Joe Jenkins
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Joe Jenkins
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Exclusive: An antiquities smuggler convicted in the US has an unfortunate connection to the British Museum, which acquired a piece that was supposedly part of his grandfather's collection

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Revealed: British Museum bought Egyptian figurine connected to ‘dead dad’ smuggler | The National
Scandal-plagued museum faces more embarrassment as New York court exposes tricks of antiquities trade
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April 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Brilliant interview with a titan of property and banking, Mirwais Azizi, who speaks movingly about the loss of his daughter, will honour her memory with a $3bn cancer research hospital in #Dubai, and explains his $10bn investment - or gift - to #Afghanistan

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A Dubai property tycoon’s $10 billion plan to save Afghanistan | The National
The Taliban’s restrictions on women have made the nation a pariah in the global economy, but billionaire Mirwais Azizi sees an opening
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March 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
‘Are you Alawite?’

Survivors of a sectarian massacre in Syria tell The National's Nada Maucourant Atalla how villagers were identified - then slaughtered

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'Are you Alawite?': Killings in Syrian village of Arwa raise fears of endless sectarian violence | The National
During a rare media visit to a site of the recent spree of sectarian killings in the country's east, The National spoke with survivors of an attack that claimed 25 lives
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March 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Special investigation: How a small town in Iraqi-Kurdistan was revealed to be a hub for money exchangers and traffickers who orchestrate illegal journeys from Iraq to the far side of Europe
Kurdish trafficker sending migrants to Europe forced underground by crackdown | The National
Investigation by The National exposes the Kurdish town of Ranya as the region’s hub for people smuggling
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March 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
People smuggling’s Mr Big is on the run. Our special investigation today pinpoints the Iraqi Kurdish mastermind behind cross-Europe and small boats trafficking that sees bodies washed up either side of the English Channel

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Hunting trafficking’s big boss inside Kurdistan’s smuggling hotspot | The National
Bringing death to shores of Europe: Investigation uncovers criminal network stretching from Iraqi Kurdistan to Caerphilly in Wales
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March 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Exclusive details only The National got on the direct US-Hamas talks:
The talks, confirmed by the US, included President Donald Trump's envoy on hostage affairs, with two other US officials and senior Hamas figures.
US and Hamas officials 'held three rounds of direct talks' ahead of Gaza ceasefire deal | The National
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March 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM