The great pretender: how Ahmed al-Sharaa won Syria
Syria’s new president is a chameleon. Is that enough to rule the Middle East’s most volatile country?
Fascinating profile of Syria’s new leader Ahmed al Sharaa from Nic Pelham. Deeply informed, packed with original reporting, beautifully written. Gift link here -
The great pretender: how Ahmed al-Sharaa won Syria
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New data-led investigation from the #BBCEye team in India on an almost totally unreported story: the children who are routinely maimed and killed by home made bombs in West Bengal
Please watch and share - these kids deserve to be heard
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Why are children in the Indian state of West Bengal getting killed, maimed, and blinded by home-made bombs?
Watch our new investigation from #BBCEye in India #ChildrenoftheBombs
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2000 craftsmen & women worked to restore Notre Dame, but special shout out for the guys who did the scaffolding - it was an artwork in its own right #NotreDame
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