Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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Elizabeth Blade

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Elizabeth Blade is a Middle East correspondent for RT.




‘Safari hunting Alawites’: Relatives of those murdered in Syria’s massacre speak out

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The bereaved tell RT of how the atrocities unfolded and their distrust in the system that investigates them. In the early days of March 2025,...

Reformist at the helm: What can the world expect from Iran’s new president?

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Political analysts discuss with RT how the election of President Masoud Pezeshkian will impact the Islamic Republic, the region and the world. Last week, it...

‘Resistance will be violent’: What’s next for Israel and Gaza as the conflict goes on?

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Since it evacuated its settlements in 2005, the Jewish state has had no presence in the enclave. Twenty years later, it seems ready to...

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