"I knew it was bad when I saw a pool of water. What do you mean? It reminded me of growing up during the civil war, he said, whenever there was an explosion there was always water." My latest on Lebanon for BBC Radio 4 please listen: soundcloud.com/martin-patienc…

A line I will always remember from a talk by Robert Fisk: “Journalists are part of the projection of power.” I immediately wrote it in big on the wall of my room as a constant reminder to critically evaluate the narratives I may be promoting in my work.

How incredible.

And we are grateful to you for pointing these kinds of stories out:)

Meanwhile in the UK...

Sudan Air Force Su-24 Fencer at Khartoum International Airport on 5 Apr 2020 google.com/maps?ll=15.600… these fighter-bomber aircraft are usually based at Wadi Sayyidna Air Base, about 25km north of Khartoum airport

What we learned in 2020? That oil is worthless in a society without consumption. That healthcare has to be public because heath is public. That 50% of jobs can be done from home while the other 50% deserve more than they’re being paid. That we live in a society, not an economy.

يعني كل شوي بيطلع سياسي بخبرنا انو لازم نجيب #لقاحات من مصادر متعددة. صراحة مش عم افهم مين مانع الدولة تعمل هيك؟ مزايدة وشعبوية ونحن #لقاح من مصدر واحد مش عارفين نجيب بعد! #كورونا #لبنان

I just spoke to a man who told me about his cousin’s son who is one year old and died this morning after his parents kept looking for an #ICU bed for him for 3 days and couldn’t find a hospital to take him in as they were all full with #Corona patients.

The man told me: « finally tht bed was found in heaven »- beyond heartbreaking - #Lebanon

يعني معليه بس انو اللقاح مع صورة برات البلد شو بزيد وبأخر للمشاهير قدام ناسن اللي عم تموت بالصف بالمستشفيات؟؟؟ طب اول واحد نزل صورة اكل ١٠٠ مسبة، لشو كلكن لاحقينو ؟؟ شوية بعد نظر شوي!!!

"هبة عاطف" أول #مضيفة_طيران من متلازمة داون بمصر حققت حلمها على متن "رحلة الإنسانية" من #مصر الى #السودان.

بالنسبة لموضوع الضحية #زينة_كنجو، ما بدي اعرف تفاصيل وما بدي إسمع وما بدي إفهم بس الى كل النساء في بلادي كلمتين وما في غيرُن: مرّة وحدة بيضربك، بتمشي واوووعا ترجعي! #بس_هيك

The notable point in OPCW report is the referral to the ‘Tiger Forces,’ and they are backed by Russia and, as Syrian Network indicated in a previous report, we believe that Russia was involved in this attack which occurred the day after the shooting down of a Russian warplane in Saraqeb

Our report for #BBCNewsTen on a day of violence in #Beirut, as fear and gunfire returned to the streets. Filmed and edited by Lee Durant. Producer Ghassan Ibraheem told me these scenes remind him of his childhood in Lebanon during the Civil War.

US remains 'gravely concerned' by Russian troops near Ukraine: White House liveuamap.com/en/2021/29-dec… via AFP News Agency

من جديد، الإنسان داخلنا يستطيع أن يتعاطف مع أكثر من قضية. ليس هناك رصيد لإنسانيتنا حتى نخشى استهلاكه! نستطيع أن نتضامن مع شعوبنا العربية وأن نتضامن في الوقت نفسه مع كل شعب منكوب ومضروب في حقه بالأمان وبالسلام، أي بأبسط الحقوق الإنسانية!

لاجئ أفغاني هرب في عمر الـ14 عاما من الغزو الروسي عام 1979.. قصة الرئيس التنفيذي للشركة المصنعة لمسيرة #سويتش_بليد الانتحارية #التاسعة_هذا_المساء #العربية

As president, I have the responsibility to act with urgency and resolve when our nation faces a clear and present danger. And that's what climate change is: a clear and present danger.