 followers | Follow
Ms. Entropy
Running into fires whenever possible. Missing Algeria from Tunisia. Covering North Africa for @ASLANmedia . Opinions--however misguided--are my own.1,655 followers | Follow
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Over 500,000 Israelis now live in illegal settlements in Jerusalem, the West Bank and other occupied territories.1,590 followers | Follow
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اشهد ان لا اله الا الله واشهد ان محمد رسول الله Libyan-American student of Storytelling1,588 followers | Follow
Safa Joudeh
Freelance Palestinian journalist based in Cairo, reporting from Egypt and Gaza1,517 followers | Follow
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Radio producer @france_culture / documentary filmmaker & photographer1,507 followers | Follow
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I'm a journalist writing a book about Egypt after Mubarak. I blog for The Atlantic and write a column for The Boston Globe.1,452 followers | Follow
Robert Danin
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow Council on Foreign Relations. All views expressed are my own.1,432 followers | Follow
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Field Marshal - Ali Abdullah Saleh The first President of the Republic of Yemen1,355 followers | Follow
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All the latest News & Opinions on the Middle East, IRAN, SYRIA, LIBYA, EGYPT! I support Israel, Obama, & Freedom everywhere! I love Jesus Christ!1,306 followers | Follow
Andrew Wander
Emergencies Media Manager for Save the Children UK, covering humanitarian crises around the world. Views my own.1,282 followers | Follow
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Journalist, backpacker with a passion for living life to the fullest cos you never know when you'll die1,265 followers | Follow
Caitlin Fitz Gerald
Into foreign policy, security, civ-mil, Middle East. Writer. Volunteer. Artist. Boston sports fan. Arsenal supporter. Grammar nerd. Job-seeker. Bad at sleeping.1,235 followers | Follow
Kate Nevens
Think tanking on Middle East for work (mostly Egypt & Yemen), living in Brixton for pleasure. Views very much my own. RT not an endorsement etc1,195 followers | Follow
Dan Williams
Reuters correspondent in Israel, the Palestinian territories, and beyond. Opinions are my own. Retweets may be mere whimsy.1,133 followers | Follow
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Senior Advisor, Oxford Analytica; Co-Director, World Economic Roundtable, New America Foundation; Columnist, The National1,101 followers | Follow
Marouane ELA.
Estragon: Well, shall we go? Vladimir: Yes, let's go. They do not move./ Reachable at: marouane_ela@riseup.net1,095 followers | Follow
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Live breaking news from around the world updated 24 hours a day from our Italy based newsdesk1,053 followers | Follow
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David Lewis
Journalist covering business, politics, security and other issues across West and Central Africa for Reuters news agency1,002 followers | Follow
James M. Dorsey
James is an award-winning journalist covering ethnic and religious conflict. He blogs using soccer as a lens on the Middle East and North Africa's fault lines951 followers | Follow
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كودكان احساس! جاي بازي اينجاست/زندگي خالي نيست/مهرباني هست، سيب هست، ايمان هست/آري/تا شقايق هست، زندگي بايد كرد942 followers | Follow
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London-based Writer & Commentator. Expert on Islamic Groups كاتب ومحلل-لندن. متخصص في شؤون الجماعات الإسلامية930 followers | Follow
Barnaby Phillips
Correspondent for Al Jazeera English travelling Europe and beyond. Passions; Greece, Africa, Arsenal and more920 followers | Follow
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CBS News Covering Iran, Arab Peninsula,Southern Europe (Just News) RT does not mean agreement/endorsement.798 followers | Follow
David B Roberts
Thoughts, musings and reflections of a long-term student, researcher and resident of the Gulf.750 followers | Follow
Fahad Faruqui
Writer. Lecturer. Journalist. A bit of a daydreamer and a romantic. Most people who meet me for the first time wonder why I have a British accent.733 followers | Follow
karine mayer
Foreign news journalist for Sky News in UK. Speaks seven languages and hopes to read tweets in french, german, dutch, spanish, portuguese and italian.695 followers | Follow
Hafiz Rashid
Ex-online producer 4 the Abilene Reporter-News. UMD alum. Orioles/Ravens/Terps/USSoccer/MLS fan. MidEast geek. Seeking employment. RTs & links ≠ endorsements.622 followers | Follow
Florian Flade
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EN/AR analysis of political, economic, & human rights developments in Arab countries. RT ≠ endorsement.595 followers | Follow
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Eman Hylooz
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We are the 1st Emarati online social group. Interested in social issues and the Emarati experience. Maybe just a bit of politics. We encourage you to join in.467 followers | Follow
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Type-A bureaucrat who professionally pushes papers in the Middle East. History nerd, linguistic geek, and devoted news junkie.435 followers | Follow
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Director of international liberal institute for Middle East and North Africa in Cairo, desk activist, ex-journalist, political commentator and Philhellene404 followers | Follow
Sarah-J Cunningham
Determined and curious. Leaving behind everything that meant home and exploring a new found love. The Middle East. Seeking beauty in all forms.389 followers | Follow
Anas El Gomati
Freelance Libyan Political Analyst: Tripoli - Paris - London. Following Libya as it develops from Dystopia to Utopia.377 followers | Follow
عبدالمحسن الحمد
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Quiet Diplomacy
Quiet Diplomacy is UAE's first International affairs magazine from the heart of the Diplomatic community. Launched on 20/11/2011 by Publishing Editor @MobisherR314 followers | Follow
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Window on The World / Internationale Presseschau mit Bild & Biss / Israel, Orient, West / ישראל300 followers | Follow
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YosemiteSam a.k.a. the FunGuerilla No.1 & my 40 Desperados. We're only 40 but we twitter like we're 400. We're laughing @ evil 'cause humour's a powerful weapon281 followers | Follow
Merlin Pimpim
PhD student working on Islamic social movements. Likes indie movies, strong coffee, and coups d'état.253 followers | Follow
Yasser El-Shimy
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Bayan Claremont Islamic Graduate School, Football, Soccer, Racquetball, Coaching, Parenting, Camping, Nature, Academics, Islamic Studies, and Technology.237 followers | Follow
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Free thinker, seeking more rights for all people of the Middle East. Its our time....181 followers | Follow
Daniel Graeber
Graeber's work on MENA and the energy sector has been featured with UPl as well as foreign media outlets. Academic work assesses the doctrine of containment.167 followers | Follow
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We analyze political events in the Middle East. More than 20,000 news articles weekly in various languages.166 followers | Follow
Beth Bowman
We want your research on our new MENA academic journal just for young scholars! Email us at kulnajournal@gmail.com155 followers | Follow
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Journalist interested in serious stuff, nothing trivial. Anything here is my own. RTs = interest NOT endorsement.142 followers | Follow
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For freedom of information without any censorship. Our virtual team is working from Basle in Switzerland and from Cairo in Egypt.131 followers | Follow
Saeb Shaath
Author,Mid East Political Expert and the founder of the Alternative media platform SaebPress.120 followers | Follow
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Natalia Rolleston is a BBC World Service journalist with an interest in Middle Eastern cooking and sketch shows...97 followers | Follow
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Geraldine Boyd
Christian, wife, mum - 25 yrs in the M East have profoundly influenced who I am and how I think. Tweets in Dutch and English85 followers | Follow
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MEA biz analyst for FSG, Caps, Nats, & Hoosiers fan, electronic music and food enthusiast. Views and opinions tweeted are entirely my own27 followers | Follow
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Egyptian-American Journalist , Senior M.E. Correspondent.; covered ME peace since Camp David. Hosted “Dialogue with the West”, an award-winning TV program25 followers | Follow
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