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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

Clashes between the Kurdish-led SDF and Arab tribes in Deir az-Zour have sparked concern from the US and UN, with Iran and the Syrian regime looking to capitalise on the unrest.

27 September, 2023

The pro-Palestine 'Lynx Lair' group said it had covered a car allegedly belonging to a senior employee of Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems with paint and paint stripper.

09 September, 2023

A mixed bag this week as Morocco bags gold and bronze medals at the World Athletics Championships while five out of five MENA teams lose their opening matches at the Basketball World Cup.

26 August, 2023

Frontline medical workers in the occupied West Bank will be provided with bulletproof jackets and helmets amid a spate of Israeli assaults on Palestinian cities.

18 July, 2023

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi wrapped up a tour of Africa last week, with Israel's foreign minister flying into Kenya for what seems like damage control.

17 July, 2023

Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur made a stunning run in the Wimbledon tournament, Saudi Arabia is looking to set up the boxing match of the decade, and Morocco's women's team made history.

15 July, 2023

Cluster bombs and missiles were used to target makeshift camps in Syria by the Assad regime, a new report has found.

14 July, 2023

The Wagner Group remains one of Moscow's most hardened fighting forces overseas. What impact will the revolt in Russia have on the mercenary force in Syria?

12 July, 2023

MENA Sports Wrap: Bringing you the latest Middle East sports updates, this week we look at Steven Gerrard's return to football management at Dammam's Al-Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia's bid to host a ATP tour, and a stoic performance from Oman's cricketers.

07 July, 2023

Ireland could become the first European team to play Palestine, owing to the historic cultural links between the two countries.

30 June, 2023