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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

Double-tap strikes: Syria's weapon of terror is challenged

The Syrian Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) has documented 58 double-tap strikes in Syria, which have left countless civilians and rescue workers dead.

21 July, 2022

Syria Insight: Russia's border aid veto threatens millions

Idlib province is currently without access to lifesaving aid and food, with millions - mostly women and children - now at risk of starvation.

11 July, 2022

Meet the scientists calling for action to protect the Gulf

Home to a surprisingly rich environment for sealife, scientists have called on Gulf states to do more to protect their waters.

07 July, 2022

Syria Insight: Why did Israel bomb Damascus Airport?

After Israeli strikes on Damascus Airport many are asking: Did Russia allow this to happen or is Moscow simply too weak to do anything about it?

17 June, 2022

Syria regime detains chief suspect in Tadamon massacre

The Syrian regime faced widespread criticism over a massacre of hundreds of civilians in the Damascus suburb of Tadamon.

30 May, 2022

Syrians to be 'locked in their homes' during Lebanon vote

Elections in Lebanon will take place this weekend. While Lebanese are being encouraged to go out and vote, Syrians are being ordered to remain in their homes for two days.

13 May, 2022

Libya is jailing progressive youths on charges of 'atheism'

In-depth: Progressive activists in Libya have been detained by security forces on accusations of promoting atheism and forced to sign 'confessions', triggering fears of a return to Gaddafi's repressive era.

29 March, 2022

Who was Qassem Soleimani, Iran's 'Shadow Commander'?

Book Club: Little was known of Qassem Soleimani until after his assassination by the United States in January 2020. But as Arash Azizi's biography reveals, the shadowy commander was instrumental in helping shift regional dynamics to Iran's favour.

23 March, 2022

Why protests in Suweida are troubling for the Syrian regime

Analysis: Suweida has broken out into protest once again, but those participating in the demonstrations are different from previous unrest, reflecting deep-seated problems in the Syrian province.

11 February, 2022

How Iran and Russia became frenemies in Syria

Analysis: Despite both backing the same side in Syria's war, relations between Iran and Russia are becoming increasingly fraught.

10 February, 2022