@NicMLeech

Head of Audience. Journalist. Digital & TV producer. @thenationalnews. Previously: @bbcnews @itvnews @bbcbreakfast & @bbcnewsround

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Joined January 2011
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Video filmed from a street in the Harat Hreik suburb of Beirut shows the destruction after it was hit by Israeli bombing. Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah infrastructure but hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forcibly displaced.
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Attendees of the UN General Assembly stage a mass walkout as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the hall for his address.
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Hey, hearing professionals, put the gloves away. This ChatGPT-4o can interpret and transcribe my Auslan videos into text with full context. It's a game changer for the future. It can read my Auslan signs and finger spelling, interpreting/transcribing them accurately. This is so awesome. Watch my video here 🤘😀#deaf #signlanguage #AI #chatgpt4o
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Chris Doyle@Doylech22 Apr 2024
The full report of the independent review into @unrwa - can be read here. As I predicted nothing in this shows an organisation in crisis or in bed with Hamas. It is a huge UN agency operating in multiple conflict zones, with a protracted funding crisis. un.org/sites/un2.un.org/file…
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Dubai Police have rescued a cat that was clinging onto a car's door handle to escape the floods caused by the heavy storms that battered parts of the UAE
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My opinion article for @TheNationalNews: Israel’s war has killed 31 members of my family, yet it’s vital to speak out against Hamas: To realize peace, the pro-Palestine movement must not buy into the militants’ self-serving, nihilistic narrative. thenationalnews.com/opinion/…

Israel’s war has killed 31 members of my family, yet it’s vital to speak out against Hamas | The...

To realise peace, the pro-Palestine movement must not buy into the militants’ self-serving, nihilistic narrative

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"The goal of toppling Hamas cannot justify abetting a famine that could claim tens of thousands of lives or more." We at @CrisisGroup have just released a report breaking down the roots of the humanitarian disaster and impending famine in Gaza. crisisgroup.org/middle-east-…

Stopping Famine in Gaza | International Crisis Group

The Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip has pushed many of its residents to the edge of death from starvation and disease. Only a prolonged ceasefire accompanied by a massive aid operation...

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Leaked financial docs expose $8B FRAUD at Lebanon's central bank, 15% of the GDP at the time, which was described to me as unprecedented by experts. How did it happen? 1/ thenationalnews.com/news/men…

New fraud allegations hit Lebanon's central bank over $8 billion scheme | The National

Alleged scheme involves 'sham transactions' between Lebanon's central bank and its lesser-known broker, Optimum, leaked audit papers show

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Raw and harrowing accounts of life in southern and middle areas of Gaza from four families who say they’re struggling to feed their young children or care for disabled relatives Please do read, share ⁦@JumanJarallah⁩ ⁦@Rakanabdrahmn⁩’s report thenationalnews.com/news/men…

Ramadan in Gaza: Palestinians struggle to find food amid Israeli war and famine | The National

Families have come to rely on rare aid packages or community kitchens for iftar as ingredients disappear from markets or skyrocket in price

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At 91p to the £1, gender pay gap in Great Britain smallest since reporting first enforced but “at current rates of progress, it will take more than 20 years to bring men and women’s pay into line,” says ⁦@The_TUC⁩ theguardian.com/world/2024/a…

Gender pay gap in Great Britain smallest since reporting first enforced

Women still being paid 91p for every £1 a man earns, analysis shows, with gap stubbornly high in public sector

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Wow! Our Beshara newsletter was named an honoree at @TheWebbyAwards It’s an utter delight to write and the result of the hard work and genius of @Taylorheyman @Louiseontwitr among others (hence the fix below!) #dreamteam 🔗 news.ae/BesharaNewsletter #Webbys
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World Central Kitchen is stopping its aid services in Gaza as a result of IDF strike on its employees. This was Israel’s go to alternative for UNRWA wck.org/news/gaza-team-updat…
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Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, before and after New images released today by @Maxar compare what al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest medical facility, looked like in June 2022 with what it looks like now in April 2024.
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"A first-class newsletter product, telling stories in a different way" - @NewspaperWorld An award-winning weekly newsletter that curates the most positive stories from across the Middle East and beyond, subscribe here: news.ae/BesharaNewsletter
A flock of doves fly in a blue sky. The words Beshara and good news below it in brackets.

ALT A flock of doves fly in a blue sky. The words Beshara and good news below it in brackets.

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The humanitarian situation in Gaza is a “nightmare” for mothers and babies, said a UN official. Doctors are reporting frequent small and sickly newborns, stillbirths, and women forced to undergo C-sections without adequate anaesthesia, said Dominic Allen, UN Population Fund representative for the state of Palestine. “What they do see, tragically, is more neonatal deaths, caused in part by malnutrition, dehydration and complications."
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A poignant moment for the Gaza aid effort as Ramadan spirit shines through - this week's Beshara newsletter is about open arms and giving hands, literally and metaphorically Read these stories and much more: news.ae/Beshara
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Rubymar is carrying fertiliser which if spilled could cause rapid algae blooms that threaten nearby marine life and coral - some of the most pristine coral in the world is close by thenationalnews.com/mena/202…

Cargo ship Rubymar sinks in Red Sea after attack by Houthis | The National

Experts have warned that failure to recover the ship could lead to an environmental disaster

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Does the world need another social network? Ayman Hariri, co-founder of @verotruesocial and son of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri, thinks so. Learn more about the ad-free, algorithm-free alternative to Facebook, TikTok and X here @ahariri thenationalnews.com/podcasts…

Business Extra: Tech Edition - Will Vero change social networking? | The National

Social platform Vero plans to launch its subscription model this year

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The first group of injured Gazan children have now arrived in the UAE to receive treatment, after being evacuated into Egypt via the Rafah crossing The National reported from Al Arish as the injured were taken to the airport and flown to the Emirates
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‘No reason to be afraid anymore’: First group of injured Gazan children arrive in UAE thenationalnews.com/mena/pal…

‘No reason to be afraid anymore’: First group of injured Gazan children arrive in UAE | The National

Emotional scenes on board plane transporting Palestinians to the Emirates for treatment

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