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Natacha Yazbeck

Natacha Yazbeck is a journalist at Agence France Presse covering the Arab World. Her reportage has appeared in the Daily Star and Dawn. She holds a doctorate from the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.

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Bahrain
Defying US, Bahrain Affirms Life Sentence against Shiite Leader “farcically” charged with Spying

Defying US, Bahrain Affirms Life Sentence against Shiite Leader “farcically” charged with Spying

Natacha Yazbeck

Dubai (AFP) – A Bahraini court on Monday upheld a life sentence for opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman for spying for Gulf rival Qatar, a ruling his party slammed as “political revenge”. Salman, who headed Al-Wefaq, a now-banned Shiite movement, was convicted by an appeals court in November in a decision rights groups called a […]

Yemen
Yemen’s Warring Parties agree to Ceasefire at Key Port in UN Talks

Yemen’s Warring Parties agree to Ceasefire at Key Port in UN Talks

Natacha Yazbeck

Rimbo, Sweden | AFP | – Yemen’s warring parties on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire on a vital port in a series of breakthroughs in UN-brokered peace talks that could mark a major turning point after four years of devastating conflict. If implemented, the deal on the Hodeida port, a key gateway for aid and […]

Yemen
150 Killed in Battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as Millions Face Starvation

150 Killed in Battle for Yemen’s Hodeida as Millions Face Starvation

Natacha Yazbeck

“There will be no victor in this war”

Yemen
Khashoggi’s Murder grabbed Headlines but Brutal Saudi War on Yemen Invisible

Khashoggi’s Murder grabbed Headlines but Brutal Saudi War on Yemen Invisible

Natacha Yazbeck

Dubai (AFP) – The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has triggered a diplomatic and public relations crisis for Saudi Arabia, but little may change for the victims of the Yemen war. On Wednesday, at least 24 civilians were killed in strikes on Yemen’s Hodeida province, the Red Sea district at the heart of a […]

Saudi Arabia
At Midnight, Riyadh Erupts in Cheers for Women Drivers–but Women Activists still in Jail

At Midnight, Riyadh Erupts in Cheers for Women Drivers–but Women Activists still in Jail

Natacha Yazbeck

For many, the end of Saudi Arabia’s driving ban for women is a welcome step, but far from enough

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