@MuirJim

Gnarled old Middle East hand. I may retweet stuff I find notable but may not agree with.

Joined June 2009
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Between hammer and anvil : Syria Golan detentions fuel fury at Israeli forces, doubts in new government al-monitor.com/originals/202… via @AlMonitor

Syria Golan detentions fuel fury at Israeli forces, doubts in new government

Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Syrians and continue to conduct strikes and incursions in Quneitra, fueling resentment among residents who say Damascus has failed to protect them.

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Is there somebody from #Microsoft out there who can link me to a human re your SwiftKey app which is a maddening disgrace & cd easily be fixed. Pls DM
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First thoughts on the #Iran war - fast moving, so the fix changes every day! codastory.com/armed-conflict…

The strike, the illusion of regime change, and what comes next - Coda Story

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has been taken down in Tehran, but war continues and the outcome and goals remain obscure

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#Iran's Islamic regime seems to have crushed its latest and greatest challenge - for the moment. The story is far from over. An execution stayed: Why the Islamic Republic might cling to power in Iran codastory.com/polarization/a… @CodaStory

An execution stayed: Why the Islamic Republic might cling to power in Iran - Coda Story

Veteran journalist Jim Muir argues whether the current protests have enough momentum to bring regime change in Iran

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A timeless and timely reminder at a time when the #BBC is under attack : facebook.com/share/v/1CsBD6n…
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Thoroughly researched and documented, a chilling scrutiny of the death trap the "humanitarian" food hubs became. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75q…

Killed seeking food - Jeremy Bowen on Abdullah's shooting and Gaza's lethal aid system

Inside Panorama and BBC Eye's investigation into hunger in Gaza and why so many are risking their lives for aid.

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We have lost a great writer on the Middle East, a great friend, an exemplar of modesty in a profession plagued by ego. His Gun and the Olive Branch remains a classic. David Hirst, 1936-2025. theguardian.com/world/2025/s…

David Hirst obituary

The Guardian’s Middle East correspondent for four decades whose articles were key to understanding the region’s turmoil

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PM of #Israel @IsraeliPM The weak crumble, are slaughtered and are erased from history while the strong, for good or for ill, survive. The strong are respected, and alliances are made with the strong, and in the end peace is made with the strong. 8:05 PM · Aug 29, 2018
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Bereft parents grieve as #Turkey refuses to repatriate remains of dissident journalists killed in suspected Turkish drone strike on their clearly-marked press car in North-east #Syria. al-monitor.com/originals/202…

Families of Kurdish journalists slain in suspected Turkish drone strike in Syria want their remains

Ankara’s refusal to repatriate the journalists' remains underscores the political stakes of acknowledging the drone strike.

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In the first episode of Table for Two, I sat down with legendary BBC correspondent Jim Muir. From Lebanon’s civil war to the Kurdish uprising, Baghdad post-2003, and encounters with Talabani, Barzani, Nasrallah & more. 50 years of frontline journalism. Coming soon @964English @964arabic @964kurdi #TableForTwo
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Fun Fact #293 : #Trump's fave word #tariff comes from Arabic : taarif (تعريف) meaning Notification, instruction, announcement etc..
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#Israel apparently stealing ancient olive trees from #south_Lebanon. Really? Is that in the ceasefire agreement?
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One life at a time...There's a daunting ocean of need in #Gaza, but anything you can spare to give to PGDP will go direct to individuals in need on the ground. Every penny. donkeysaddle.org/palestine-g…
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Strategic implications of change in #syria. codastory.com/armed-conflict…

The end of the Tehran-Damascus axis - Coda Story

An alliance forged through the mutual dislike of Saddam Hussein was for decades the only fixed point in a turbulent region

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If you missed this @LSEMiddleEast event with @MuirJim, the podcast is now available. lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=dfb4…

A war like no other: challenge and change in reporting Gaza

This event will be the inaugural memorial lecture for the late Ian Black, former visiting fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre and Middle East editor for The Guardian. In this first lecture, Jim...

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LSE Events@LSEpublicevents4 Nov 2024
Tonight we are hosting the first memorial lecture for the late Ian Black, visiting fellow @LSEMiddleEast, with Ian's colleague and journalist @MuirJim talking about challenge and change in reporting Gaza #LSEEvents
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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs killed Benjamín Netanyahu
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#Lebanon : News people : pls note that #Dahieh is not a place name like #Beirut, it's a word that means "suburb". So when you say the Dahieh suburb, you're saying "the Suburb suburb". I just say "the southern suburbs".
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Jewish Miriam Margolyes says it like it is, it looks like Hitler has won.
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Scary stuff. Fantasy or future reality? open.substack.com/pub/adamto…
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This is Rasha. A Palestinian citizen of Israel. She’s a beauty shop owner in very north of Israel who couldn’t be further from Gaza in Majd al-Krum. Her crime? A social media post expressing sadness and solidarity with Palestinians in Rafah after the tent massacre. Via @ShusterNoam + hrebat IG
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