Daniel Tester

Everything from Camden Market to the Admiral Duncan pub and central London Harry Potter stores are owned by shell companies in tax havens. For years, they hid the identities of their real owners. Today, @AndrewKersley pulls back the curtain. the-londoner.co.uk/we-reveal-the-…

NEW: British minister Sarah Sackman has refused to declare the Iran school massacre - which killed 165 people, including many children - a war crime. She said it was the "realities of war" middleeasteye.net/news/uk-minist…

NEW INVESTIGATION: Cargo ships transporting sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea are routinely setting sail with two extra crew on board: a pair of Russian men with backgrounds in security organizations. occrp.org/en/investigati…

For @MiddleEastEye , I spoke to Ibrahim Dafallah and Abeer Abdoun, two Sudanese students with offers to study master’s degrees at the University of Oxford who are now barred from attending based on their nationality. Read the full piece: middleeasteye.net/news/uk-accuse…

NEW: UK government transparency releases reveal that Qatar is lobbying senior government ministers through Peter Mandelson’s consultancy firm, despite revelations that the business was set up with help from Jeffrey Epstein. Read more: @MiddleEastEye middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-lob…

Red Sea crisis: What do Israel and the UAE want from Somaliland? The east African territory has declared independence from Somalia and is locked in dispute with Puntland

In Tangier, I spoke to the families of imprisoned Moroccans about how the chaos of AFCON sportswashed away the country's brutal crackdown on the largest protests its seen in a generation. Read the full story @MiddleEastEye middleeasteye.net/news/afcon-dra…

From Algeria to Egypt, how a Patrice Lumumba tribute revived pan-Africanism at this year's Afcon My feature for @MiddleEastEye, with the thoughts of @nihalist___, @nyeusi_waasi and @willackah: middleeasteye.net/news/how-tribu…

Spoke with Sudanese activists outside Manchester City’s stadium about the club’s owner Sheikh Mansour. Mansour (vice president of the UAE, and brother of leader MBZ) is accused of playing a central role in arming the RSF paramilitary: middleeasteye.net/news/rare-prot…

Informative explainer by @danieltester_ for @MiddlEastEye profiling the men behind Sudan’s devastating war, and their allies ⤵️

The UAE's relationship with the STC in Yemen has given it a political edge over regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, making it easier to influence events against trying to shape a united Yemeni state middleeasteye.pulse.ly/vxkkxpe5hw

Israel uses video from Gaza genocide to market arms to European, Asian countries middleeasteye.net/news/israel-us…

Netanyahu corruption trials: What are the charges and will he be pardoned? Explained @MiddleEastEye middleeasteye.net/explainers/net…

MBS met Trump in Washington earlier this month, negotiating billions in investment and deals to buy F-35 jets. But Saudi "normalisation" with Israel was off the table, despite the wishes of Israel and the US President. I explain for @MiddleEastEye middleeasteye.net/explainers/nor…

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The RSF is backed by the UAE, which has been accused of complicity in genocide at the ICJ So, why is the UAE involved in Sudan’s bloody civil war? middleeasteye.pulse.ly/3gaqnwam5i

For over 500 days, we knew what would happen in el-Fasher if nothing was done to hold the RSF and its backers, the UAE back. The US, UK and the rest did nothing. Why? Because of “unlimited cash”. New column for ⁦@MiddleEastEye⁩

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Profiled Marwan Barghouti for Middle East Eye, the jailed Palestinian leader Israel refuses to release:

New for @MiddleEastEye // What’s happened in the West Bank since October 2023? middleeasteye.net/explainers/wes…