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Leila Molana-Allen

@leilama.bsky.social

PBS Newshour Special Correspondent traversing the wider Middle East & Africa. Ex-TheEconomist. Mother of hounds, proud daughter of immigrants. leilamolanaallen.com

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BREAKING: At least 200 people have been killed and 747 injured so far in US-Israeli strikes across 24 provinces of Iran today, latest figures from the Iranian Red Crescent.

28.02.2026 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At least 50 children have been killed & <60 injured in an Israeli air strike on a girls’ school in Minab in #Iran’s southern Hormozgan province, per state media. Unlike overnight attacks last year, Israel’s strikes this morning apparently timed to inflict maximum damage, casualties & disruption.

28.02.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Absolutely heartbroken at the devastating @washingtonpost.com layoffs. Gutting one of the world’s finest foreign reporting teams, staffed by some of the bravest, most insightful & hard-working journalists I know,
is destructive madness. My heart is with my friends and colleagues at the Post todayβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

04.02.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to the packed crowd who turned out to this excellent ⁦β€ͺFrontline Club‬⁩ discussion last night - with brilliant panellists Kirsty Sutherland, Liz Harding and Xenia Wickett. Check out frontline.com/events for lots more in the coming weeks.

27.01.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The end of the world as we know it? Join us @frontlineclub on Monday 26th January with ICC barrister Kirsty Sutherland & former White House insider Xenia Wickett. Only a few tickets left, get yours now at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

19.01.2026 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first run in over a year, with these fluffy mascots for support. It feels good to be back. Treasure your health, gang - you don’t know what you’ve got β€˜til it’s gone.

03.01.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sending love and light to all my Iranian family and friends gathering together for Shab-e-Yalda, and wishing you community through this longest of nights. Remember that it’s always
darkest before the dawn.

22.12.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians with impunity, halting West Bank olive harvest Israel's cabinet voted to extend legal status to 19 previously illegal settlements late last night, formalizing more control of land in the West Bank. Attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinian co...

Masked gangs of Israeli settlers marauding through the streets armed with bats and Molotov cocktails. Cars and homes smashed apart and set on fire. This is now the daily reality for Palestinians across the occupied West Bank. Our @pbsnews.org film.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

19.12.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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Tonight on the PBS Newshour @pbsnews.org

12.12.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Panel discussion: Middle East in Review Reporting the Middle East in 2025, a year of news.

Join us ⁦β€ͺat the Frontline Club on Monday for what promises to be a very fun evening - with the great ⁦Karl Sharro‬⁩ & ⁦β€ͺShayma Bakht and our puppet master ⁦β€ͺFaisal Al Yafai‬⁩. Tickets going fast, get yours now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

12.12.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deadly Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon nearly a year since ceasefire began Next week marks one year since the ceasefire that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon. During that time, fighting on the ground has continued. Just this week, Israel launched strikes in southern...

Dust, fire & death: the daily reality for Lebanese. In the year since a so-called ceasefire was signed to end the Israel-Lebanon war, Israel has violated the ceasefire 10,000 times. As strike victims try to heal, bombs continue to fall. Our @newshour.bsky.social story: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

24.11.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book Launch: For the Sun After Long Nights Iranian journalists chronicle protests against Iran’s oppressive Islamic Republic, and the regime’s repressive reaction.

Just a few tickets left for tomorrow night’s book launch @frontlineclub. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear @ntabrizy.bsky.social speak about her deep & unprecedented reporting into Iran’s female-led protest movement & the regime’s violent suppression if it www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

03.11.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Palestinians say bodies and detainees returned by Israel show signs of torture and abuse As part of the latest ceasefire deal, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees and the bodies of nearly 200. Many of the dead show what Palestinian officials and relatives ...

We spoke to released Palestinian prisoners who allege severe abuse while incarcerated, & families of detainees whose bodies have been returned to Gaza bearing signs of torture. Our @pbsnews.org story.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

30.10.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Tonight on @pbsnews.org:

29.10.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cultural concert ramallah eventati is an online platform that enables event organizers to create, promote, and sell tickets for events of various sizes

My beautiful friend Suha Husein is singing at a concert in Ramallah tomorrow to raise funds for families struggling to survive in Gaza. There’s an option to donate below the ticket sales. Donate here: eventati.co/events/forum... Please give as generously as you can πŸ™β€οΈ

25.10.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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War leaves Gaza’s children with deep physical wounds and lasting trauma The Gaza health ministry says nearly 70,000 Palestinians have been killed over the last two years of fighting. The scale of the death has been staggering, and the war's toll on children is overwhelmin...

Please watch our @pbsnews.org film, made across the last year. A generation of children, severely injured by Israeli strikes, are facing unnecessary disability, amputation & even death because Israel’s authorities won’t let them leave Gaza to seek treatment.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

24.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Book Launch: For the Sun After Long Nights Iranian journalists chronicle protests against Iran’s oppressive Islamic Republic, and the regime’s repressive reaction.

Join us at the Frontline Club on November 4th for a rare insight into the women behind Iran’s Woman, Life, Freedom protests and what they did next. Speak to author @ntabrizy.bsky.social about her ground breaking work & buy a signed copy of the book. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

24.10.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Tonight on @pbsnews.org.

21.10.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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As Israel’s military launches a wave of air strikes across Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians after it says Hamas fighters killed 2 soldiers in the south of the strip, is the ceasefire falling apart? Tune in to @pbsnews.org tonight for the very latest from Tel Aviv.

19.10.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tonight on @pbsnews.org.

17.10.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Palestinians return to ruins where homes once stood as Israel awaits remains of hostages The process of returning dead hostages continues as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds. Israel accuses Hamas of stalling the return of remains as promised in the deal. Hamas and the ...

β€œOur memories are gone. Our dreams our gone. All our childhood is gone.” Mohammad Zaqou returned home to Gaza City yesterday. In place of his house, once filled with love and laughter, he found a crumbling concrete husk. Our @pbsnews.org story.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

16.10.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live from Tel Aviv - tune in to @pbsnews.org‬⁩ now for all the latest and what comes next on a momentous day, as all the remaining living hostages leave Gaza and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners are released.

13.10.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back in Tel Aviv as the country awaits the release of the remaining hostages. The carefully coordinated handover process is due to begin later this morning, in multiple stages.

13.10.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel carries out targeted strike on Hamas leaders in Doha - Monocle The latest following Israel’s attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar. Then: as France’s government collapses, we unpack what’s next for...

Latest Daily for Monocle Radio considers today's developments in Doha and the day's other stuff with @leilama.bsky.social and Michael Binyon, plus Mae-Li Evans reports on Royal Court Theatre's new production of "Deaf Republic". monocle.com/radio/shows/...

09.09.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ProtectJournalistsInGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza

01.09.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a beauty. How lucky you were to love her and be loved by her.

14.08.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet they’re so proud of you babe (your parents, obviously, but I meant the librarians having a homegirl made good on their shelves!!)

14.08.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The handsomest hound you ever did meet. We’re pretty sure he’s half Malinois half Lurcher, but what’s for absolute certain is he’s 100% Good Boy.

14.08.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seven years ago today this wild, beautiful little beast moved into my home. Happy gotcha day Fred. Thank you for choosing me to be your mama ❀️

14.08.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œLast month CPJ warned of an Israeli military smear campaign against Anas which it feared was manufacturing evidence to justify his assassination… It’s becoming clear that just b/c Israeli authorities say a journalist is a hamas fighter, that can’t be taken at face value.” Speaking on Monocle Radio

12.08.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0