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Martin Armstrong

Armstrong

Martin Armstrong is a journalist with The New Arab. Formerly based in Lebanon he has travelled extensively in the MENA region and written for outlets including Al-Jazeera, The Guardian, Middle East Eye, VICE, and The Christian Science Monitor

Damascus water wars expose Assadist rifts, threaten humanitarian disaster

Millions in Damascus face restricted access to water with humanitarian concerns also growing for civilians trapped in Wadi Barada, with Hezbollah reluctant to stop pro-regime advances in the area.

06 January, 2017

Deadly car-bomb rocks Syrian regime's Lattakia stronghold

At least nine people were reportedly killed on Thursday when a car bomb attack struck a crowded street in Jableh, in Lattakia province.

05 January, 2017

Syrian rebels 'signed different ceasefire agreement' to regime copy

More than ten Syrian rebel groups claim the ceasefire agreement being pursued by the regime is different to what they signed up for, pointing to regime violations in Wadi Barada.

31 December, 2016

Syria's water war reaches boiling point around Damascus

Damascus relies on water from besieged rebel-held Wadi Barada, but either sabotage or regime bombing has stopped water flowing to Syria's capital.

30 December, 2016

Christmas in diaspora: Reflections of an Iraqi priest

Father Nadheer Dako moved from Iraq nearly three years ago to head the UK's Chaldean community. IS persecution of Christians in Iraq means thoughts are never far from home

24 December, 2016

Shoot the bustard: UAE royals under fire during love-hunt

A convoy carrying members of the UAE royal family has come under fire while hunting the rare Houbara bustard during a Safari trip in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

22 December, 2016

Netanyahu wary ahead of imminent UN vote on settlement-building

The Israeli leader has a rocky relationship with the Obama administration and is concerned that Washington's power of veto may not come to its rescue this time.

22 December, 2016

'People's convoy' departs UK to build hospital in Aleppo

The Syria Campaign raised over £155,000 in just ten days through an online crowdsourcing campaign and aims to use the funds to construct a children's hospital in northern Aleppo province.

17 December, 2016

Retiring with a heavy heart: Ban-ki and Syria regrets

The outgoing UN secretary general has expressed grave 'regrets' over his legacy and Syria's brutal, ongoing civil war. Inheriting the Syria file is certainly no enviable task for his succesor

16 December, 2016

East Aleppo evacuation underway after violence, uncertainty, delays

Evacuations from east Aleppo began on Thursday following drawn out negotiations, with aid organisations still unclear over certain terms of the agreement between the Syrian regime and rebel groups.

15 December, 2016