During his meeting on 24 August with an Arab media delegation, Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa struck an interesting tone when talking about how Lebanon can fix its problems... a tone that also reveals a lot about how he thinks about governance in Syria. Watch:

The familiar hum of what sounds like an Israeli drone, this time over Damascus.

The idea that there is no 'serious risk of genocide' in Gaza is at odds with most evidence based assessments, as is the argument that Palestine Action are a 'terror' group. There's been an embarrassing failure of analysis from the UK gov.

A reputable source tells me this today.lorientlejour.com/article/147498… blast in Tarnaja was most likely not Israel, but instead a local feud or accidental death that was misreported either as error or to avoid scrutiny on what actually happened.

مرحبا، أنا رجعت على بيروت لفترة قصيرة

#Syria president Ahmed al Sharaa said security talks with Israel may yield results "in the coming days"; Israel must respect Syria's airspace and territorial integrity; If the security agreement with Israel succeeds, we may reach "other agreements"; "Peace and normalization" with

Been reporting on Sudanese displacement in Uganda this past week and it's been a difficult thing hearing the stories of violence reaching across borders. Very grateful how the Sudanese fed me so well and taught me the wild differences between their own vs. Levantine Arabic.

⚠️HUMAN SECURITY INCIDENT⚠️ At least 78 - including 11 children - are confirmed dead after an apparent drone strike on a mosque in the Al-Daraja Awla neighborhood of El-Fasher on 19 September 2025. 🛰️ @Maxar #KeepEyesOnSudan medicine.yale.edu/lab/khoshnood/…

Today's quick update [Sep 23]: - RSF drone strike reported on a gathering in a small market in Aldaraja neighborhood of Elfashir; several civilians reported killed. - RSF drone strike also reported on a gathering near Saudi Hospital in Elfashir. #KeepEyesOnSudan

The IDF tactics in Quneitra, Southern Syria, virtually guarantee resistance to occupation will flourish outside of Syrian state control. If that's by design or by foolishness cannot be known but the danger of the issue for Syria's government remains the same.

My cinematography on The New Yorker at 100, a new documentary for @Netflix and The New Yorker has just been released. I shot in Damascus from the 8th of December 2024 as the brutal Assad regime crumbled to dust. Grateful to the incredible team.