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BBC Middle East Correspondent. Essex native.

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Joined January 2009
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    Dec 6

    "A place where the generations change but their story stays the same". With the latest court hearing due, our piece looking back on the prison break in northern

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    15 hours ago

    Trump tells : I thought (Abbas) wanted to make a deal more than Netanyahu. (Abbas) was almost like a father. He was so nice... After meeting with Bibi for 3 minutes, I looked at him [and realized] you don't want to make a deal (1/3)

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  3. Dec 10

    …between Israel and the United States and therefore it was important for him to congratulate the incoming US President.” 2/2

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  4. Dec 10

    Netanyahu responds to Trump’s “fuck him” line to : “Former Prime Minister Netanyahu greatly appreciates President Trump's tremendous contribution to the State of Israel and its security. He also greatly appreciated the importance of the strong alliance… 1/2

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  5. Dec 10

    31-year-old Jamil Abu Ayyash killed by military fire near Beita village in northern West Bank, says health ministry. At least 8th Palestinian killed in protests against settlement outpost there since May

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    Dec 10

    On International Human Rights Day, the BBC calls on Iran to end its harassment of BBC News Persian staff. There have been death threats towards journalists, an asset freeze, online harassment and gendered attacks on women journalists.

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  7. Dec 9

    The full quote - Trump to Trump: "Bibi would have lost the election if it wasn't for me, and then he was the first person to congratulate Joe Biden. I haven’t spoken to him since. Fuck him"

    Trump speaks to in Israel’s most-read daily. Says he hasn’t spoken to Netanyahu since the he congratulated Biden on election win - Trump’s full quote makes it in English on the front page
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  8. Dec 9

    Trump speaks to in Israel’s most-read daily. Says he hasn’t spoken to Netanyahu since the he congratulated Biden on election win - Trump’s full quote makes it in English on the front page

    היום ב-"7 ימים": דונלד טראמפ מדבר כפי שמעולם לא שמעתם, בריאיון בלעדי לספרו החדש של - לא מעכל את ההפסד בבחירות ולא מאמין שנתניהו העז לברך את ביידן
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    Dec 9

    We’re pleased to announce that Sima Kotecha has been appointed ’s UK Editor. Sima will be based in Birmingham for this key role, using the city as a base as she reports from across the four nations of the UK.

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  10. Dec 7

    Stabbing in - woman in hospital with minor injuries. Border police arrested a girl in school - locals say she’s in her early-mid teens

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    Dec 5

    The Palestinian jailbreak that rocked Israel

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    Dec 7

    Watch this: a great film on the Palestinian jailbreak that rocked Israel by

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    Dec 6

    Watch: This amazing piece by our Jerusalem Bureau team explaining how September’s dramatic prison break invoked powerful stories from the past. ⁦⁩ for ⁦⁩

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    Dec 6

    Brilliant reporting from and my esteemed colleagues in Jerusalem.

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    Dec 5

    Last week our team won best single news story for this report at . Fred Scott Haunting as it was, hope it serves as a reminder to the world to remain cautious.

    "Covid-19 has hit this country with a ferocity not seen before...but not unexpected either". WARNING - this is a very distressing but necessary report from , Fred Scott and Sanjay Ganguly on the human catastrophe unfolding in . Please watch
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    Dec 6

    The period for collective bargaining between the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Istanbul bureau has ended in disagreement. We will announce our decision to strike on 07.12.2021 at 1100 local time in Istanbul.

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    Dec 2

    Here in Vienna: - A source inside nuclear talks: Iran's new proposed draft on sanctions is detailed...but... - Another source: Iran wants ALL Trump sanctions lifted. - All heads of delegations may meet Friday & may decide to give the talks a few days' break, & resume next week

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    Dec 1

    Read this thread (and brilliant stills) based on our trip to Marib in Yemen by my producer

    THREAD: Here are some of the faces behind the statisitics I met in in . There are 45,000 newly displaced people living in camps since the fighting intensified. On top of the over 800,000 already in the area.
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  19. Dec 1

    Yemen's Marib: The city at the heart of a dirty war

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  20. Dec 1

    Israeli doctor believes he caught Omicron variant of Covid in London

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