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Mahmoud Elsobky
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Multi-award-winning investigative reporter. “Investigative journalism is ingrained in my DNA, woven into my very being”. 📍Europe& the MENA
Bridges Investigations (BI) founder.
https://bridges-investigations.com/
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New Investigation
EU-trained dogs used in violent military raids in Gaza & the West Bank—without any export regulation.
These animals are being weaponised. The victims are civilians.
The exporters? Largely unaccountable.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@arijnetwork.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Attack dogs: how Europe supplies Israel with brutal canine weapons
Military dogs involved in attacks on Palestinian civilians – including children – are likely to have been exported from European countries, investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
#SUDAN: Rival forces are deliberately targeting the devastated nation’s civilian population, committing atrocities including war crimes on a large scale, the UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in its latest report today.

👉https://bit.ly/4nmYGWd
September 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
#السودان: قالت البعثة الدولية المستقلة لتقصي الحقائق بشأن السودان في أحدث تقرير لها الصادر اليوم، أن القوات المتنازعة في السودان تستهدف السكان المدنيّين عمداً في انحاء البلاد المنكوبة، وترتكبُ فظائعَ تتمثل في جرائم حربٍ على نطاقٍ واسعٍ. #HRC60
bit.ly/3VzGoVz
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📢Impact:
Our 15-month investigation sparked real change: Egypt’s Ministry of Environment issued Decree 242, banning tourist bird-hunting in the New Valley for 2025–26 and imposing a temporary ban on Lake Nasser until January 2026. @journalismfund.bsky.social @thenewarab.bsky.social #MigratoryBirds
TNA report prompts Egypt to ban New Valley tourist bird hunting
Egypt bans tourists from shooting wildlife in the country’s largest governorate after a TNA investigation revealed widespread bird poaching by Maltese hunters.
www.newarab.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
🔊Calling MENA Photojournalists

Dr. Khaled Nasser & Dr. Lauren Walsh are conducting a survey to explore the psychological pressures faced by photographers in MENA conflict zones.

🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAiBPdBw3ArNIMmUiBkKI8Uz2l2zNozyJD9uBvNEITnDt91w/viewform
دراسة - آثار صياغة الصورة الصحفية على نفسية المصور
Study - Image Framing Strategies and The Photojournalist’s Mental Health .يرجى الإجابة على الأسئلة التالية نحن نقوم بدراسة آثار عمل المصور على صحته النفسية. يرجى أخذ وقتكم في الإجابة على الأسئلة. ليس…
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September 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚨 الصحفيون والصحفيات، حان الوقت للتسجيل!
📍 ملتقى #أريج الثامن عشر – عمّان
📅 5–7 ديسمبر 2025
1,000+ مشارك/ة من العالم تحت شعار #نتحدى
لا تفوتوا هذه الفرصة وسجلوا الآن!
✅ سجّل الآن واحجز مكانك حضوريًا أو عبر الإنترنت: arij25.arij.net/index.html
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ملتقى أريج السنوي الثامن عشر | أريج
ملتقى أريج هو الحدث السنوي الأكبر للإعلام المستقل في العالم العربي، يركز على صقل مهارات الصحفيين ومدققي الحقائق في مجال الصحافة الاستقصائية، واستكشاف الأدوات الجديدة وآخر الاتجاهات في ميدان الإعلام ال...
arij25.arij.net
September 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📢 Attention journalists!
The 18th ARIJ Forum is back under the theme “Rise to the Challenge.” #نتحدى.
📅 5–7 December 2025
📍 Amman, Jordan
Over 1,000 participants will gather for inspiring sessions, workshops, and networking.
👉 Register now: arij25.arij.net/en.html
#ARIJ25 @arijnetwork.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🚨📣 My latest investigation has reached the EU Parliament.
European-trained military/police dogs are being exported and used by the Israeli army against Palestinian civilians. @arijnetwork.bsky.social @binvestigations.bsky.social
#HumanRights
www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Parliamentary question | The export and use of European dogs as weapons against Palestinian civilians | E-002814/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002814/2025 to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Rule 144 Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Sebastia...
www.europarl.europa.eu
July 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
تقول آلانا ستيفنسون الخبيرة في سلوك الكلاب: "بمجرد أن يتعلم الكلب أن العدوان يؤدي إلى المكافأة، فإنه لا يستطيع إيقاف سلوكه. يصبح عالقًا في حلقة مفرغة لا يمكن كسرها إلا بإبعاده تمامًا عن البيئة التي تعزز هذا النمط من السلوك.
لقراءة التحقيق كاملا 👇
“أنياب” إسرائيل “تنهش” الفلسطينيين في غزة والضفة عبر تحويل كلاب أوروبية لسلاح حرب - BRIDGES INVESTIGATIONS
يكشف هذا التحقيق عن استخدام إسرائيل الكلاب العسكرية، التي تُصدّرها دول أوروبية إلى إسرائيل، كسلاح ضد المدنيين الفلسطينيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة، خاصة في ظل الحرب الإسرائيلية المستمرة على غزة و...
bridges-investigations.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
“Once a dog learns that aggression leads to reward,” says Alana Stevenson, “it can’t stop the behaviour. It becomes trapped in a closed loop that can only be broken by completely removing it from the environment that reinforces this pattern of behaviour.
Israel Fangs are Devouring Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank - BRIDGES INVESTIGATIONS
This investigation reveals how Israel is using military dogs, exported from European countries, as weapons against Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in its ongo...
bridges-investigations.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
🦅 A 15-month cross-border investigation by Wael El-Sayegh and @elsobky.bsky.social reveals: despite millions spent in EU conservation funds and other efforts, Maltese falcons are still being hunted—often by European hunters—in Egypt soil. bit.ly/4cqR1BN #eartinvestigations #environmentaljournalism
July 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“كان ضخماً، أسود اللون، اندفع نحوي بسرعة، وقبل أن أتمكن من الحركة، انقض على يدي اليمنى، وأحكم فكيه عليها بقوة مذهلة، صرخت طلباً للمساعدة؛ لكنّ الجنود كانوا يتضاحكون، ولم يكترثوا”.تروي فاطمة صالح تفاصيل اللحظة الأولى لهجوم الكلب عليها.
https://arij.net/investigations/police-dogs/
t.co
June 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
لم ينتهِ الهجوم حين انسحب الجنود، ولم تُغلق أبواب الرعب بخروج الكلب من المنزل. فبالنسبة لإبراهيم، الطفل الصغير الذي لم يتجاوز الثالثة من عمره، استقر الخوف في ذاكرته كما استقرت أنياب الكلب في جسده الصغير.
🚨 👉تحقيقي مع @arijnetwork.bsky.social
يكشف استخدام اسرائيل كلاب مدربة من اوروبا لمهاجمة الفلسطينين
"أنياب" إسرائيل "تنهش" الفلسطينيين في غزة والضفة عبر تحويل كلاب أوروبية لسلاح حرب | أريج
يكشف التحقيق عن استخدام إسرائيل الكلاب المُدرّبة، التي تُصدّرها دول أوروبية إلى إسرائيل، كسلاح ضد المدنيين الفلسطينيين في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة، خاصة في ظل الحرب الإسرائيلية المستمرة على غزة والض...
arij.net
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New Investigation
EU-trained dogs used in violent military raids in Gaza & the West Bank—without any export regulation.
These animals are being weaponised. The victims are civilians.
The exporters? Largely unaccountable.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
@arijnetwork.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Attack dogs: how Europe supplies Israel with brutal canine weapons
Military dogs involved in attacks on Palestinian civilians – including children – are likely to have been exported from European countries, investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
دماء على أجنحة الطيور: كيف حوّل الصيادون المالطيون مصر إلى ساحة إبادة بيئية
with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social
دماء على أجنحة الطيور: كيف حوّل الصيادون المالطيون مصر إلى ساحة إبادة بيئية
تحقيق استقصائي استمر 15 شهرًا، يكشف كيف تنفق أوروبا أموالها لحماية الطيور نفسها التي تتعرض للصيد الجائر في مصر
muwatin.net
May 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
دماء على أجنحة الطيور: كيف حوّل الصيادون المالطيون مصر إلى ساحة إبادة بيئية

With the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social
دماء على أجنحة الطيور: كيف حوّل الصيادون المالطيون مصر إلى ساحة إبادة بيئية
تحقيق استقصائي استمر 15 شهرًا، يكشف كيف تنفق أوروبا أموالها لحماية الطيور نفسها التي تتعرض للصيد الجائر في مصر
muwatin.net
May 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My interview with @Carol Hills about our investigation into the Maltese hunters poaching EU-protected, threatened, and endangered migratory birds in Egypt.
@theworld.org @thenewarab.bsky.social @journalismfund.bsky.social
You can listen to it here.👇
New investigation finds Maltese poachers traveling to Egypt to hunt birds - The World from PRX
A new investigation by the New Arab news outlet has revealed that Maltese hunters travel as far as Egypt to hunt migratory birds commonly found in the EU. Often these birds, like the Maltese falcon, a...
theworld.org
April 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
Interviews with hunting trip organisers and conservationists, and analysis of public records reveal critical gaps in international conservation enforcement. Without proper cooperation, endangered species remain at risk. Read in @mongabay.bsky.social @theshiftnews.bsky.social @thenewarab.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
A 15-month cross-border investigation reveals that despite millions spent in EU conservation funds, protected birds species are still being hunted—often by European hunters—on Egyptian soil. #Conservation efforts are falling short 👉 bit.ly/4cqR1BN #earthinvestigations #biodiversity #investigation
April 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
🔎For the last 15 months, The New Arab's investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, targeting animals such as the Egyptian vulture, the osprey, and the lanner falcon - all of which are classified as endangered.

This is how we've followed their tracks⬇️
Maltese Falcon Poachers: European hunters endanger Egypt’s birds
15-month-long investigation sheds light on how the EU is spending money to protect the same birds that are being gunned down in Egypt.
www.newarab.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
‘They would kill everything in sight’: An investigation on Maltese hunters in Egypt.
Our investigation of over a year sheds light on how the EU is spending money to protect the same birds that are being gunned down in Egypt.
with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social
‘They would kill everything in sight’: An investigation on Maltese hunters in Egypt
This investigation by The New Arab was developed with the support of JournalismFund Europe. The Shift is a co-publisher, adapted by Caroline Muscat. As the sun hung low over the Nile, casting golden r...
theshiftnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
“Once we’ve taxidermised the birds, we send them out by boat from Fayoum to Port Said, then straight to Malta,” said Moustafa.
For 15 months, TNA & BI investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, costing the EU millions of Euros

Give it a read here 👇
Maltese Falcon Poachers: European hunters endanger Egypt’s birds
15-month-long investigation sheds light on how the EU is spending money to protect the same birds that are being gunned down in Egypt.
www.newarab.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Once we’ve taxidermised the birds, we send them out by boat from Fayoum to Port Said, then straight to Malta,” said Moustafa. For 15 months, we investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, costing the EU millions of Euros
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Maltese Falcon Poachers: European hunters endanger Egypt’s birds
15-month-long investigation sheds light on how the EU is spending money to protect the same birds that are being gunned down in Egypt.
www.newarab.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Reposted by Mahmoud Elsobky
For 15 months, The New Arab & BI investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, targeting endangered species protected by millions in EU conservation funds. We reveal all in our upcoming investigation, to be published next week 👇
March 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
''Investigative Journalism is ingrained in my DNA, woven into my very being, flowing through my veins and a fundamental part of my being'', Mahmoud Elsobky. 😎 🥂👑
December 26, 2024 at 12:11 PM
❝There is a powerful lobby of companies that controls the export policies of European pesticides to Arab countries, and European Union policies serve Europe alone, not our Arab region. We need to rethink accepting these toxins on our lands and their environmental and health consequences. ❞
#ARIJ24
December 11, 2024 at 9:58 AM