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Documents reveal British soft power’s objectives in Egypt
Egypt was the main target of the British propaganda strategy in the Middle East during the early years of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s era, British documents reveal. The documents, released to me under the Freedom of Information Act, also reveal explicitly for the first time the objectives of the…
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‘New crackdown’ on Arab journalists at the BBC for alleged anti-Semitism
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched a “new crackdown” on journalists for sharing posts that include facts about the Israeli war on Gaza, MEMO understands. Journalists are believed to be frustrated as they see this move as a submission to pressure from some pro-Israel groups. Insider sources who spoke to…
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UNRWA not helped by wealthy Arab states during major funding crisis, British documents reveal
The wealthiest Arab states refused to help the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) during one of its toughest financial crises despite unprecedented warnings about the potential serious consequences of the agency’s collapse, documents kept in Britain’s National Archive have revealed. Communications between…
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British documents reveal Israeli plans to nullify Egyptian sovereignty over strategic Sinai Peninsula
The story of Israel’s ambitious plan to grab the Sinai Peninsula, or at least part of it, from Egypt, goes back to around 57 years ago. It involved pro-Israel lobbyists in the West, and started to raise questions about the legitimacy of Egypt’s sovereignty over the strategic territory after the…
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BBC: experienced Arab journalist ‘racially harassed’, rules employment tribunal
An experienced Arab journalist working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has suffered from racial harassment, a British employment tribunal has ruled. Ahmed Rouaba, a journalist of Algerian origin who works for the BBC Arabic Service’s digital platform, was “racially harassed” by his colleague Safaa Jibara, without proper and necessary…
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Blair recommended ‘new relations’ with Iran and Syria to cut support for Hamas and Hezbollah
Tony Blair suggested about 23 years ago that “new relations” with Syria and Iran are needed, with the aim of drying up support for the groups resisting Israel, recently released official British documents have revealed. The British Cabinet Office files, which have been made available by the National Archives, show…