Matt Kynaston

"The most important thing is to preserve the olive trees." We accompanied the Lebanese firefighters as they tackled wildfires near the Israeli border. Rates of fires have been surging, caused by Israeli shelling and abnormally high temperatures. #SouthLebanon #Israel #Wildfires

After five magical years in Beirut, I’m heading East! Thrilled to be joining the incredible @SkyNews team in Beijing as a shoot/edit covering East Asia. Big change, big stories, can’t wait to get stuck in.

Official photo from the Trump-Sharaa meeting. Imagine going back in time to 2010 and trying to explain this to someone. Surreal

I interviewed the commander of EU's Red Sea naval op, who distanced his mission from the US offensive posture against Yemen's #Houthis “We don't believe that any escalation can contribute to the situation in that area,” Rr Ad. Vasileios Gryparis said. thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

Read for yourself: Here are the attack plans that Trump advisers shared on Signal. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Our long read: how #Iran's #Syria influence collapsed, and what might shape the future of the countries' ties. Pix @MattKynaston thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

@ahmadsmohibi Sounds like legit concerns

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My report from Palmyra in #Syria on terrifying land mines, planted everywhere from houses to roads to the desert. Mine clearance teams in the city said they cleared >16 tons of mines btwn Assad's fall & mid-Jan. 📷 @MattKynaston thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

The #Syrian Army under #Assad was broken. But how do you build a new military from a panoply of former rebels, all with their own ways of working, & which carved out their own territorial control in 13 years of war. My special report, film @MattKynaston thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

Our report from Deraa in southern #Syria where people living in towns like Sanamayn say security forces are not providing enough protection against small ISIS cells that threaten anyone who challenges them. Film @MattKynaston thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

Our dispatch from Maaloula, a symbol of ancient Christianity in #Syria and also of the country’s rich religious diversity. Some are giving the new authorities the benefit of the doubt - others are not so sure. 📹📷@MattKynaston thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

Our dispatch from #Rukban displacement camp, deep in the desert on #Syria-Jordan border, from where people are struggling to leave. They endured horrific conditions - hunger, siege, infant deaths - before Assad fell last month. 📽️ 📷 @MattKynaston thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

Our report from #Palmyra, where many #Syrians are returning to inspect the damage done to the ancient site & their homes for the 1st time > a decade. They mourn what they’ve lost, but have great hopes to rebuild again. Pics/video: @MattKynaston thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

According to the terms of the ceasefire in Lebanon Israeli forces should now have withdrawn & people should be able to return to their homes But as @ZeinakhodrAljaz reports, the IDF has not withdrawn & Israeli soldiers are shooting at people who are trying to return home.

Trump calls to "clean out" Gaza and move Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan. My report on @axios axios.com/2025/01/26/tru…

Full write up here: thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

We reported from the demilitarised zone between the Israeli Occupied Golan Heights and Syria where the Israeli military has invaded since the fall of the Assad regime last month. With @lcmporter

Palestinian journalist Anas al-Sharif reported that Israeli forces killed over 30 Palestinians, including children, in Gaza within hours of the announcement of a ceasefire deal

Hi Everyone, Today, alongside my fixer Mohammed al Fayyad, I was arrested by the Israeli army in the village of Hamidiye . We were handcuffed and blindfolded, brought to the governorate's house (muhafaza) and misstreated for more than 4 hours. We were threatened and humiliated

It wasn't just notorious prisons like #Sednaya where Syrians were detained & tortured to death under #Assad's regime. Many never escaped from "security branches" across the country either. @NadaOHomsi @MaucourantNada & I visited them & met survivors. thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025…

Listen to the words of this surgeon who broke down in tears at a UN hearing as she recalled what she saw in Gaza.