David Powell

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David Powell is a media analyst and former journalist with a range of pan-Arab broadcast media, including BBC Arabic

Can we stop tech giants from threatening freedom of expression?

Twitter fails to act consistently in enforcing its guidelines

January 12, 2021

The Scottish Parliament in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland. AFP

Thanks to Brexit, support for independence is growing among Scots

58 per cent of Scots support independence, up from 44 per cent last year

December 20, 2020

Some BBC journalists have hundreds of thousands of social media followers. Credit: @bbclaurak / Twitter

Do some journalists have a duty to keep their opinions to themselves?

The BBC has ordered its own reporters to project a neutral image

November 12, 2020

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, in London. Raul Hackett / Reuters

Why the BBC has much more to lose than just funding

A deeper threat is its abandonment of impartiality in its news reporting, raising questions over whether it is fulfilling the role of being a public service broadcaster

June 21, 2020

Health

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, receives the credentials of the new Omani ambassador to the UAE. Wam

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid meets new ambassadors to the UAE

UAE Government

Davos in the Swiss Alps has been unusually quiet as delegates stay away due to the coronavirus crisis. EPA

What role does Davos play in a world gone virtual?

Podcasts

An Afghan security officer at the scene of an attack at the National Directorate of Security in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2021. EPA

Taliban delegation arrives in Tehran for talks

Asia

Children play in front of the Hasan Anani mosque in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah on January 10, 2020. AFP

Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to children born to unknown parents

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