Rebecca Collard

Rebecca Collard is a broadcast journalist and writer covering the Middle East.

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An interpreter speaks with Kurdish villagers.
An interpreter speaks with Kurdish villagers.

Iraqi Kurds Keep Faith in U.S. Despite Drawdown

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
Palestinian children walk amid rubble in Gaza.
Palestinian children walk amid rubble in Gaza.

Why the Gaza Cease-Fire Won’t Mean Peace

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi walks by the Greek Presidential Guard before meeting with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Athens on Nov. 11.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi walks by the Greek Presidential Guard before meeting with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Athens on Nov. 11.

Egypt’s Sisi Intensifies Crackdown on Rights Advocates in Waning Days of Trump Administration

Report
Rebecca Collard
An Iranian man watches U.S. President Donald Trump giving a speech on television in Tehran on Nov. 4.
An Iranian man watches U.S. President Donald Trump giving a speech on television in Tehran on Nov. 4.

Middle East Rivals Take Jabs at the State of U.S. Democracy

Election 2020
Rebecca Collard
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Middle East leaders at the White House
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Middle East leaders at the White House

The Middle East, Like Everyone Else, Has a Lot Riding on the U.S. Election

Election 2020
Rebecca Collard
A Lebanese protester
A Lebanese protester

Why Is Saad Hariri Back in Charge of Lebanon?

Explainer
Rebecca Collard
Lebanese of Armenian origin raise Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh flags as they take part in a rally in Beirut's neighborhood of Bourj Hammoud on Oct. 9.
Lebanese of Armenian origin raise Armenian and Nagorno-Karabakh flags as they take part in a rally in Beirut's neighborhood of Bourj Hammoud on Oct. 9.

The Diaspora May Be Armenia’s Biggest Asset in Nagorno-Karabakh

Report
Rebecca Collard
A Lebanese woman draped in a national flag
A Lebanese woman draped in a national flag

‘We Have Nothing Here’: A Collapsing Lebanon Sparks an Exodus of Despair

Report
Rebecca Collard
A Lebanese father and his daughter light a candle outside the mansion of assassinated former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri
A Lebanese father and his daughter light a candle outside the mansion of assassinated former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri

A Verdict That Pleases No One in Lebanon

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
A picture shows the destruction at Beirut port in the aftermath of a massive explosion.
A picture shows the destruction at Beirut port in the aftermath of a massive explosion.

Beirut’s Deadly Blast Reignites Anger Against Lebanon’s Ruling Elite

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
A Lebanese protester launches a bottle bomb toward the entrance of a bank in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon late on April 29, as anger over a spiralling economic crisis in the country reenergized a months-old anti-government movement in defiance of the coronavirus lockdown.
A Lebanese protester launches a bottle bomb toward the entrance of a bank in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon late on April 29, as anger over a spiralling economic crisis in the country reenergized a months-old anti-government movement in defiance of the coronavirus lockdown.

Lebanon’s Banks Are Burning

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
A man arrives with his luggage at a nearly deserted United Airlines check-in counter at Los Angeles International Airport on March 18.
A man arrives with his luggage at a nearly deserted United Airlines check-in counter at Los Angeles International Airport on March 18.

Safer Abroad

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
A volunteer wearing a face mask with the colors and logo of the Hezbollah flag
A volunteer wearing a face mask with the colors and logo of the Hezbollah flag

Hezbollah Prepares for Its Next War: Against the Coronavirus

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
Syrian refugees
Syrian refugees

You Can’t Practice Social Distancing if You’re a Refugee

Dispatch
Rebecca Collard
Then-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during the beginning of the New York International Auto Show's press day in New York.
Then-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during the beginning of the New York International Auto Show's press day in New York.

Big in Japan, ‘Le Cost Killer’ Comes Home

Report
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