Yvonne Ridley

British journalist and author Yvonne Ridley provides political analysis on affairs related to the Middle East, Asia and the Global War on Terror. Her work has appeared in numerous publications around the world from East to West from titles as diverse as The Washington Post to the Tehran Times and the Tripoli Post earning recognition and awards in the USA and UK. Ten years working for major titles on Fleet Street she expanded her brief into the electronic and broadcast media producing a number of documentary films on Palestinian and other international issues from Guantanamo to Libya and the Arab Spring.

January 11, 2023 | Yvonne Ridley

The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US will sportwash the horrors of Guantanamo

The Western media spewed forth barrel loads of pompous invective recently about why Qatar should never have been chosen to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Bewildered Qataris found...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Caribbean, Cuba, FIFA, International Organisations, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, Qatar, US, Vietnam
January 6, 2023 | Yvonne Ridley

The Taliban has to change its ways, because the equality clock is ticking

If it seems like Groundhog Day in Afghanistan, you could be right. The ruling Taliban seems to have made little change to its ideology and is even further away...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Opinion, US
January 1, 2023 | Yvonne Ridley

US promises only last as long as they suit Washington

During his recent visit to the White House, US President Joe Biden promised Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the Ukrainian leader would "never stand alone". The grinning Zelenskyy reminded me of...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Norway, Opinion, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, US
December 2, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

UN 'outrage' was empty words to describe an empty 'cavity' in Gaza

Readers of my columns will know that I've never been a big fan of the United Nations because of its sheer inability to hold too many of the world's...

Published in: Article, International Organisations, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UN
December 1, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Dirty tricks, lies and collusion with lawmakers are employed to protect Israel at any cost

In April last year, Israel reeled and railed against a Human Rights Watch report in which the Zionist State was revealed to be committing the crimes of apartheid and...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
November 30, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Qatar has delivered the FIFA World Cup, now let it bring peace to Palestine

The International Federation of Football Associations, FIFA, is a flawed governing body which has chosen to ignore a whole raft of corruption allegations — all denied — that it...

Published in: Article, FIFA, International Organisations, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Qatar
November 23, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The real cost of Palestinian resistance

There is a depth of sadness in the deep brown-eyed gaze of Islam Asalya that makes the observer uncomfortable, because you just know that there is a tragic story...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 30, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Revolution is in the air at Sisi's climate conference

Storm clouds are gathering over the skies of Egypt which have a hint of revolution within them. They could be the real reason why prominent climate change protagonists like...

Published in: Africa, Article, COP27, Egypt, International Organisations, Opinion
October 28, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The roar of the Lions' Den

One of these days the political and military leadership in Israel will understand you can't kill an idea with bombs, bullets, brute force or bribery. Just when the brutal...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
October 26, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The futility of war

When is a war not a war? Well, it depends on who is calling and firing the shots. As a young journalist, the first war I ever covered, albeit...

Published in: Afghanistan, Africa, Argentina, Article, Asia & Americas, Egypt, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, NATO, Opinion, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Sri Lanka, Syria, UK, Ukraine, US
October 14, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The hijab is not the real issue in sanction-hit Iran

Ordinary people have risen up against the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran a few times since its inception more than 40 years ago. Historically, that is not...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, France, International Organisations, Iran, Middle East, NATO, Opinion, Syria, UK, US
September 28, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi: A man for all seasons

Sheikh Qaradawi probably did more behind the scenes fighting for justice for the Palestinian people than the corrupt armchair warriors sitting in the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.

Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Middle East, Opinion, Qatar, Videos & Photo Stories
September 26, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Western democracy is being destroyed to protect Israel

The past few days have seen an almost unprecedented attack on high-profile supporters of Palestine resulting in a concerted effort to silence some of Israel's most vocal critics once...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Poland, Qatar, UK, Ukraine, US
September 21, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Britain is haunted by its violent colonial past

The British media want us to believe that the awful scenes of violence on the suburban streets of Leicester were triggered by a cricket match between India and Pakistan...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, India, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Pakistan, Palestine, UK, Videos & Photo Stories
September 20, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The state of modern Britain and its monarchy

I must apologise for the absence of my regular column for MEMO. This was largely due to a sense of overwhelming grief and loss throughout the just ended mourning...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Opinion, UK
August 31, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Saudi Arabia's power and global influence are wasted on one man

It takes just a few seconds to post a tweet, but for one woman in Saudi Arabia it has resulted in a 45-year prison sentence which has shocked ordinary...

Published in: Article, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia
August 23, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

We won't be fooled again, say people of Pakistan

Politicians in Pakistan rise to power and fall from grace with alarming regularity, so much so that not a single prime minister has ever completed a full term in...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, China, India, Opinion, Pakistan, US
August 17, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Who will stand up for women against the Saudi regime?

No doubt emboldened by US President Joe Biden's recent visit and matey fist bump with Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, a Saudi judge has just handed out the longest...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, US
August 16, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Don't judge the Taliban after just one year in charge

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has been in existence for one year now, but change has been agonisingly slow; early promises on women's rights are as yet unrealised; and...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Opinion, US
July 28, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Barclays Bank must be held to account over its support for apartheid Israel

We never seem to learn from history, even from the most recent events during our lifetime. Just today, for example, I had a feeling of déjà vu as a...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, US
July 25, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Israel's killing of Palestinians in Nablus has triggered a backlash in British drone factories

I think most of us have heard of the chaos theory, commonly called the "butterfly effect", which states that if one butterfly flaps its wings at just the right...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
July 22, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

American democracy has been turned into an illusion

These are troubling times for the men who claim to run the world's greatest democracy. They have meddled so much in other countries' democratic systems and undermined so many...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, US
July 12, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Before Israel alleges 'anti-Semitism' abroad, it should root out the plague at home

When Dr Deborah Lipstadt became America's special anti-Semitism watchdog she decided to embark on an 11-day tour of the Middle East, making Saudi Arabia the first stop. As predicted,...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, US
July 7, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The lonely Highland grave that links Scotland with Makkah

Rainswept and bleak, Gleann Fhiodhaig in the northwest Scottish Highlands couldn't be more different from Jabal Ar-Rahmah, which shimmers in the baking heat and desert climes on the outskirts...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Opinion, UK
July 3, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Journalists beware — telling the truth should carry a health warning

It was no real surprise when Delhi police officers arrested Indian journalist Mohammed Zubair after he outed the media chief of Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, India, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK, US
June 21, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Israel's leading arms dealer is running scared

It must be rather humiliating when you claim to be a world leader in security and surveillance systems but have your own headquarters breached frequently by a disparate group...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
June 9, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The Prophet of Islam gives Muslim rulers a lesson on strength in unity

Many of the world's Muslim rulers have come together in a powerful show of unity which could well bring the increasingly Islamophobic Indian government to its knees. There are...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, India, Middle East, Opinion, Qatar
May 30, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Rogue state Israel is licensed to kill

Israel has become a law unto itself and unless the international community stands up to the rogue state it will continue to use the world as its own backyard...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
May 25, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Imran Khan could be up against spies, lies and black propaganda in Pakistan

Millions of Pakistanis are being asked to converge on the capital Islamabad by charismatic ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his supporters who claim that he was removed from...

Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Opinion, Pakistan, US
May 24, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

The Scottish government is silencing Palestinians

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing a backlash after a group of Palestinian academics criticised her decision to embrace the working definition of anti-Semitism prepared by the International...

Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, UK
May 12, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

Israel must be held to account for Shireen's murder

Like a worm on a fish hook, Tel Aviv is slithering and wriggling over the assassination of Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh. Showing absolutely no shame, the Zionist State...

Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
May 1, 2022 | Yvonne Ridley

This runaway Afghan general should push his own off button

I read with some incredulity that a former three-star general in the Afghan National Army is planning to launch a new war against the ruling Taliban eight months after...

Published in: Afghanistan, Article, Asia & Americas, International Organisations, NATO, Opinion, US

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