Paul McLoughlin

McLoughlin

Paul is a senior news editor with The New Arab and author of Syria Insight, a regular feature on TNA. Paul graduated with a BA in Modern Middle Eastern History and worked in the Middle East as a journalist, including Oman and Jordan, for close to a decade before joining The New Arab prior to its launch in 2014.

Areas of focus: Syria, Iran and Gulf issues.

Follow him on Twitter: @PaullMcLoughli

South Yemen separatists call foul as STC 'announce dissolution'

Southern Yemen separatists are in disarray as a delegation in Saudi Arabia announced the dissolution of the STC on Friday, while colleagues have called foul.

09 January, 2026

Yemen's STC raises alarm as delegation 'disappears' in Riyadh

Yemen's separatists say they have lost contact with a senior delegation sent to Riyadh, fuelling fears of detention and a sharp escalation with Saudi Arabia

07 January, 2026

Syria's revolution: An interactive timeline one year after Assad

A year on from the fall of Bashar al-Assad, The New Arab tracks the key moments of the Syrian Revolution from March 2011 to December 2024.

08 December, 2025

How Israel emerged as major threat to Syria's post-Assad future

A year after Assad’s fall, hope grows in Syria — but unrelenting Israeli raids still threaten security and stability in the south, writes Paul McLoughlin.

01 December, 2025

'We have the keys back': Syrian flag raised at London embassy

The Syrian flag was raised above the embassy in London on Thursday, a step closer to the official reopening of the diplomatic mission.

13 November, 2025

El Far3i's music bridges Gaza's pain and Palestine's future

Tareq Abu Kwaik has attracted thousands of new followers of Levantine music and the Palestinian cause via El Far3i and 47Soul. Here he reflects on his journey

01 November, 2025

'Sharaa to act' to balance Syria parliament as six women elected

Syria's parliamentary elections saw just three percent of votes go toward women candidates, with Sharaa expected to act to make the house more representative.

06 October, 2025

'Not known to us': British Syrians condemn synagogue killings

Manchester's Syrian community have condemned the killing of two Jewish worshippers at a synagogue in the city, with the attacker named as a British-Syrian man.

03 October, 2025

Outrage after Syria detains Prisons Museum co-founder Amer Matar

The founder of the Syrian Prisons Museum was detained at a border crossing, with the ministry of interior claiming he tried to smuggle out documents.

25 September, 2025

Syria Insight: Elections mark a fragile new chapter after Assad

Syria's upcoming parliamentary elections appear designed to push through a legislature needed to make the state functional, amid fears of a power grab

24 September, 2025