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BBC Arabic ‘keeping audiences in the dark’ over Hamas links of health official

Language service has almost entirely failed to disclose affiliations of Gaza health ministry official Mahmoud Basal

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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October 16, 2026 18:15

Gaza's Civil Defence Unit spokesperson Mahmoud Basal (Ministry of Interior)

By Jonathan Sacerdoti

The BBC’s rotten decision to repeat the grotesque genocide charge against Israel on October 7

Only a small minority of the association’s members backed the disputed claim, while a separate much larger group of experts rejected it. The broadcaster mentioned the first and ignored the second on a day that should have been about the victims of the Hamas massacres

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October 7, 2026 17:55

Exclusive: BBC Arabic ‘got it very wrong’ over Israel coverage says Lord Grade

Corporation’s former chairman calls for wholesale reform of complaints process in wide-ranging interview with the JC

By Jane Prinsley

6 min read

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September 2, 2026 17:30

BBC admits Katty Kay broke impartiality rules with ‘genocide’ comments on Lineker-owned podcast

The corporation’s US Special Correspondent referred to the ‘genocide’ in Gaza as an established fact while hosting The Rest Is Politics: US

By Mark Wood

2 min read

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September 2, 2026 15:48

Katty Kay (C) in the Royal Box at Wimbledon 2025 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 08, 2025 (Getty Images)

Author who urged Palestinians to ‘kill the Jews’ appears on BBC Arabic

Broadcaster's report on impact of war on cultural life in Gaza also features second contributor who once called on God to ‘deal with the Jews’

By Daniel Ben-David

3 min read

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August 28, 2026 13:08

Yousri Alghoul appearing on a BBC Arabic segment 'Thought, Culture and Books - the Silent Victims of the Gaza War' (Credit: BBC News Arabic)

Watch: Claudia Winkelman casts an eye over a new batch of Faithfuls in ‘Celebrity Traitors’ season two teaser

The BBC has revealed the full cast for the show, including Michael Sheen, Richard E Grant and Maya Jama

By Lucy Pollock

2 min read

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August 27, 2026 16:31

Claudia Winkleman in the trailer for The Celebrity Traitors season two (YouTube/BBC)

Gary Lineker claims BBC ‘moved the goalposts’ over social media posts

The former Match of the Day presenter said he had been restricted from airing his ‘humanitarian’ views while at the corporation during an interview a week after sharing a video of a ‘notorious’ antizionist activist comparing Zionism to Nazism

By Lucy Pollock

2 min read

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August 26, 2026 15:30

Gary Lineker attends the NTA's 2025 at The O2 Arena on September 10, 2025 in London (Getty Images)

Exclusive: Consultant behind BBC Arabic rebrand sold pro-Hamas T-shirts

Marketing expert who also worked at Unicef ran online shop that posted Holocaust denial

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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August 26, 2026 11:33

Muhammad Karim (R) and one of the posts made by Solid Mujahid (GnasherJew)

Emma Barnett reveals she underwent hysterectomy to relieve endometriosis before Today return

The presenter said her symptoms became ‘really bad’ during the final weeks of filming her BBC Two documentary about the agonising condition

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

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August 19, 2026 14:46

Emma Barnett attends the British Podcast Awards at Indigo at The O2 Arena, October 02, 2025 (Getty Images)

Former BBC staff call for independent inquiry into broadcaster after Lucie Kon’s antisemitism allegations

BBC Verify is entitled to demand accountability from any army – but it must explain why the standard changes when Israel is involved

BBC Verify accused of ‘bad faith’ in its reporting on alleged IDF misconduct

BBC is biased against Israel and has been taken over by a ‘radical generation’, says former Panorama producer

Oscar winner Lucie Kon receives £400k payout from BBC after alleging antisemitism

BBC accused of giving Green activist ‘free rein’ to ‘launch disgusting attack’ on Jewish guest

BBC’s selective outrage spotlights settler violence – while framing French protests as ‘mostly peaceful’

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Former BBC staff call for independent inquiry into broadcaster after Lucie Kon’s antisemitism allegations

BBC Verify is entitled to demand accountability from any army – but it must explain why the standard changes when Israel is involved

BBC Verify accused of ‘bad faith’ in its reporting on alleged IDF misconduct

BBC is biased against Israel and has been taken over by a ‘radical generation’, says former Panorama producer

Oscar winner Lucie Kon receives £400k payout from BBC after alleging antisemitism

BBC accused of giving Green activist ‘free rein’ to ‘launch disgusting attack’ on Jewish guest

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BBC Arabic ‘keeping audiences in the dark’ over Hamas links of health official

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Author who urged Palestinians to ‘kill the Jews’ appears on BBC Arabic

Watch: Claudia Winkelman casts an eye over a new batch of Faithfuls in ‘Celebrity Traitors’ season two teaser

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