By Brian Whitaker Jordanian football chief complains of attempt to blackmail him into supporting Infantino The head of Jordan’s Football Association claimed yesterday that an attempt had been made to blackmail him into supporting Gianni Infantino, the much-criticised president of FIFA. In a lengthy post on X , Prince Ali bin Al Hussein — president of the Jordanian FA and a half-brother of King…
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By Brian Whitaker Syria arrests 18 chemical weapons suspects as Russia mocks renewed investigation efforts The Syrian authorities say they have detained 18 people on suspicion of involvement in the chemical weapons programme of the former Assad regime. News of the arrests — disclosed by Syrian diplomat Mohamad Katoub in an interview with Reuters news agency on Tuesday — is a significant…
By Brian Whitaker Deniers of chemical attacks in Syria claim employment tribunal’s ruling proves them right One of the gas cylinders implicated in the Douma chemical attack Eight years after a chemical attack killed dozens of people in Douma on the outskirts of Damascus, western defenders of the ousted Assad regime have revived claims of fakery. They insist — despite abundant evidence to the…
How X got into a muddle over ‘inflammatory’ posts in Hebrew Over the last few days something odd has been happening with posts on X in Hebrew. Non-Hebrew speakers wishing to know what they were saying would click on “translate” and, for some posts, would get a translation. Other posts, though, would trigger a message saying “Hebrew is not currently supported for translation”. X hasn’t commented…
By Brian Whitaker UKLFI complains that talk of genocide is distressing for Israel’s supporters A pro-Israel organisation whose chief executive claimed the Gaza war could increase the life expectancy of Palestinians by reducing obesity rates has come up with another grotesque idea. It is providing legal support for people claiming to be distressed — not by the terrible situation in Gaza but by…
OPCW chief meets Syrian leader for chemical weapons talks Handshake in Damascus: OPCW chief Fernando Arias with Ahmad al-Sharaa A series of meetings in Damascus last week has raised hopes that the full extent of Syria’s chemical weapons activity under the Assad regime will finally be revealed. A delegation from the OPCW, the global chemical weapons watchdog, headed by its director-general,…