Edmund Blair

London

Global Political and General News Desk Editor at Reuters

Reuters Middle East Editor for now, previously a Global Editor in London and for years a foreign correspondent. Bureau chief postings in Tehran, Cairo, Nairobi

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Articles

Who is Israel katz? Israel’s new defence minister

Nov 5, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Edmund Blair

Israel Katz has been appointed defence minister after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked Yoav Gallant from the post. Katz was formerly Israel’s foreign minister, Netanyahu said he no longer had trust in Gallant’s management of Israel’s military operations, which include an ongoing war in Gaza and Lebanon. The announcement came as a surprise, despite Netanyahu and Gallant having been repeatedly at odds over the last year.
Explainer: Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president?

May 20, 2024 | independent.ie | Edmund Blair |Kevin Liffey

Explainer: Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president? FILE PHOTO: Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber welcomes Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq (not pictured) upon his arrival at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran May 28, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
How Hackers "live off the land"

Mar 31, 2024 | freerepublic.com | Fanny Potkin |James Pearson |Edmund Blair

Free RepublicBrowse · SearchBloggers & PersonalTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. How Hackers "live off the land"microsoft ^ | rodguy911Posted on by rodguy911Living off the Land: How hackers blend into your environment Cyber-criminals are increasingly ‘Living off the Land’, leveraging commonly-used tools to fly under the radar of conventional cyber defenses. Discover why Self-Learning AI is uniquely positioned to identify attacks leveraging this technique. What is Living off the Land attack?
Details of 40-day Gaza truce draft proposal being studied by Hamas

Feb 27, 2024 | somaliguardian.com | Samia Nakhoul |Edmund Blair |Michael Perry

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris for a pause in military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages, a senior source close to the talks said on Tuesday. Based on a statement provided to Reuters by the source, the draft proposal for the first stage of the deal would last 40 days and the prisoner-hostage exchange would be at an overall ratio of 10 to one.
HonestReporting accepts news groups had no prior warning of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

Nov 10, 2023 | thestarnewstoday.com | Crispian Balmer |Edmund Blair

JERUSALEM, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The executive director of Israeli media advocacy group HonestReporting said on Friday he accepted as “adequate” the denials by four media organisations that they had no previous knowledge of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, adding he was “so relieved”.
Reuters denies any suggestion it had prior data of Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel

Nov 9, 2023 | pressnewsagency.org | Mark Bendeich |Edmund Blair

LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Reuters denied on Thursday recommendations by media advocacy group HonestReporting that it and different worldwide information organisations had prior data of the Oct. 7 assault by Hamas on Israeli civilians and troopers. The Israeli authorities demanded explanations from Reuters and three different information teams concerning the HonestReporting article which questioned their work with Gaza-based photojournalists in the course of the Hamas assault.
Portal Denies Any Suggestion That It Had Prior Knowledge Of The October 7 Hamas Attack On Israel

Nov 8, 2023 | spamchronicles.com | Mark Bendeich |Edmund Blair |Ashley Cornell

LONDON, Nov 9 (Portal) - International news organization Portal denied any suggestion that it had any prior knowledge of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israeli civilians and soldiers in a statement on Thursday in response to a report by media advocacy group HonestReporting . "We are aware of a report from HonestReporting and allegations against two freelance photographers who contributed to Portal' coverage of the October 7 attack," Portal said.
The Rafah crossing has become a focal point

Oct 26, 2023 | businesslive.co.za | Aidan Lewis |Edmund Blair

Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. The Palestine Red Crescent receives a batch of humanitarian aid from their Egyptian counterpart, at the Rafah crossing, in this handout image relased on October 24 2023. Palestine Red Crescent Society/Handout via REUTERS The Rafah crossing is the main entrance and exit point to the Gaza Strip from Egypt.
Violence flares on Israel-Lebanon border, Hezbollah fighters killed mogaznewsen

Oct 21, 2023 | en.mogaznews.com | Edmund Blair

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Violence flares on Israel-Lebanon border, Hezbollah fighters killed

Oct 21, 2023 | smh.com.au | Edmund Blair

Beirut/Jerusalem: Israel said its aircraft struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Saturday and that one of its soldiers was hit by an anti-tank missile, in cross-border fighting that the Iran-backed group said killed six of its fighters. With the frontier region seeing its worst violence in years as Israel wages war against Gaza's Hamas militants, the Israeli military said it traded fire with Hezbollah in at least four different areas along the Lebanese border.