Chemical attacks

March 4, 2019

More false balance in BBC News report on Douma chemical attack

The BBC uncritically repeats a Syrian claim already proven untrue....

October 19, 2018

Catching up with some recent BBC Middle East reporting

Following up BBC reporting on three topics....

August 7, 2018

BBC News still promoting false balance on Syrian regime chemical weapons

Yet again BBC audiences get a dose of Assad's propaganda....

July 22, 2018

BBC promotes what it described in April as ‘conspiracy theories’

Three months ago BBC Trending reported on conspiracy theories surrounding the 'White Helmets'. Now B...

July 2, 2018

Looking behind a BBC News website tag

The BBC's curious choice of tag for an article which accurately portrayed Syrian chemical attacks. ...

April 20, 2018

Weekend long read

Our weekly round-up of Middle East related background reading. ...

April 16, 2018

BBC’s ‘Today’ touts ‘destabilising’ factor in the Middle East

BBC Radio 4 describes chemical weapons attack in Douma as 'allegations'....

April 13, 2018

Weekend long read

Our weekly round-up of Middle East related background reading....

April 9, 2018

BBC’s Andrew Marr squeezes Israel into discussion on Syria chemical attack

What was Andrew Marr's contribution to a discussion on international inaction in the light of repeat...

October 29, 2017

BBC News website tones down Assad regime propaganda

The BBC misrepresents a statement by the Syrian foreign ministry....