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Nick McAlpin

McAlpin

Nick is a journalist who has worked at The New Arab since March 2021. He holds a master's degree in social anthropology and a BA in French and Arabic. He lived in Jordan for a year during his undergraduate studies. Nick started his journalism career as a freelancer in 2019.

 

Areas of focus: Palestine, UK politics, media, religion

 

Follow him on X: @NickGMcAlpin

An Israeli escalation against Gaza has killed 21 Palestinians since Tuesday, with Palestinian ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot pointing the finger at Israel's 'racist' and 'fanatical' government.

10 May, 2023

Many users will be experiencing a 'total communications blackout' in Sudan, the director of the internet watchdog NetBlocks told The New Arab.

04 May, 2023

Over 100 Palestinian civil society organisations have accused European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of using 'racist anti-Palestinian tropes' in a video made for Israel's independence day.

02 May, 2023

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen claimed Israel has 'literally made the desert bloom' in a controversial video message celebrating Israel's 'independence day'.

28 April, 2023

Oslo City Council has said it will instruct the businesses it deals with not to trade in goods and services produced in illegally occupied areas.

26 April, 2023

The Houthi decision is not part of an upcoming large-scale prisoner exchange, said a source at the International Committee of the Red Cross, which is helping implement the deal.

13 April, 2023

In-depth: The Palestinian journalist was killed when a US warplane struck Al Jazeera's Baghdad office during the invasion of Iraq. To this day, his family are still fighting for justice and accountability.

10 April, 2023

Palestinian ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot said it's 'long overdue' for Israel to be added to the UN's yearly 'list of shame' of serious abusers of children's rights.

05 April, 2023

A five-way summit in Egypt on Sunday saw Israel agree to stop authorising settlement outposts for six months. The final statement from the meeting, which comes amid Palestinian scepticism, also implies a curbing of West Bank raids.

19 March, 2023

Yalla! Let's Eat: Franco-Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan's new London restaurant Akub opened fully in mid-January. But he doesn't want diners to only come because they support Palestine. 'I want them to come and enjoy a meal,' he says.

01 March, 2023