Diaà Hadid

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut-based reporter with The AP. I instagram life & tweet news, whimsy & music.

Privileged witness of the Arab Spring. Covered Egypt/Libya/Syria/Lebanon/Iraq/Palestinian Territories & Israel.

Fluent English & Arabic speaker, Lebanese, Palestinian & Egyptian dialects. Understand Gulf dialects & cutely mangle Tunisian. Conversational Hebrew & kicking up Spanish to fluency. I speak geek.

Tell me your stories & find mine on diaahadid.blogspot.com

  • Work
    • The Associated Press
  • Education
    • Arabic-language specialist, Australia National University