Listen to Ep2 of the Poacher's Trail. For 15 months, The New Arab, in cooperation with Bridges Investigations, explored the shadowy world of Maltese bird hunters. The Poachers Trail investigation by @thenewarab.bsky.social and Bridges Investigations, and supported by @journalismfund.bsky.social

I feel an indescribable sense of honor as my investigation, “The Fangs of Israel: How Europe supplies Israel with brutal canine weapons,” won the ARIJ Golden Prize—the most prestigious and respected investigative journalism award in the Arab world.

Listen to EP1 of the Poacher's Trail by the @thenewarab.bsky.social and @binvestigations.bsky.social supported by @journalismfund.bsky.social

#SUDAN: Rival forces are deliberately targeting the devastated nation’s civilian population, committing atrocities including war crimes on a large scale, the UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in its latest report today. 👉https://bit.ly/4nmYGWd

#السودان: قالت البعثة الدولية المستقلة لتقصي الحقائق بشأن السودان في أحدث تقرير لها الصادر اليوم، أن القوات المتنازعة في السودان تستهدف السكان المدنيّين عمداً في انحاء البلاد المنكوبة، وترتكبُ فظائعَ تتمثل في جرائم حربٍ على نطاقٍ واسعٍ. #HRC60 bit.ly/3VzGoVz

📢Impact: Our 15-month investigation sparked real change: Egypt’s Ministry of Environment issued Decree 242, banning tourist bird-hunting in the New Valley for 2025–26 and imposing a temporary ban on Lake Nasser until January 2026. @journalismfund.bsky.social @thenewarab.bsky.social #MigratoryBirds

🔊Calling MENA Photojournalists Dr. Khaled Nasser & Dr. Lauren Walsh are conducting a survey to explore the psychological pressures faced by photographers in MENA conflict zones. 🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScAiBPdBw3ArNIMmUiBkKI8Uz2l2zNozyJD9uBvNEITnDt91w/viewform

🚨 الصحفيون والصحفيات، حان الوقت للتسجيل! 📍 ملتقى #أريج الثامن عشر – عمّان 📅 5–7 ديسمبر 2025 1,000+ مشارك/ة من العالم تحت شعار #نتحدى لا تفوتوا هذه الفرصة وسجلوا الآن! ✅ سجّل الآن واحجز مكانك حضوريًا أو عبر الإنترنت: arij25.arij.net/index.html #ARIJ25 @arijnetwork.bsky.social

📢 Attention journalists! The 18th ARIJ Forum is back under the theme “Rise to the Challenge.” #نتحدى. 📅 5–7 December 2025 📍 Amman, Jordan Over 1,000 participants will gather for inspiring sessions, workshops, and networking. 👉 Register now: arij25.arij.net/en.html #ARIJ25 @arijnetwork.bsky.social

🚨📣 My latest investigation has reached the EU Parliament. European-trained military/police dogs are being exported and used by the Israeli army against Palestinian civilians. @arijnetwork.bsky.social @binvestigations.bsky.social #HumanRights www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

تقول آلانا ستيفنسون الخبيرة في سلوك الكلاب: "بمجرد أن يتعلم الكلب أن العدوان يؤدي إلى المكافأة، فإنه لا يستطيع إيقاف سلوكه. يصبح عالقًا في حلقة مفرغة لا يمكن كسرها إلا بإبعاده تمامًا عن البيئة التي تعزز هذا النمط من السلوك. لقراءة التحقيق كاملا 👇

“Once a dog learns that aggression leads to reward,” says Alana Stevenson, “it can’t stop the behaviour. It becomes trapped in a closed loop that can only be broken by completely removing it from the environment that reinforces this pattern of behaviour.

🦅 A 15-month cross-border investigation by Wael El-Sayegh and @elsobky.bsky.social reveals: despite millions spent in EU conservation funds and other efforts, Maltese falcons are still being hunted—often by European hunters—in Egypt soil. bit.ly/4cqR1BN #eartinvestigations #environmentaljournalism

“كان ضخماً، أسود اللون، اندفع نحوي بسرعة، وقبل أن أتمكن من الحركة، انقض على يدي اليمنى، وأحكم فكيه عليها بقوة مذهلة، صرخت طلباً للمساعدة؛ لكنّ الجنود كانوا يتضاحكون، ولم يكترثوا”.تروي فاطمة صالح تفاصيل اللحظة الأولى لهجوم الكلب عليها.

لم ينتهِ الهجوم حين انسحب الجنود، ولم تُغلق أبواب الرعب بخروج الكلب من المنزل. فبالنسبة لإبراهيم، الطفل الصغير الذي لم يتجاوز الثالثة من عمره، استقر الخوف في ذاكرته كما استقرت أنياب الكلب في جسده الصغير. 🚨 👉تحقيقي مع @arijnetwork.bsky.social يكشف استخدام اسرائيل كلاب مدربة من اوروبا لمهاجمة الفلسطينين

New Investigation EU-trained dogs used in violent military raids in Gaza & the West Bank—without any export regulation. These animals are being weaponised. The victims are civilians. The exporters? Largely unaccountable. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @arijnetwork.bsky.social @theguardian.com

دماء على أجنحة الطيور: كيف حوّل الصيادون المالطيون مصر إلى ساحة إبادة بيئية with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social

دماء على أجنحة الطيور: كيف حوّل الصيادون المالطيون مصر إلى ساحة إبادة بيئية With the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social

My interview with @Carol Hills about our investigation into the Maltese hunters poaching EU-protected, threatened, and endangered migratory birds in Egypt. @theworld.org @thenewarab.bsky.social @journalismfund.bsky.social You can listen to it here.👇

Interviews with hunting trip organisers and conservationists, and analysis of public records reveal critical gaps in international conservation enforcement. Without proper cooperation, endangered species remain at risk. Read in @mongabay.bsky.social @theshiftnews.bsky.social @thenewarab.bsky.social

A 15-month cross-border investigation reveals that despite millions spent in EU conservation funds, protected birds species are still being hunted—often by European hunters—on Egyptian soil. #Conservation efforts are falling short 👉 bit.ly/4cqR1BN #earthinvestigations #biodiversity #investigation

🔎For the last 15 months, The New Arab's investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, targeting animals such as the Egyptian vulture, the osprey, and the lanner falcon - all of which are classified as endangered. This is how we've followed their tracks⬇️

‘They would kill everything in sight’: An investigation on Maltese hunters in Egypt. Our investigation of over a year sheds light on how the EU is spending money to protect the same birds that are being gunned down in Egypt. with the support of @journalismfund.bsky.social

“Once we’ve taxidermised the birds, we send them out by boat from Fayoum to Port Said, then straight to Malta,” said Moustafa. For 15 months, TNA & BI investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, costing the EU millions of Euros Give it a read here 👇

“Once we’ve taxidermised the birds, we send them out by boat from Fayoum to Port Said, then straight to Malta,” said Moustafa. For 15 months, we investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, costing the EU millions of Euros Wz [email protected] 👇

For 15 months, The New Arab & BI investigated how Maltese hunters are escaping EU restrictions to poach in Egypt, targeting endangered species protected by millions in EU conservation funds. We reveal all in our upcoming investigation, to be published next week 👇

''Investigative Journalism is ingrained in my DNA, woven into my very being, flowing through my veins and a fundamental part of my being'', Mahmoud Elsobky. 😎 🥂👑

❝There is a powerful lobby of companies that controls the export policies of European pesticides to Arab countries, and European Union policies serve Europe alone, not our Arab region. We need to rethink accepting these toxins on our lands and their environmental and health consequences. ❞ #ARIJ24

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