David Gritten

Journalist on BBC News website's Middle East desk. Views are mine, etc.

[David Gritten @davidgritten]

@GWRHelp Is it wise to have train managers constantly walking up and down trains, handling and checking the tickets of each and every passenger, even in areas where there are ticket gates?

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Eastern Ghouta devastation seen from space. https://t.co/JO2JFecUwP

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“One in five of the coalition strikes we identified resulted in civilian death...” https://t.co/uAdG588TSM

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Is anything left of Mosul? Maps and graphics reveal extent of devastation https://t.co/AtmuQtpnTL

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100,000+ new cases and 500 deaths in the past 17 days alone. The horrors of Yemen's spiralling cholera crisis https://t.co/0lYe44mpDK

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Great stuff by @JoeInwoodNews. Take to the skies with the Iraqi military to see a 360 aerial view of Mosul - https://t.co/kqhWoMbfVO

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BBC News - Islamic State group: The full story https://t.co/vVJdDmvaNg

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Why Cutting a Crucial ISIS Route May Not Stop Flow of Fighters and Supplies https://t.co/zZx9SdtvIs

[Peter Greste @PeterGreste]

@MFFahmy11 @Bahrooz FREEDOM TO YOU BOTH! Congratulations guys. The war is not yet over, but this is a great battle to win! #FreeAJStaff

[Baher Mohamed @Bahrooz]

I AM FREE

[PLANTU Officiel @plantu]

De tout coeur avec Charlie Hebdo.

[Jeremy Bowen @BowenBBC]

Disgraceful 7 year sentences handed down to Al Jazeera journalists in Cairo. Egyptian euphoria after Mubarak's fall feels a world away.

[World Food Programme @WFP]

#Banksy creates image of Syrian girl to draw attention to crisis now entering 4th year #withsyria #syriahunger

[Jon Williams @WilliamsJon]

11 month old son of BBC colleague killed in #Gaza. Sister-in-law killed, brother critically injured. Civilians always casualties of conflict