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Anas Ambri

Ambri

Anas is a researcher at The New Arab Investigative Unit.
Areas of focus: FOIs, migration, MENA

After the Armenian Patriarchate requested to cancel a land lease, Danny Rothman, the man behind the deal, was seen next to armed settlers in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter. A settler linked to Israel’s minister of national security was also there.

15 November, 2023

Experts have expressed doubt after Israel released a recording allegedly featuring two Hamas operatives discussing Palestinian Islamic Jihad's potential responsibility for the al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital massacre.

20 October, 2023

Circumstances around press visit into Kfar Aza kibbutz caused unsubstantiated claim of beheading of babies to go viral. Israel took advantage of misinformation to push narrative equating Palestinian Hamas with ISIS.

13 October, 2023

Satellite images show the construction of an airstrip in Southern Lebanon

13 September, 2023

Images purportedly showing Israeli intelligence officer on Yemen’s Socotra island caused outrage on social media. The New Arab finds that allegations are unfounded and some pictures were taken elsewhere.

06 September, 2023

Clashes erupted on the night of July 23 in Jaramana, a Damascus suburb, over the rumoured death of a local. Videos shot elsewhere propagated misleading anti-regime narrative.

10 August, 2023

Despite insolvency and irregularities, Rothman has clinched a controversial deal to acquire Armenian property in Jerusalem. Due to his extensive business ties in international hospitality, opponents of his Israeli firm face an uphill legal battle.

03 August, 2023

First public appearance of prime suspect in Khashoggi murder coincides with campaign to lift suspension on his Twitter account. The TNA Investigative Unit has found that hundreds of inauthentic accounts are involved in this influence operation.

26 June, 2023

This data-driven investigation into Freedom Of Information requests (FOIs) sent to Frontex reveals how the EU border agency systematically delays responses. Frustrating process discourages European citizens from pursuing transparency.

22 December, 2022