Author - Martin Jay

Martin Jay

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Martin Jay is an award winning British journalist previously based in Beirut, Lebanon whose career spanning 30 years has included working for CNN, Euronews, The Sunday Times, BBC, DW, Al Jazeera and Reuters. In 2016 he won the gold medal Elizabeth Neuffer Foundation press award given by the UN (UNCA) in New York.

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Putin Eyes Geopolitical Spoils from the UAE-Saudi Rift in Yemen

2 months ago

When news broke of UAE-backed “separatists” in August of this year taking the Yemen capital Aden from the hands of Saudi-UAE backed government forces, Yemen started to get complicated. The separatists, on paper at least, were both supported by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, although the “coup”...

The UN, Corruption and Scandals: How Did We Get Here?

EU Anti-fraud Officers to Probe Aid Scam in Lebanon which Diverted Cash to Hezbollah

Growing Link between Lebanon’s Cancer Surge and EU Abetted Corruption

Israel’s Tunnel Vision is about Netanyahu as Much as it is about Hezbollah

Convincing the Saudi Coalition to End the Yemen War is a Win-win for Trump

As Erdogan, MbS and Trump Barter for their Own Political Safety – Expect Fake News Soon

Khashoggi’s Abduction was due to Western Media’s Greed and Vanity

Lebanon’s Economy Flounders, Delusional Views and Road Policing is all that is Required. And the Sopranos.

How the Saudi-Canada Row has Backfired on MbS

America’s Real ‘Threat’ in the Middle East is not Iran, but Turkey