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Martin Jay

Martin Jay is an award-winning British journalist based in Morocco where he is a correspondent for The Daily Mail (UK) who previously reported on the Arab Spring there for CNN, as well as Euronews. From 2012 to 2019 he was based in Beirut where he worked for a number of international media titles including BBC, Al Jazeera, RT, DW, as well as reporting on a freelance basis for the UK’s Daily Mail, The Sunday Times plus TRT World. His career has led him to work in almost 50 countries in Africa, The Middle East and Europe for a host of major media titles. He has lived and worked in Morocco, Belgium, Kenya and Lebanon.

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November 7, 2026
Trump is warned to ‘lawyer up’ as the graft accusations gain momentum

Graft, not Iran or gas prices, drove 90% of midterm voters to Democrats, Martin Jay writes.

November 5, 2026
Is there a new deal to be had with Iran which makes Trump a winner?

Trump lost the midterms but the Iran war continues. He’ll seek a fake victory for his legacy.

November 2, 2026
Morocco’s Sahara dreams shattered by Russia UN veto – but who is really to blame?

Rabat needs to accept some responsibility for its catastrophic diplomatic failure.

November 1, 2026
As Saudi Arabia crumbles, the U.S. invents a new euphemism for the empire’s impotence

The Saudis have met with Iranian officials in a bid to thrash out a peace deal with the Houthis. Yet time is running out for MbS, who has been entirely abandoned by Trump.

October 31, 2026
Britain is heading towards an economic collapse; war is the only ‘solution’

The elites have decided that there are too many great reasons to cook up a phony war with Russia.

October 29, 2026
Burnham now close to taking the UK back into the EU, according to Labour report

The real reasons are that the Brussels club is broke and wants to dump U.S. technology on the battlefield in preference to Britain’s.

October 22, 2026
The truth about Burnham’s Russia meddling claims in Brexit vote

Burnham’s Russia interference claim is a hoax to justify re-joining the EU and war prep.

October 20, 2026
Saudi airport bombing is a stark reminder of MbS’s fragile hold on power

Mohammed bin Salman is learning a lot about being a leader, although it is the Houthis who are giving him the lessons.

October 16, 2026
L’accordo sul gasolio tra Putin e Trump potrebbe essere più ampio di quanto si pensasse inizialmente

Dopo questa decisione sul diesel, la guerra potrebbe essere appena diventata molto più semplice e più netta.

October 14, 2026
The EU’s latest mad plan to save itself

Ursula von der Leyen has the answer. Borrow even more money. Borrow like there’s no tomorrow.

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