Caroline Hawley

London

Diplomatic Correspondent at BBC

BBC Diplomatic Correspondent interested in the human impact of international news. Previously in Iraq - and various other parts of the Middle East.

Articles

Family of British couple held by Taliban fear for their health

1 month ago | bbc.com | Caroline Hawley

Family of couple held by Taliban fear for their healthCaroline HawleyFamily handoutThe family of a British couple in their seventies who have been detained in Afghanistan have expressed fears for their health after a court appearance was delayed. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in Bamiyan province.
High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch moment

1 month ago | bbc.com | Caroline Hawley

High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch momentCaroline HawleyBBC diplomatic correspondentReutersIran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has rejected the idea of negotiations with the US over its nuclear programmeAlmost a decade since world powers sealed a historic deal to limit the Iranian nuclear programme, this is a crunch moment for Iran and the international community. The country is now closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb.
High stakes as Iran nuclear issue reaches crunch moment

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Caroline Hawley

1 day agoTrump says ‘nobody is expelling Palestinians,’ weeks after saying they should be moved to Arab statesCNN — US President Donald Trump’s plans for the future of Gaza were further shrouded in confusion on Wednesday when he told reporters that “nobody is expelling any Palestinians” from the enclave – an apparent climbdown from his previous proclamations that its population should be relocated.
Injured Palestinian boy takes first steps in Jordan

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Caroline Hawley

Caroline HawleyBBC NewsReporting fromAmman, JordanRami Qattoush’s mother beams with pride, as her nine-year-old son tentatively kicks a football for the first time since his injury. It is a huge milestone in his recovery, since he travelled to Jordan last month after getting Israeli military approval to leave Gaza. Rami dreams of playing football one day, like Cristiano Ronaldo. But he is still in pain and quickly tires, having to sit down on a plastic chair, exhausted from the effort.
Parents' pride as injured Palestinian boy takes first steps in Jordan

1 month ago | bbc.com | Caroline Hawley

Parents' pride as injured Gazan boy takes first steps after surgery in JordanCaroline HawleyReporting fromAmman, JordanRami dreams of one day playing football like Cristiano RonaldoRami Qattoush's mother beams with pride, as her nine-year-old son tentatively kicks a football for the first time since his injury. It is a huge milestone in his recovery, since he travelled to Jordan last month after getting Israeli military approval to leave Gaza.
British couple detained in Iran in 'distressing situation', family says

2 months ago | bbc.com | Caroline Hawley

Britons detained in Iran in 'distressing situation', family saysCaroline HawleyForeign OfficeCraig and Lindsay Foreman crossed into Iran in December and planned to be in neighbouring Pakistan five days laterThe family of a British couple in custody in Iran, named as Craig and Lindsay Foreman, says they are in a "distressing situation".
Anti-abortion activists demand more than just pardons from Trump

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Caroline Hawley |Cai Pigliucci |Max Matza

Anti-abortion activists who gathered in Washington DC have criticised President Donald Trump for not supporting an end to national abortion access, one day after he issued pardons to 23 activists, including some convicted of blockading a reproductive health clinic and intimidating staff and patients.
O que Irã vai fazer agora que seu 'Eixo da Resistência' foi destruído?

Dec 15, 2024 | correiobraziliense.com.br | Caroline Hawley

Em meio ao vidro quebrado e às bandeiras pisoteadas, cartazes do líder supremo do Irã, o aiatolá Ali Khamenei, permanecem rasgados no chão da Embaixada iraniana em Damasco, capital da Síria. Lá estão também fotografias rasgadas do antigo líder do movimento Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah (1960-2024), morto em um ataque aéreo israelense em Beirute, no Líbano, no mês de setembro. No lado de fora, os ornamentados ladrilhos azul-turquesa da fachada da Embaixada estão intactos.
Bahrain activists criticise UK over King Hamad's honorary knighthood

Nov 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | Caroline Hawley

Human rights activists have criticised an honorary knighthood given to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, who visited the UK earlier this week. In a letter to Buckingham Palace, three Bahraini activists now living in exile called on King Charles to rescind the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, describing the award as a “betrayal". They cited what they called the “arbitrary imprisonment, brutal torture, unfair trials, and arbitrary executions of innocent individuals".
Mother of British-Egyptian political prisoner goes on hunger strike

Oct 21, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Caroline Hawley

Laila Soueif has not eaten for more than three weeks and is past the stage of feeling hungry. In London to campaign for the release of her British-Egyptian son, Alaa Abdel Fattah, the 68-year-old maths professor insists – stoically – that she’s “not feeling bad at all”. She went on hunger strike the day after what should have been the end of his five-year prison sentence – though his relatives, along with human rights groups, say that he should never have been in prison at all.