Yemen – Ian Birrell

We should stop pandering to the barbaric Saudis

Published by The Times (24th June, 2019) Saudi Arabia is very rich and buys lots of British weapons. Yet it is still baffling that our government remains so […]

Diplomats clash over death row Briton

Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th January, 2015) An explosive row has erupted between diplomats and Ministers over their reluctance to help a British man on death […]

Resist pessimism – keep faith with the Arab Spring

Published in the London Evening Standard (January 3rd, 2012) Just under a year ago, I travelled around Libya posing as a tourist to talk to people planning the […]