Brian WhitakerRed lines in an accidental democracy: the struggles of the Yemen TimesPublishing an independent newspaper is a hazardous business in countries where there is no tradition of a free press and where the…Feb 17Feb 17
Brian WhitakerFrom jihad to healthcare: the friend of Bin Laden who claimed to cure HIVAt the height of the AIDS epidemic millions of people, especially in the world’s poorest countries, faced illness and death without access…Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 2023
Brian WhitakerGaza hospital explosion: the unanswered questionsAn accident involving a Palestinian rocket is the most likely scenario but exactly what happened is still far from clear.Oct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Brian WhitakerMishap or sabotage? Another pipeline mystery in the BalticIn the early hours of October 8 a mysterious event in the Baltic Sea ruptured an underwater gas pipeline. Coming just a year after…Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 2023
Brian WhitakerFrom blockchain to Gaza: Elon Musk’s protégé and his odd aversion to hyperlinksFor several days now, one of Elon Musk’s favourite customers on X/Twitter has been posting updates about Israel-Gaza every few minutes. At…Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023
Brian WhitakerHow Seymour Hersh accidentally debunked his own reporting about chemical weapons in SyriaOne of the most horrific moments of the Syrian conflict came in August 2013 when rockets laden with the nerve agent sarin hit Ghouta, a…Sep 26, 2023Sep 26, 2023
Brian WhitakerEgypt-Zambia gold scam: the plot thickensEleven people appeared in a Zambian court last week following the discovery of $5.7 million in cash, 602 bars of fake gold, five pistols…Sep 6, 20231Sep 6, 20231
Brian Whitaker‘King Shad’ and the miracle-working prophet: a new twist in the Zambia-Egypt gold affairOne of four Zambians arrested last week after police found $5.7m in cash and 127kg of fake gold aboard a private jet at Lusaka airport had…Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 2023
Brian WhitakerEgyptians arrested in Zambia may have been seeking shady gold dealMore information is gradually emerging about the mysterious private jet impounded at Lusaka airport in Zambia after a flight from Cairo…Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
Brian WhitakerFool’s gold and fistfuls of dollars: the strange tale of a private jet’s flight from EgyptLast week Zambian drug enforcement officers searched and impounded a private jet after it landed at Lusaka airport on a flight from Cairo…Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 2023