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Paul McLoughlin

McLoughlin

Paul is a senior news editor with The New Arab and author of Syria Insight, a regular feature on TNA. Paul graduated with a BA in Modern Middle Eastern History and worked in the Middle East as a journalist, including Oman and Jordan, for close to a decade before joining The New Arab prior to its launch in 2014.

 

Areas of focus: Syria, Iran and Gulf issues.

 

Follow him on Twitter: @PaullMcLoughli

Syria has witnessed another year of extreme suffering in 2022, with the next 12 months expected to get worse for other reasons. We spell out the three key issues that will affect Syrians in 2023.

22 December, 2022

In-depth: The rivalry between Celtic and Rangers has been rooted in history and religion, yet Middle East politics have also shown to be a key symbol of both clubs' identities.

15 December, 2022

Human rights groups have decried Israel's use of punitive residency revocation for Palestinians.

02 December, 2022

A recent conflict between former Syrian rebels and a suspected Islamic State group cell has highlighted the growing instability in Daraa province. Will the destruction of this IS cell make the southern Syrian province safer?

30 November, 2022

The suspected Islamic State group cell had been accused of targeting members of the opposition in southern Syria's Daraa province.

16 November, 2022

Northeast Syria remains one of the worst-hit areas of the country by the latest cholera outbreak, which threatens thousands of lives.

26 October, 2022

Russia has killed thousands of Syrian civilians in airstrikes, following its devastating intervention in the country's war.

30 September, 2022

While Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on, we look at the consequences the invasion has had on Moscow's influence in Syria.

27 September, 2022

Hundreds of civilians were shot dead in regime sniper attacks in Syria, with a harrowing new report from the Syrian Justice and Accountability Centre highlighting the scale of the killings.

07 September, 2022

Movements in the US Congress could see action against the Assad regime's captagon trade, but after years of negligence could it be too late?

04 August, 2022