Investigations

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Investigations
Evidence gathered in preliminary probes fell below acceptable standards. Can state-led investigative commissions and televised trials redress injustice?
Andrea Glioti
Ward Ibrahim
09 March, 2026

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Investigations

Leaked documents show Israel allocated $1.25 million to Clifford Chance and Van Bael & Bellis to wage lawfare on BDS between 2021 and 2025

Cover Lebanon bans Syria Scrap
Impact

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.

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Investigations

Online betting platforms are growing rapidly in Algeria, pulling in young fans and building a network of local agents despite a legal ban.

Scrap Wars Cover Illustration
Investigations

Tainted metal scrap sourced from conflict zones can ultimately become finished steel used by some of Europe’s top firms.

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Impact

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

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Fact Check

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

Cover - Pro-Russia disinformation network targets Armenian PM Pashinyan
Fact Check

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.

Migrants boarding an inflatable craft trying to cross the Channel to Britain
Impact

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.

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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.