Patrick Martin
Middle East correspondent
Covering the region since 2008, this is Patrick’s second tour as Middle East correspondent. His first assignment was from 1991-95. In between, he served as The Globe’s Foreign Editor and as Comment Editor. Read more...
Patrick Martin
Middle East correspondent
Covering the region since 2008, this is Patrick’s second tour as Middle East correspondent. His first assignment was from 1991-95. In between, he served as The Globe’s Foreign Editor and as Comment Editor.
Before joining The Globe and Mail in 1984, Patrick was co-host of the national CBC Radio program Sunday Morning, and co-author of Contenders: The Tory Quest for Power.
He has a law degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Patrick’s first foray into the Middle East came in 1971, when he motorcycled across Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
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Who is responsible for the deadly Damascus blasts?
Fingers point to the anti-Assad opposition, the government and al-Qaeda operatives in Syria
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Damascus carnage points to al-Qaeda
Deadliest attack since beginning of Syrian uprising sparks fear of expanding Islamic militant element
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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Netanyahu power play could remake Mideast
Coalition gives Benjamin Netanyahu more freedom than any PM in Israel’s history. What will he do with that power?
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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Israel's Netanyahu agrees to form unity government
In surprise move, PM calls off plans for early election and will welcome centrist Kadima party into new government
Monday, May 07, 2012
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Netanyahu calls election in Israel for Sept. 4
Prime Minister pushes up vote to Sept. 4 to gain political flexibility and take advantage of his popularity
Monday, May 07, 2012
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A 1970s decision complicates peace mission for Israel's Shimon Peres
Explosive growth of West Bank settlements has become one of the greatest obstacles to peace with Palestinians
Monday, May 07, 2012
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‘We are the only country that is threatened to be destroyed’
President Shimon Peres credits uncertainty over whether Israel has nuclear weapons with saving the country. ‘We are the only country that is threatened to be destroyed and we are a country that never threatened anybody to be destroyed,' the 88-year-old peace activist tells The Globe and Mail
Saturday, May 05, 2012
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Israeli President Shimon Peres cautions against Iran strike
Israeli President to start five-day state visit to Canada in which discussions of Tehran’s nuclear program are expected to play a prominent role
Thursday, May 03, 2012
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Israel’s security chiefs and political leaders clash over Iranian strategy
Israelis are left to wonder which authorities are to be believed as they present contrasting views of the threat posed by Iran
Monday, Apr 30, 2012
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Egypt’s Salafists give election race a new presidential frontrunner
Fearing the Muslim Brotherhood had become part of the establishments, Salafists have thrown their support behind trend-bucking Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
Monday, Apr 30, 2012
