Mat Nashed

Nashed

Mat Nashed is an award-nominated journalist who has covered the MENA region since the Arab Spring. He was previously the feature's print correspondent for Al Jazeera English and has written and reported for various other platforms, including Newlines Magazine, The New Humanitarian, The Committee to Protect Journalists, the Carnegie Endowment, and many others. He has extensively covered politics and conflict in the Nile Basin and the Levant.

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The Houthis weigh risk over loyalty in the US-Israel war on Iran

Aligned with Iran, Yemen's Houthis are treading carefully amid the US-Israeli war, as they calculate the cost of involvement to their own survival

03 March, 2026

How a drone strike on a tribal leader may reshape Sudan war

Observers believe that Hilal’s tribal status as a sheikh has long posed a threat to Hemedti's authority over Arab tribes in Darfur.

27 February, 2026

Sudan's warring factions are consistently targetting aid workers

"The warring parties don't view humanitarian aid as humanitarian aid. They view it as potentially going to the opposing faction," said Hamid Khalafallah.

24 February, 2026

Drones are increasingly dominating the Sudan war

One of the latest incidents occurred on 7 February when Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched a suicide drone at a vehicle that killed 24 people.

12 February, 2026

As Sudan's army ends RSF siege on Dilling, what's next?

Despite the arrival of SAF reinforcements in Dilling, analysts warn that both sides remain locked in a stalemate, with neither interested in a ceasefire.

30 January, 2026

Sudanese doubt ICC probe on Darfur will bring justice

"Neither arrest warrants nor the sentencing of perpetrators will stop the war," said Bedour Zakaria, a human rights monitor whose brother was killed by the RSF.

26 January, 2026

The unlikely prospect of civilian rule in Sudan

Analysis: Activists and analysts are sceptical that talks between factions to form a civilian government will succeed as transitional justice initiatives remain limited and rival security forces vie for power.

05 April, 2023

Will Sudan's political process restore civilian rule?

Analysis: The Framework Agreement to end military rule in Sudan has polarised pro-democracy forces, with many fearing that security elites are simply offering political parties and western diplomats empty promises.

18 January, 2023

Sudan's coup generals obstruct justice for Darfur war crimes

In-depth: Concerned that they may face trial for their complicity, Sudan's junta leaders are blocking the ICC's investigation into crimes committed in Darfur, paving the way for increased impunity for human rights abuses.

08 September, 2022

Sudan's intensifying crackdown on pro-democracy protests

In-depth: Since last year's coup, Sudanese forces have moved to consolidate power in the face of toothless international mediation efforts. But the popular resistance movement remains steadfast in its demand for civilian rule.

06 May, 2022