Jonathan Cole

Cole

Jonathan Cole is an investigative journalist at The New Arab. He was previously a socioeconomic journalist in Beirut, Lebanon and a journalist in Bosnia. He holds an MSc in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford and speaks Arabic, French, and Spanish. His interests include Levantine political economy, offshore, and the Lebanese banking sector.

Lebanon bans scrap imports from Syria following TNA report

The decision by the council of ministers comes after reporting revealed the importance of Lebanon as a transshipment point for scrap from Syria to Turkey.

17 December, 2025

Reform and rights: MP Paula Yacoubian's vision for Lebanon

The New Arab sat with MP Paula Yacoubian to discuss reform, women's and civil rights, and the challenge of voter apathy ahead of Lebanon's 2026 elections

02 December, 2025

TNA report prompts Egypt to ban New Valley tourist bird hunting

Egypt bans tourists from shooting wildlife in the country’s largest governorate after a TNA investigation revealed widespread bird poaching by Maltese hunters.

05 September, 2025

French think tank Sahel Intelligence exposed as Moroccan disinfo

The New Arab investigates Sahel Intelligence, a website that has been engaged in disinformation against Algeria and the Polisario Front for almost two decades.

01 September, 2025

Pro-Russia network targets Armenian PM with disinfo campaign

Storm-1516, a pro-Russia disinfo network, is targeting the pro-EU Armenian PM, with the apparent aim of destabilising his government ahead of the 2026 election.

05 August, 2025

TNA investigation prompts France to probe migrant’s death

French authorities opened a preliminary investigation into the death of Jumaa al-Hasan, a 27-year-old migrant who had drowned in northern France in March 2024.

15 July, 2025