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BBC News journalist. Head of BBC Arabic documentaries, investigations, programmes. Former Editor, BBC World News, BBCOS, Global. Former #BBCNewsTen
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Joined April 2011
BBC Verify and BBC Arabic have examined social media videos that show how from 2020 onwards several armed Palestinian groups practised hostage-taking, raiding compounds and breaching Israel's defences in plain sight to prepare for the 7 October attack. https://t.co/TErrp1ksSw
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BBC Arabic and BBC Verify have pieced together how armed groups came together to train for the assault.
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Is south of Gaza 'safe' or even safer? https://t.co/UkqFawICnC - strong collaborative work by @MerlynThomas, Shereen Sherif from @BBCArabic & Ahmed Nour from @BBCMonitoring
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The BBC has analysed four strikes in south Gaza, where civilians were told to evacuate to.
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Israel told civilians in Gaza to flee south for safety, but strikes have continued there. We have verified four attacks in areas of "safety" https://t.co/9vlvSoqbZ6
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The BBC has analysed four strikes in south Gaza, where civilians were told to evacuate to.
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So sad to read this news. And @jonsopel absolutely right, what a kind and decent colleague. Supportive, inspiring and an amazing journalist.
Tributes will rightly be paid to a fantastic journalist and brilliant broadcaster - but George was the most decent, principled, kindest, most honourable man I have ever worked with. What a loss.
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Tributes will rightly be paid to a fantastic journalist and brilliant broadcaster - but George was the most decent, principled, kindest, most honourable man I have ever worked with. What a loss.
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The award-winning journalist was a respected fixture on British TV news for more than three decades.
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Thank you Greta for sharing Ali’s story. Ali’s message - and his father’s grief - needs to be heard around the world.
“Cancer became just like a flu…” Ali, a young man from Iraq who lived on a @bp_plc oil field, died of leukaemia last Friday. His father challenged BP at its AGM, demanding an end to its cancer-causing pollution.
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Very pleased a film I worked on as a producer/editor won an Emmy tonight. Brave reporting by Nawal Al-Maghafi Congratulations team.
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Oil pollution threatens Egypt’s ‘super coral’, investigation finds - BBC... https://t.co/wfJ6q5jj7r via @YouTube
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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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“Simmering under that facade of innocence was a hot mama ready to come out” Grease actor Didi ‘Frenchy’ Conn reflects on the life of her co-star Olivia Newton-John who sadly passed away aged 73 #Newsnight
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With the country in the grip of the hottest weather on record, #Newsnight's @YasminaraKhan went to Greater Manchester yesterday with a thermal imaging camera to show what parts of the city are experiencing the worst of the heat:
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NEW “Low level… populist nonsense” that would force the Bank of England to raise interest rates faster…former Chancellor Ken Clarke telling me his view of the unfunded tax cut plans in what he called a “depressing” opening 24 hours of the Tory leadership contest #Newsnight
"Tough and difficult decisions are required now, not more populist nonsense" Former chancellor Ken Clarke on the leadership race and the vast economic challenge facing the next PM #Newsnight
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"Tough and difficult decisions are required now, not more populist nonsense" Former chancellor Ken Clarke on the leadership race and the vast economic challenge facing the next PM #Newsnight
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Haftar’s Russian Mercenaries: Inside the Wagner Group by Nader Ibrahim, Ilya Barabanov and Nick Sturdee for BBC Arabic wins the Television Documentary category https://t.co/Nwu19gjAUo 🏆🌟#OWMAwards2022
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Great to see our Wagner investigation in the final 3 for Best TV Documentary award from One World Media! Fingers crossed for June the 16th!
Say hello to our nominees! Our Awards season this year has been so exciting with a wide range of stories from around the world. Our panels of 62 judges have made their selections across 15 categories. Please join us in celebrating them. https://t.co/rvicw3JL6f
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Absolutely honoured to win this award with such a great team!!! #amnestymediaawards
The journalism with exceptional impact award goes to @BBCArabic, BBC News Russia & BBC Digital News for their very timely Inside The Wagner Group Congrats @Nader_SM Paul Mitchell, @nicksturdee and Ilya Barabanov https://t.co/J1xZC465E3
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If you don't recognise these tactics, then you haven't been paying attention. From Kharkiv's frontline, #Ukraine @dcinfocus and Feras. With thanks to our local team. @BBCNews @BBCWorld Graphic content warning.
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We at @BBCNews unreservedly condemn decision by Russian Government to expel our Correspondent @sarahrainsford from Moscow at end of month. Excellent and knowledgeable journalist, always fair.
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Another piece of journalism that is fascinating, read below on how a found iPad figured into figuring out Russian mercenaries in Libya.
It's out. Our long-read into Wagner's operations in Libya, based on two key bits of evidence we got hold of in Tripoli:
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