Amy McConaghy

Video Producer @Reuters in Barcelona. Past lives in London, Amman, Nairobi

[Reuters @Reuters]

Two hundred thousand people gathered in Spain’s Lleida to eat 14,000 kilograms of snails over a three day festival, in a celebration that began decades ago among local families and is now known as the world’s largest snail-eating festival

[Reuters | رويترز العربية @araReuters]

يستمتع زوار حديقة جويل الشهيرة في إسبانيا ببيض عيد الفصح الملون والعملاق المصنوع من الشوكولاتة، والمستوحى تصميمه من أعمال المهندس المعماري الشهير أنطوني جاودي
📹فيديو في أول تعليق👇

[Joan Faus @joanfaus]

Protesters unfurled a giant portrait of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Barcelona two years after her killing under Israeli fire. Her distressing calls pleading for help are the focus of an Oscar-nominated film. Her mother appealed for attention https://t.co/JmDbCr7n3h

[Natasa Bansagi @natasa__b]

Our latest video report takes you to the heart of Spain’s saffron harvest, where Jaume, Magda, and Carlos are keeping centuries-old practices alive—while facing the challenges of climate change. It was a joy to explore the delicate beauty and quiet strength behind this spice.

[Reuters @Reuters]

In the hills of Catalonia, farmer Jaume Casado Carulla picks purple flowers on land once rich with saffron. But now, the flowers don’t bloom like they used to, as farmers say warmer temperatures and climate change are cutting harvests short

[Al-Shabaka الشبكة @AlShabaka]

JOIN US!

@Yara_M_Asi & @awfeagans join @tksshawa to discuss how the GHF fits into Israel’s genocidal strategy & to expose the network of individuals & companies profiting from what has been a death trap masquerading as humanitarian assistance

Register: https://t.co/oScdHFcELm

[Sizwe SikaMusi @SizweLo]

This is Ernest Cole, a South African Apartheid-era photographer. His photographs were banned in South Africa. Here’s a thread🧵🧵 of a few of them.

[The National @TheNationalNews]

Meet the fashion designer celebrating the unique culture of Afghanistan

[The National @TheNationalNews]

A new exhibition and auction featuring more than 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury's private collection offers a glimpse into his life

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Between July 2 and 6, Tunisian security forces expelled hundreds of Black African migrants and asylum seekers to the Tunisia-Libya border.

Videos, photos and testimonies show they suffered abuse by Tunisian security forces ⤵️

[Amy McConaghy @AmyMccon]

@kfoaim @RiyadhAir @TheNationalNews Thank you! :)

[Amy McConaghy @AmyMccon]

@kfoaim @RiyadhAir Hi Khalid, I'm with @TheNationalNews . Did you take this video? If so, may we use the photo across platforms with credit to you? Thanks !

[Cllr Mattie Heaven @MattieHeaven]

On my husband's 40th day of #HungerStrike. I spoke about our anniversary which we spent opposite the @FCDOGovUK, my concerns for @Vahid_Beheshti's health & the bigger mission he is pursuing for the preservation of our freedom and democracy here in UK. #MahsaAmini #IRGCterrorists

[TCCUK 🇹🇷 @WEARETCCUK]

Starting a thread of all the places in the UK that everyone can donate to. If you know of more, please add them below. 👇🏼🇹🇷 🙏🏼

@urbancypriot @Young_Turk_Cyp @CigdemTurkanHMT @TccaHaringey @TurkishCypriot_ @NCyprusExists @Turkishisms @LondraGazete @HasanO4

[Layla Maghribi @layla_maghribi]

Bye bye @SaqiBooks . A locust of readers have already cleared out of the best books but it was sad-good to bid you farewell (& to put my name on the mailing list for a new Arab bookshop venture coming soon??!!🥳)

[Amy McConaghy @AmyMccon]

London football fans celebrating as #Morocco through to semi finals

[Ghaya Ben Mbarek غاية بن مبارك @Ghaya_BM]

The streets in Casablanca right now, crazy car honking going on as Moroccans celebrate their team’s qualification for the World Cup Semi finals.

[Amy McConaghy @AmyMccon]

Parishioners reach out to Pope Francis at Sacred Heart church on final day of his #Bahrain trip @TheNationalNews

[Ramola Talwar Badam @ramolatalwar]

Pope Francis arrives at Sacred Heart Church in Manama
He will pray with Catholic families from #Bahrain, the faithful from other countries in the Gulf and bishops, priests and parish workers ⁦@TheNationalNews⁩
#pope #popefrancis #catholic #church

[Amy McConaghy @AmyMccon]

And saying goodbye to students as he leaves the school

[Amy McConaghy @AmyMccon]

Pope Francis meets teachers and young people at Sacred Heart School in #Bahrain