Ruth PollardVerified account

@rpollard

Middle East correspondent & + tweeting about media freedom, Fellow at Columbia's for Journalism & Trauma

Beirut & on the road
smh.com.au
Joined January 2009
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    Car bombs and suicide bomber kill 28 in Baghdad: sources: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two car bombs and a suicide bomb...

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    3 hours ago

    Planting hope after : How a bureaucrat came to the rescue of a faltering plan

    8:05 PM - 12 Jul 2015 · Details
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    There are two issues still on the table: the lifting of the arms embargo against Iran and names of blacklisted officials: state TV reports.

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    12 hours ago

    Due to loss of health workers to , maternal mortality could rise by 38% , 74% ,111%

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    Jul 9

    Dumpster Bomb: a dumpster filled with explosives & shrapnel dropped from the air. Because barrel bombs were too gentle on the people.

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    Jul 9

    Unusual clashes rock central district of 's amid growing lawlessness

    7:54 AM - 9 Jul 2015 · Details
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    Jul 10

    His name was Fares. He sold flowers in Hamra. He went back to Syria. He got killed there. Rest in peace little boy :(

    3:52 PM - 10 Jul 2015 · Details
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  8. 21 hours ago

    Secrecy in Sinai - an unknown human toll . Good piece from

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    23 hours ago

    4 million refugees: Syria’s conflict is now biggest humanitarian crisis of our era

    12:10 AM - 12 Jul 2015 · Details
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  10. Jul 11

    Conservatism losing momentum in Turkish society, survey shows via

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    Jul 11

    A general view shows the destroyed facade of the consulate building following a powerful bomb explosion.

    1:19 AM - 11 Jul 2015 · Details
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  12. Jul 11

    “: BREAKING: Lebanese army claims Israeli drone crashes in sea ”

    12:39 AM - 11 Jul 2015 · Details
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    Jul 11

    Photos of the Israeli drone that crashed in Tripoli:

    : سقوط طائرة إستطلاع تابعة للعدو الإسرائيلي في مرفأ طرابلس.
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  14. Jul 10

    “: All four journalists have been released. . ”

    ok, they let us go
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    Jul 10

    When will Egypt start thinking about combating extremism with something other than fascism

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    Jul 10

    Journalists held by police at bomb site are and one other. All named are accredited by press centre.

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    Jul 10

    'In Egypt, I’m a shoe cleaner. In Raqqa I’m a prince, and my son will be the son of a prince.'

    10:40 PM - 10 Jul 2015 · Details
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    Jul 10

    More reporters say they are being held by police at site of bombing including Italian journalist Alessandro Accorsi

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    Jul 10

    Cairo blast in front of Italian consulate: state news agency MENA, security official

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    Jul 10

    Toxic mix of hyper nationalism and paranoia at Cairo bomb site. 4 journos arrested for arriving 'too quickly', but police response slow.

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