Back in London after Turkey handed me a permanent entry ban for "the news I wrote," I think about ISIS leader Baghdadi's brother travelling freely in and out of the country, as it's the only piece I've written about Turkey since my last visit in May 2019. thenational.ae/world/mena/abu… Unlike Jumaa Al Baghdadi, who apparently roamed in and out of Istanbul freely, I was escorted to my flight out of the city by this unfortunate plonker on a motorised tricycle. The irony and the shame were too much.

After two weird days as one of the few journalists inside the Four Seasons in Bahrain, I was left speechless by the Davos-esque Conflab on Palestinian Prosperousness, or “economic workshop,” hosted by Jared Kushner & co. Where do I begin? A thread. 1/ The tone was set before the event. Someone close to Jared sent me a strongly-worded email about this article, because I led with Pal reaction. A 1-on-1 was dependent on a fair hearing, I was told, ie ‘less Pal views please’. I work for an Arab paper. thenational.ae/world/mena/pal…