First thoughts on the #Iran war - fast moving, so the fix changes every day! codastory.com/armed-conflict…

#Iran's Islamic regime seems to have crushed its latest and greatest challenge - for the moment. The story is far from over. An execution stayed: Why the Islamic Republic might cling to power in Iran codastory.com/polarization/a… @CodaStory

A timeless and timely reminder at a time when the #BBC is under attack : facebook.com/share/v/1CsBD6n…

Thoroughly researched and documented, a chilling scrutiny of the death trap the "humanitarian" food hubs became. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75q…

We have lost a great writer on the Middle East, a great friend, an exemplar of modesty in a profession plagued by ego. His Gun and the Olive Branch remains a classic. David Hirst, 1936-2025. theguardian.com/world/2025/s…

PM of #Israel @IsraeliPM The weak crumble, are slaughtered and are erased from history while the strong, for good or for ill, survive. The strong are respected, and alliances are made with the strong, and in the end peace is made with the strong. 8:05 PM · Aug 29, 2018

Bereft parents grieve as #Turkey refuses to repatriate remains of dissident journalists killed in suspected Turkish drone strike on their clearly-marked press car in North-east #Syria. al-monitor.com/originals/202…

In the first episode of Table for Two, I sat down with legendary BBC correspondent Jim Muir. From Lebanon’s civil war to the Kurdish uprising, Baghdad post-2003, and encounters with Talabani, Barzani, Nasrallah & more. 50 years of frontline journalism. Coming soon @964English @964arabic @964kurdi #TableForTwo

Fun Fact #293 : #Trump's fave word #tariff comes from Arabic : taarif (تعريف) meaning Notification, instruction, announcement etc..

#Israel apparently stealing ancient olive trees from #south_Lebanon. Really? Is that in the ceasefire agreement?

One life at a time...There's a daunting ocean of need in #Gaza, but anything you can spare to give to PGDP will go direct to individuals in need on the ground. Every penny. donkeysaddle.org/palestine-g…

Strategic implications of change in #syria. codastory.com/armed-conflict…

If you missed this @LSEMiddleEast event with @MuirJim, the podcast is now available. lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=dfb4…

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs killed Benjamín Netanyahu

#Lebanon : News people : pls note that #Dahieh is not a place name like #Beirut, it's a word that means "suburb". So when you say the Dahieh suburb, you're saying "the Suburb suburb". I just say "the southern suburbs".

Jewish Miriam Margolyes says it like it is, it looks like Hitler has won.

Scary stuff. Fantasy or future reality? open.substack.com/pub/adamto…

This is Rasha. A Palestinian citizen of Israel. She’s a beauty shop owner in very north of Israel who couldn’t be further from Gaza in Majd al-Krum. Her crime? A social media post expressing sadness and solidarity with Palestinians in Rafah after the tent massacre. Via @ShusterNoam hrebat IG

Powerful words by 102 years old philosopher Edgar Morin, one of France's most revered intellectual figures, as well as a Jewish WW2 resistant who fought as a lieutenant in De Gaulle's France combattante. twitter.com/Bob30031583/stat… Here are his words on Gaza: "I am both astonished and outraged by the fact that those who represent the descendants of a people who were persecuted for centuries for religious or racial reasons... That the descendants of this people who are today the decision-makers of the State of Israel, that they could not only colonize an entire people, partly drive them out of their land and seek to expel them for good... But also, after the massacre of October 7, engaged in a real massive slaughter on the populations of Gaza and continue, incessantly, hitting civilians, women, and children. And to see the silence of the world, the silence of the United States, protectors of Israel, the silence of the Arab states, the silence of the European states who claim to be defenders of culture, humanity, human rights. I think we are living through a horrible tragedy because we are also powerless in the face of this thing that is unleashing. At least, I say: bear witness! The only thing that remains if we cannot resist concretely is to testify. Let's resist in our minds, let's not be fooled, let's not forget, let's have the courage to face things head-on."