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Lyse Doucet

Lyse is the BBC's chief international correspondent and she has been reporting for the BBC for nearly 30 years, with posts in Abidjan, Kabul, Islamabad, Tehran, Amman and Jerusalem. She joined the BBC's team of presenters in 1999 but most of her time is spent reporting from abroad. Lyse feels at home in many places but is Canadian.

  • Afghan fears rise as US ends its longest war

    Published
    20 October
    Attribution
    Asia
    Afghan army recruits, 19 October 2020

  • Afghan-Taliban peace talks: What's next?

    Published
    22 September
    Attribution
    Asia
    Taliban delegates shake hands during talks with the Afghan government in Doha, Qatar. Photo: 12 September 2020

  • Yemen's humanitarian crisis near breaking point

    Published
    11 February
    Attribution
    Middle East
    Displaced Yemeni woman near Sanaa

  • Yemen's medical air bridge offers rare glimpse of hope

    Published
    3 February
    Attribution
    Middle East
    Muthea, six-year-old cancer patient

  • A diplomatic whirl to avoid war in the Gulf

    Published
    4 October 2019
    Attribution
    Middle East
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (right) discuss at the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September 2019.

  • 'We can't go back': The Afghan women determined not to lose

    Published
    19 April 2019
    Attribution
    Asia
    The women of Zan TV

  • 'Bibi the magician' pulls off another trick

    Published
    10 April 2019
    Attribution
    Middle East
    Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara greet Likud supporters at the party's headquarters in Tel Aviv on 10 April 2019

  • Shaky truce in key Yemeni port of Hudaydah

    Published
    28 January 2019
    Attribution
    Middle East
    Saudi-led coalition soldier at Yemen's Red Sea Mills company in Hudaydah (22 January 2019)

  • The battle on the frontline of climate change

    Published
    22 January 2019
    Attribution
    Long Reads

  • What will the new year hold for Yemen?

    Published
    29 December 2018
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • The 'forgotten' people of an unforgettable story

    Published
    4 September 2018
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Ending Yemen’s never-ending war

    Published
    22 August 2018
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Rebuilding Aleppo: Beyond the conflict

    Published
    22 January 2018
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Life inside Saudi Arabia's 'five-star prison'

    Published
    26 November 2017
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Riyadh's night of long knives and long-range missiles

    Published
    6 November 2017
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Why the world suddenly loves Canada

    Published
    30 June 2017
    Attribution
    US & Canada

  • Qatar crisis deepens as Gulf sides stand their ground

    Published
    22 June 2017
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • The couple who want to rebuild their shattered city

    Published
    21 April 2017
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    Magazine

  • Eta's violent campaign ends with hardly a whisper

    Published
    10 April 2017
    Attribution
    Europe

  • IS leaves trail of destruction in Palmyra

    Published
    24 March 2017
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Time for change in Saudi Arabia?

    Published
    13 February 2017
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Syria peace talks: Armed groups come in from the cold

    Published
    23 January 2017
    Attribution
    World

  • Life in Aleppo: 'We are crying and afraid'

    Published
    3 December 2016
    Attribution
    Middle East

  • Can Trump bring peace to the Middle East?

    Published
    23 November 2016
    Attribution
    Middle East