Sarah Khalil

Sarah is a news editor and journalist at The New Arab. She holds an MA in Applied Linguistics focusing on journalism in translation from Arabic. She has over 12 years experience in TV and online journalism, including six years at The New Arab.

Areas of focus: Lebanese politics, women’s issues and culture in the MENA region.

Follow her on Twitter: @skhalil1984

Exposing Malawi's dangerous secret labour deal with Israel

In-depth: Malawi has quietly launched a program to export labourers to Israel at a time when foreign workers are leaving the state amid its deadly military campaign in Gaza.

07 December, 2023

US weapons used by Israel killed civilians in Gaza: Amnesty

Amnesty International has revealed that Israel used US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) in two unlawful strikes on homes in the Gaza Strip, which killed 43 civilians, including 19 children.

05 December, 2023

What is Israel's Ben Gurion canal plan and why Gaza matters

As Israel intensifies its Gaza onslaught, focus turns to the controversial Ben Gurion Canal Project, originally proposed in the 1960s as an alternative to the Suez Canal.

17 November, 2023

Gaza war: Why are leaders calling for 'pause', not ceasefire

Why are Western leaders reluctant to call for a ceasefire and are choosing instead to back a 'humanitarian pause'?

02 November, 2023

420 children killed, injured daily in Israel's Gaza assault

Israeli bombardment in Gaza has killed 3,648 Palestinian children since 7 October, with at least a thousand more missing.

02 November, 2023

What does Israel's 'total siege' of Gaza mean?

Gaza's already existing siege has become much worse, with electricity and water about to be completely cut off.

12 October, 2023

Gaza hospitals face catastrophe as Israel cuts power, water

The situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic' and hospitals are 'overwhelmed', the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said, warning that the situation will worsen.

11 October, 2023

How did Arab states react to Hamas attack on Israel?

Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years, killing more than 100 Israelis. The attack comes amid a recent wave of normalisation between Israel and Arab states. So how did major Arab countries react?

07 October, 2023

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The MENA medalists

A recap of the Olympic athletes from the MENA region who returned home with medals from Tokyo 2020.

09 August, 2021

Ramadan, fasting and Covid-19: Your medical questions answered

Dr Milad Hilli speaks to The New Arab to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the effects of fasting during Ramadan amid the coronavirus pandemic.

27 April, 2021