The New Arab Staff

Anas Ambri

Ambri

Anas is a researcher at The New Arab Investigative Unit.
Areas of focus: FOIs, migration, MENA

The Telegram channel of DDoSecrets, seen by many as WikiLeaks successor, was shut down with a request from Israel’s 'cyber unit' viewed as the likely cause.

23 August, 2024

Despite its reluctance to reform, the EU border agency improved its Freedom of Information processes after an intervention from the EU Ombudsman.

20 August, 2024

CEPOL, the EU police training agency, is collaborating with the Arab League’s political extradition body in spite of its human rights obligations.

02 July, 2024

The US has considered suspending military aid destined to this notorious Israeli army unit due to its involvement in abuses on Palestinians in the West Bank.

23 May, 2024

In-depth: Israel is using its allegations against UNRWA as ammunition to push the UN agency out of Jerusalem, placing thousands of Palestinian refugees at risk.

24 April, 2024

In-depth: Some families of Israeli captives wanted to protest their government's failure to bring them back. A far-right movement took over their demands.

27 March, 2024

Pro-Kremlin disinformation has been raging online since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. MENA-focused fact-checker outlets are now caught in the crosshairs.

16 February, 2024

Since Hamas’ October 7 attack, and throughout the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, US President Biden has been spreading false or unverified claims about the war.

02 February, 2024

In-depth: The New Arab looks into the deal currently in negotiation between the EU and Egypt - and explains why it will fail to prevent migrant deaths at sea.

31 January, 2024

Standoff between hired "provocateurs" and protestors against controversial Armenian Patriarchate deal not an Arab-Armenian brawl as claimed.

29 January, 2024