#UAE
’s growing
#Jewish
community inaugurates the first synagogue to open in the Arab World since 1935. Part of the iconic Abrahamic House complex on Saadiyat Island, the building sits beside a mosque and church, a symbol of peaceful coexistence.
“We had a feeling they would come for us eventually. I never felt safe here.” 15-year-old schoolgirl in
#Iran
's largest single poisoning attack on a school in Pardis, tells me of their day of horror
@thetimes
. “When I came to, I thought I had died.”
🔴 Iran is training Hezbollah fighters to carry out drone attacks on northern Israel at a rapidly-expanding top secret base, The Telegraph can reveal.
Read more about the base here ⤵️
Thank you
@KZiabari
@JasonMBrodsky
for your insights into Iran's collapse into chaos in the wake of the horrific death of Mahsa Amini. My latest in
@thetimes
.
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Other ‘interesting’ lines from my time with Hamas leader, Haniyeh in Istanbul, one of his two bases outside Gaza (which he has due to "business engagements"). Noteworthy: this happened during the historic visit of Israel's president to Turkey.
#Palestine
#Hamas
#Israel
@intellitimes
told
@Telegraph
: “Israel’s strike intended to neutralise
#Iran
’s air defence advance systems that cover Natanz and Isfahan’s nuclear sites. This is like a yellow card in football before the red card that is a full strike to destroy them.”
A secret Israeli plan to persuade a powerful Gazan clan to take power from Hamas was derailed when the terror group executed its leader. My latest
@Telegraph
.
@IntelliTimes
US sanctions Hamas individuals and companies it claims is funding group’s military wing from around the Middle East in countries including UAE, Saudi, Turkey, under guise of real estate and property firms. Hamas claims they don’t know them. My latest in
@Telegraph
.
#Hamas
@helenacobban
For a supposed 'writer', you write half the story. Man commits attempted murder and dies as a consequence; hardly a tale of 'innocent man leaves jail and is murdered for no reason by Israeli forces'.
“It was like Top Gun meets Star Wars”: the fascinating story of the fighter pilots battling Iran’s aerial bombardment Saturday night. My latest for
@Telegraph
.
Just to clarify: when I say the meeting was at Ismail Haniyeh's "base" in Turkey, this is an office in a business park, not to be misconstrued as a base in any military sense of the word.
@HSajwanization
@Abdulkhaleq_UAE
This is exactly what makes Dr Abdulkhaleq so credible and why he continues to be a well respected and trusted voice internationally. Not everyone has to welcome or agree with his opinions, but his honesty is his integrity.
For the wider context of the Hamas remarks, please read the excerpt from my article in yesterday's
@thetimes
here. For the full article, there is the "subscribe" button (the best way to support quality journalism).
#Palestine
#Israel
#Hamas
"[The holocaust] has historically either been downplayed or even denied across the Middle East and, with a rise in antisemitism around the world, now is the time to address this bitter truth." Op-ed by
@Dralnoaimi
.
@DrAlsarrah
@Thani75
@StandWithUs
Great to see the world finally paying attention to this story which first ran in November in
@Telegraph
. It’s a huge move and one which can help overcome a region-wide culture of
#holocaust
denial.
#UAE
“
#Israel
has been operating with impunity inside Iran for months, if not years,” Schanzer said. “The leadership is clearly trying to convey a modicum of progress to the population.”
@JSchanzer
in my latest for
@thetimes
.
The race to open the first Israeli restaurant in Dubai is officially over - two young 25-year-olds in the right place at the right time. Mul Hayam pips about 100 others to the spot, certified kosher by
@RabbiUae
.
@Jerusalem_Post
@IsraelArabic
#Saudi
colonel says he will no longer be part of a regime which systematically carries out
#humanrights
abuses. Now in exile in London, he has constant threats on his life and a bounty has been put on his head. My latest, in
@thetimes
.
Paid less than a school teacher and less than a quarter of their counterparts in Hezbollah,
#Iran
’s revolutionary guard are feeling the fatigue of almost five months of protests.
"The UAE may have only just celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence but Abu Dhabi has a centuries-old past." My latest in
@CNN
.
#AbuDhabi
#UAE
The little known town of Khorfakkan, a hidden gem on the UAE's East coast ... From hiking to street art, there is much to explore. My latest in
@HadaraMagazine
.
#UAE
#travel
The Dead Sea is losing the equivalent of 600 Olympic swimming pools of water each day and causing devastation to the people whose livelihoods depend on it.
#Israel
#Jordan
- my latest in
@thetimes
.
@EcoPeaceME
@NoamBedein
Police have said they were acting in self-defence after being attacked by demonstrators, but lawyer Daniel Hacklai said: “What I see is only the opposite. The police, especially in Tel Aviv, have become more brutal." My latest in
@thetimes
on
#Israel
.
Israeli presidential visit went ahead in spite of attempted Houthi attack on
#UAE
. People feel safe and are unperturbed. My report from
#Israel
’s pavilion at
#Expo
#Dubai
for
@i24NEWS_EN
.
Saudi's US ambassador
@rbalsaud
: “Vision 2030 talks about a unified, integrated, thriving Middle East, and last I checked, Israel was there ... we want to see a thriving Israel. We want to see a thriving Palestine.”
The politicization of the
#Holocaust
is unacceptable, fueling both
#antisemitism
and Holocaust denial. The systematic annihilation of a race is incomparable.
After breaking this in
@thetimes
some months ago to calls of 'fake news', I am even more satisfied to see this made public now. Four (point five) day working week, Monday to Thursday, as of Jan 1 in the
#UAE
. You saw it here first.
#news
Views from the coast in
#Yemen
en route to a mobile clinic: a deceptive view which does not show the devastation this country is suffering. So much potential, so much corruption.
My
#Iran
latest with
@RichardJSpencer
for
@thetimes
.
“Students have received text warnings on their mobile phones and their families were threatened, to discourage their children from protesting, or they would face consequences.”
#IranRevolution
A trip to the
#UAE
isn't complete without visiting the Middle East's adventure capital, Ras Al Khaimah. Here's my top ten things to do in the most northern emirate in
@TheNationalNews
.
#travel
@RAKTourism
Dubai to host tens of thousands of
#WorldCup2022
fans for spillover with host country Qatar unable to meet room capacity. My latest on
@i24NEWS_EN
with
@laura_i24
.
Returning this morning after 24 hours with the
@mofauae
to bring cancer patients back from
#Gaza
. The
#UAE
mission will bring 1,000 patients from the strip for treatment. Patients I met had been treated in
#Israel
before war broke out, and treatment stopped as borders closed.
Why is Binyamin Netanyahu’s son in Miami, ask Israeli reservists. Volunteers joining the war against
#Hamas
in Gaza say Yair
#Netanyahu
has abandoned his country. My latest in
@thetimes
.
The death of a 22-year-old woman murdered by morality police in Iran for not wearing her headscarf correctly is nothing but state sanctioned terror in the name of God.
#Iran
@thetimes
First direct flight from Dubai to AlUla, Saudi’s ancient treasure. Today’s assignment is a destination I certainly didn’t expect but am excited to explore.
#SaudiArabia
#travel
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On the back of my story in
@thetimes
, Hamas spokesman tells me: “At this time we are not eager to raise the tensions here. We are not looking for escalation or confrontation …
#Hamas
#Palestine
#Israel
#Peace
Some of
#Iran
’s most ancient historical treasures are being put up for an online auction to reduce state debt in the face of crippling
#sanctions
. My latest in
@thetimes
.
Today’s interview location took me to the lowest place on earth and one of the most beautiful. This salt formation goes down 28 meters.
#Israel
#DeadSea
Regime cracks down on illegal (unmarried) abortions in
#Iran
in latest move to quash women's reproductive rights. My latest in
@Telegraph
with excellent commentary from
@KZiabari
.
Sunset from day 1 in Georgia. I witnessed two extremes: protests led by orthodox Christian priests and right-wing extremists against the weekend’s Pride celebrations while in the old town, mosques, synagogues and churches are side by side in a living model of coexistence. Peace.