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International Correspondent @BBCnewsnight / Filmmaker @BBC - 3X Emmy award winner, UN Leo Navas Award recipient, RTS and Amnesty Young Journo 2018.
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We did it! Taking an Emmy home for our film Yemen’s Covid Cover-up… So thrilled!! I wish the entire team was here to receive it. Well done to us all!
@BBCArabicPress
&
@frontlinepbs
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Its important to acknowledge that if it wasn’t for
@AramRoston
’s incredible reporting for
@BuzzFeed
in 2018 this investigation wouldn’t have been possible. What he revealed gave me a starting point.
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You can watch our full investigation American Mercenaries: Killing in the UAE - in English and Arabic - via these links..
English:
Arabic:
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I first started investigating the murder of Martine Vik Magnussen over a decade ago and have spent all these years wondering what the main suspect Farouk Abdulhak has to say about what happened that night, I finally got answers..
#MurderInMayfair
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Some personal news 📣: So excited to be joining the very talented team at Newsnight as International correspondent working on international coverage and investigations from around the world… but also very glad that I don’t have to say goodbye to my family at BBC arabic docs!
We’re delighted to announce Nawal Al-Maghafi
@BBCNawal
will join
@BBCNewsnight
as International Correspondent, in a new partnership with
@bbcworldservice
languages - working on international coverage and delivering investigations from around the world.
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The BBC’s
@BBCYaldaHakim
has been reporting on
#Afghanistan
for over a decade, watch as Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen calls her live on air… interview in full
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Our investigation filmed undercover in Baghdad and Karbala, some of Iraq's holiest shrines, exposes a secret world of sexual exploitation of children and young women by a religious elite...
#IraqsSexTrade
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I’M BACK! I’ve spent over a month travelling more than 2000km across
#Yemen
to cover how a country already battling the worlds worst humanitarian crisis dealt with
#coronavirus
. I have so much content that I will be sharing over the next few weeks. Watch this space!
@BBCNewsPR
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Thank you for reviewing our film
@thetimes
@radiotimes
@independent
Have you watched yet? It’s now on
@BBCiplayer
and
@YouTube
for our audience worldwide
AMERICAN MERCENARIES: Killing in Yemen
Let me know what you think
#AmericanMercs
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Our latest doc AMERICAN MERCENARIES: KILLING IN YEMEN is out tomorrow. For the first time on camera, former US special forces describe how they were hired by the UAE to carry out assassinations in Yemen.
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This made my day - 8 year old Salim from our film seems to be doing a lot better after a month in
#UNICEFS
malnutrition ward.
#Starvingyemen
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Its been a few days since I got back from
#Yemen
.. no words can describe how difficult it is to see it so broken. Everyone I met, old friends and family, are exhausted from worrying about how they will make ends meet, food has become so expensive and most have lost their income.
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Here it is: Our latest investigation how the UAE funded political assassinations in Yemen, documentary to follow tonight on
@BBCArabic
@BBCNewsnight
@BBCTwo
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مقابلتي مع الرئيس السابق مجرد جزء وجيز من فلم وثائقي سوف يبث على
@BBCOurWorld
يوم السبت ١٧ ديسمبر و
@BBCArabic
يوم ٢٠.
#FuneralBombing
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They arrived!The two
#Emmys
we won for Iraq’s Secret Sex Trade... delighted our film was recognised but even more grateful that I met this brilliant team through the making of the film and the incredibly brave women who shared their stories with us!
#IraqSexTrade
@BBCArabicDocs
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Meeting and saying goodbye to 8 year old Hassan was the hardest part of my
#Yemen
trip. His life was saved by Nurse Makiya at a malnutrition clinic in Aslam. She told me “He is getting better now but who will feed him once he goes back home?”. (Tweet 1/3)
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amazing night at
#RTSAwards
... I am so honoured that my work was recognised amongst journalists whos work I admire so much ... Im so lucky to have had the support of these amazing ppl
@marcperky
@kavpuri
@JackyMartens
@Benfrancisallen
-
@BBCArabic
@BBCOurWorld
#bbcnewsten
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مقابلتي مع الرئيس السابق علي عبدالله صالح على
@BBCArabic
اليوم الساعه سادسه بتوقيت جرينتش. #اليمن
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#الموت_في_العزاء
تحقيقي عن حادثة القاعة الكبرى على قناة البي بي سي النسخة العربي
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Truly honoured, thank you.
The past few years have taught me how important our profession is,
to give voice to the voiceless and to hold the powerful to account on behalf of the powerless. Press freedom is being threatened all over the world, our work is needed now more than ever
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So grateful for all the coverage of my investigation into Martine Vik Magnussen’s murder…you can now watch the documentary on
@BBCIplayer
via this link
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This reminds me of when the Houthis entered Sana’a. Heartbreaking to latest event in
#Afghanistan
. 20 years of war, thousands of lives lost.. for what?
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Such an honour to recieve this award. Thank you! What an incredible night 🙏🏻❤️
We are proud to honor
@BBCNawalMaghafi
with our Leo Nevas Human Rights Award. She is a torchbearer for the power of journalism to bring human rights abuses out of the dark.
#GlobalLeadership
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TONIGHT my first piece as
@BBCNewsnight
’s International Correspondent: We spoke to Afghan interpreters who are amongst more than 1,000 ppl (500 of them children) who have been deemed eligible to come to the
#UK
by the MOD.
2 yrs on and they are stuck in hotels in
#Pakistan
.
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Well...this was lovely news to wake up to! Long listed alongside some brilliant journalists and friends... THANK YOU 😆
@oneworldm
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Every time I go to
#Sanaa
there is so much that I no longer recognise... one place that always remained the same and reminded me of why I love Sanaa so much was Ali Alamranis Tea Cafe in the old city.. so sad to hear that he passed away. RIP Ali.
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Great turnout at
#StandWithYemen
event in
#London
. Lovely to see people I met in
#Yemen
here telling their stories from the ground.
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Another incredible investigation by
#bbcafricaeye
!
Thread:
Sex for Grades - university lecturers harassing female students, pressuring them for sex in return for grades or admission - is a scandal that's gone on for decades.
You asked
#BBCAfricaEye
to investigate.
This is what we found.
Full doc:
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I know what i’ll be watching tonight! Tune in to BBC One tonight to watch as my brave friend and colleague
@BBCYaldaHakim
meets with a Taliban commander from the front line in her latest
@BBCPanorama
🙌
#Afghanishtan
What kind of country will Afghanistan become after falling to the Taliban?
@BBCYaldaHakim
meets a Taliban commander from the front line and hears from those in fear of the future.
@BBCPanorama
|
@BBCOne
| Tonight | 7:35pm
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My latest on Yemen : Yemen is becoming the new Syria – and Britain is directly to blame | via
@Telegraph
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Back home after a long but insightful trip to
#Yemen
.. We travelled across the country and spoke to victims of the war and to a few people with power to end some of their suffering. I’m looking forward to putting the reports together and sharing their stories with you all!
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My piece on our investigation into
#IraqsSexTrade
for
@ObserverUK
- In Iraq, religious ‘pleasure marriages’ are a front for child prostitution
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The mothers I spent time with are terrified that their sons will b taken away to fight alongside the
#Houthis
(many have been taken by force). “Boys are no longer being taught to work towards becoming doctors or engineers -but to take up arms and defend, protect their dignity.”
Its been a few days since I got back from
#Yemen
.. no words can describe how difficult it is to see it so broken. Everyone I met, old friends and family, are exhausted from worrying about how they will make ends meet, food has become so expensive and most have lost their income.
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Tonight on
#BBCNewsTen
- We meet 8 year old Alaa from
#Sanaa
. Once confined to rural areas, the threat of famine has now reached the capital My report from
#Yemen
.
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Tonight on
#BBCNewsTen
... we travel across
#Yemen
to find out how former president
#Saleh
was killed... we also ask, to what extent is
#Iran
involved in
#Yemens
war?...
#SaudiArabia
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This weekend on
@BBCOurWorld
... My latest "
#Conflict
and
#Cholera
:
#Yemen
's Catastrophe" Produced by
@DariusBazargan
and Filmed by
@MMkhlafi
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Yemen: 1 million children on brink of starvation; a country facing famine. On News at Ten
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Today we release new details about the extraordinary kidnapping and secretive detention of Princess Latifa. Such a pleasure working with producer
@SofiaBettiza
and radio by
@derrickevans
. Full investigation by the brilliant
@jane_mcmullen
is on
@bbciplayer
#MissingPrincess
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I’ve been receiving reports from
#Sanaa
all day... people are falling ill with covid like symptoms. Signs of the second wave, but the
#houthi
authorities continue to cover it up. And now reports of
#airstrikes
across the city.
#Yemen
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Such terrible news for the people of Yemen, efforts to extend the truce have failed. Millions will now be at risk if fighting resumes.
The past six months have brought desperately needed hope to millions of Yemenis. Heartbreaking news.
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Tonight on
@BBCArabic
6pm GMT and
@BBCNewsnight
my interview with Former President of
#Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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EXCLUSIVE: Saudi crown prince wants out of Yemen war, leaked emails reveal via
@MiddleEastEye
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Feeding my baby daughter and thinking of all the new mothers in
#Afghanistan
who once looked into their daughters eyes and had such big dreams for them… I wonder how they must be feeling now…Knowing that with the Taliban now in control, most of those dreams are impossible.
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Saudis’ US-backed war in Yemen could leave ‘an entire generation crippled by hunger’
#starvingyemen
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If you missed my piece from
#Sanaa
,
#Yemen
on
#BBCNewsTen
last night, you can watch Alaa and Abdulilahs stories here :
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Tonight on
#bbcnewsten
, I interview General Brigadier Ahmed Alasiri on
#StarvingYemen
,
#Cluster
bombs and
#UK
Arms sales.
#Yemen
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Tonight on
@BBCWorld
and
@BBCArabic
my interview with Former President of
#Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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You can watch our documentary tonight at 9pm on
@BBC2
or
@BBCArabic
and you can also listen to the detailed podcast dropping on The Documentary
@bbcworldservice
on the 24th April
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Please take the time to sign this petition today. Nasrin dedicated her life to
#humanrights
work, including defending women who peacefully protest against
#Iran
’s forced hijab laws. She has now been sentenced to 33 years in prison.
#FreeNasrin
Twitter friends. We need you. We've been putting the pressure on
#Iran
to
#FreeNasrin
via Instagram & Facebook but we really need your help too. Please help us mobilize on
@Twitter
. Take action now & share with others,
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علي عبدالله #صالح. الرجل الذي رقص على رؤوس الثعابين طوال ٣٥ عام، قُتل اليوم. البعض في #اليمن يبكون موته، وآخرون يحتفلون، ولكن لا خلاف بين أي أحد على الخوف والقلق مما هو آت. من مقابلتي مع صالح العام الماضي:
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Very important piece by
@BowenBBC
on
#BBCNewsten
tonight... We should remember Croat war criminal Praljak's victims, not his suicide.
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11 month old Abdulilahs mother Jameela tells me she has already lost her two other children to hunger, Abdulilah is all she has to live for. - Tonight on
#BBCNewsTen
my report from
#Sanaa
.
#Yemen
.
#StarvingYemen
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My superstar sister is opening the
#TedX
event in London today... it starts at 5pm .. you can watch here:
#TedTalks
#Yemen
#EmpowerByConnection
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Goodbye beautiful Hanna... I’m already missing your sweet messages of support, your thoughtfulness, your kindness and your smile.. You will never be forgotten. ❤️
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This made my day ❤️ : BBC News - Cornwall stranger funds Yemen girl's tumour operation
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Our film Weapons of Mass
#Surveillance
now available online in English and Arabic -
#UAE
#SaudiArabia
#BAESystems
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In the company of 2 brilliant journalists as we celebrate th life of th incredible Marie Colvin.
@bbclysedoucet
&
@kavpuri
... Support the Marie Colvin charity if you can- theyre doing great work supporting freelance female journalists in the Middle East.
#MarieColvin
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Praying that everyone sitting around the table realises the responsibility they shoulder... an entire nations people is deperate to live in peace and this peace process is the only way forward.
#Yemen
#Stockholm
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Really proud to be sharing tonight’s
@frontlinepbs
episode with 3 other female filmmakers who I admire so much! First half is
@ramitanavai
&
@mais_mohammed1
’s film: Iraq’s Assassin’s and second half is our film: Yemen’s Covid Cover-up Produced by myself and
@saraobeidat
.
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An excellent piece of journalism on the forgotten war in Yemen - Thank you
@sharifkouddous
Absolutely heartbreaking.
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@BBCArabic
1905gmt
@BBCNewsnight
and
@BBCtwo
from 2235gmt
Director:
@Jeky_Kelly
DOP:
@jackwgarland
Editor:
@chedders3lla
Graphics: Jasmine Bonshor
Composer:
@bonarbradberry
Executive Producer:
@garnsey_monica
And several other incredible colleagues who can’t be named.
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Have to add that I was lucky to work with the most incredible team! Producer
@saraobeidat
, Exec
@garnsey_monica
and Editor
@GARYBEELDERS
.. on the ground it was shot by
@MMkhlafi
, AP
@ahmedbaider1
with support from
@SuaadS
. 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Tonight
@BBCNawal
investigates how both sides in the divided nation of Yemen have failed to protect their citizens from the pandemic.
@BBCTwo
|
@BBCArabic
| 11.30pm
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The UK government has sold around £5.4 billion in arms since the war in
#Yemen
began in 2015. Today, the
#UK
government has pledged it would provide “atleast” £87m this year, down from £214m last year.
#YemenCrisis
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Whatever you think of our film - Lets not lose sight of the fact that it exposes some clerics facilitating child abuse next to some of Islams holiest shrines. That’s what we should be focusing on.
#IraqsSexTrade
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Its on
@BBCiPlayer
🙌🏻📺
#EscapingEurope
: Every week hundreds of Syrians are turning their back on
#Europe
. They risk their lives as they're smuggled from the EU into
#Turkey
, en route to Syria. W/ brilliant producers:
@Benfrancisallen
+
@mamdouhakbiek
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Heartbreaking reading these updates every morning
#letafghangirlslearn
Day 17 of Taliban ban on girls returning to secondary school in Afghanistan. Millions of girls across the country continue to be confined to their homes, deprived of an education
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn
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So thrilled to be joining the
@BBCNewsnight
team for the next few months. Watch our film tonight on
#Abortion
laws in
#NorthernIreland
and let me know what you think! 📺🎥
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