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Established in 2022, The New Arab (TNA) Investigative Unit digs into impactful international stories that originate from the MENA/SWANA region and its diasporas.

Themes include, but are not limited to, corporate and governmental corruption, human and animal rights, environmental damage, organised crime, technological surveillance, arms trade and lobbying.

Contributors are expected to articulate a clear-cut hypothesis and explain how they would corroborate it. Besides being involved in the fact-checking process, the Investigative Unit provides different kinds of support for the development of these projects:

- Access to region and country-specific databases (litigation, company registers, etc.)
- Ad-hoc purchase of high-resolution satellite imagery
- Remuneration for preliminary research that is necessary to structure hypotheses, in addition to remuneration for approved projects, and coverage of expenses
- Support in filing Freedom of Information Requests in the UK, EU, US as well as MENA/SWANA countries
- Support with OSINT investigative work
- Support in creating visual complements such as infographics, graphs, illustrations, etc.
- Legal reviews
- Risk assessments
- Coverage of fees when applying for awards
- Promotion and outreach

If you wish to pitch ideas for long-form investigations, please fill in the related forms (available below in English and Arabic), and send them to Head of Investigative Unit Andrea Glioti (andrea.glioti@newarab.com).

 

 

For sensitive leads, encryption is strongly recommended, using the following email address: thenewarab@tutanota.com.

In addition to long-form output, The New Arab Investigative Unit also produces shorter 'Fact Check' articles that seek to verify the accuracy of news reports.

Lastly, under the public interest-driven category 'For the Record', we publish inconclusive evidence that can inform future investigative efforts.


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Investigations
New evidence reveals shortcomings in rescue operation and that the French police could have saved Jumaa al-Hasan (27) in March 2024.
Maël Galisson
Maïa Courtois
Simon Mauvieux
Valentina Camu
08 July, 2025
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Investigations

Although the court ruling was dismissive of racist motivations, the far-right played a role in unseating the Bangladesh-born mayor of the east London council.

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Investigations

15-month-long investigation sheds light on how the EU is spending money to protect the same birds that are being gunned down in Egypt.

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Investigations

Cyprus has been unlawfully detaining Syrians for years. With the EU’s support, it started deporting them too.

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Investigations

While DW fires journalists over antisemitism allegations, a leaked internal complaint shows it fails to apply the same standards in instances of Islamophobia.

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Investigations

Almost two years have passed since the 2023 earthquakes. Turkish authorities have been clogging legal proceedings while victims have lost hope in justice.

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Investigations

Israeli settlers resort to multinational nonprofit status and crowdfunding to purchase military equipment that is used against Palestinians in the West Bank.