Chemical attacks

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....

September 10, 2017

Despite evidence, the BBC won’t let go of Assad propaganda

While covering a UN report on the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons the BBC continues to ampli...

September 8, 2017

BBC News amplification of unchallenged Assad propaganda persists

BBC News continues to feed audiences with Assad regime propaganda....

August 25, 2017

Are BBC audiences getting the full picture on Syria’s chemical weapons?

BBC reporting on the failure of the deal to destroy Syria's chemical weapons is sparse....

June 28, 2017

Why does the BBC describe the Khan Sheikhoun chemical attack as ‘suspected’?

Several investigations have shown that the Assad regime carried out a chemical weapons attack on Apr...

April 5, 2017

BBC’s ME editor suggests Syria chemical attack related to Israel

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen has a theory about the chemical attack in Syria - and it involves Israel....