Ruth Pollard
Ruth Pollard is the Middle East Correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Her job takes her throughout the Middle East and North Africa, reporting on the Arab revolutions from Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Tunisia and on the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
Damascus attack sparks fear of escalation
Ruth Pollard Israeli jets appear to have attacked a military centre on the outskirts of Damascus. If confirmed, it would be its second strike inside Syria in the past three days.
Israel attacks military sites in Syria
Ruth Pollard Israeli jets have attacked a military centre on the outskirts of Damascus, the second strike inside Syria in the past three days.
Israel denies 'Prisoner X' Zygier was in contact with ASIO
Ruth Pollard in Jerusalem Seeking to put an end to speculation that the Australian suspected of spying for Mossad was arrested for also passing information to ASIO, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied Ben...
Aleppo massacre: 68 bodies found near river
Ruth Pollard The bodies lie on the muddy concrete bordering a small canal in Aleppo, many with their hands tied behind their back, each with a bullet to the head, their blood spilling into the stagnant water...
Massacre corpses pulled from Syrian river
Ruth Pollard, Jerusalem The bodies lay on the muddy concrete edge of a small canal in Aleppo, many with their hands tied behind their back, each with a bullet to the head, their blood spilling into the stagnant water below.
'We are a country': Palestinians celebrate
Ruth Pollard in Ramallah The street party was in full swing in the West Bank city of Ramallah well before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was due to speak at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Ramallah rejoices in historic vote, although few expect change
Ruth Pollard RAMALLAH, West Bank: The street party was in full swing in Ramallah well before the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stood to speak at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Israel's settlement plan sparks protest
Ruth Pollard Israel is facing international condemnation over its plans to significantly expand settlement construction in occupied territory in the West Bank, Fairfax's Ruth Pollard reports.
Israel faces rebuke over settlement plans
Ruth Pollard JERUSALEM: Israel is facing condemnation over its plans to expand settlements in occupied territory in the West Bank, with Britain and France reported to be considering recalling their ambassadors...
Security Council plans debate as ceasefire hopes dim
Ruth Pollard AS MIDDLE EAST leaders work with the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to broker a ceasefire agreement acceptable to Israel and Hamas, United Nations ambassadors in New York announced the...
Jordan teetering on the cusp of change
Ruth Pollard, Amman, Jordan Some call it a 'government by night', at once loathed and mocked for its habit of delivering bad news while the country sleeps. Jordanians say they never know what the mornings will bring.
Death toll mounts as rebels hit air base
Ruth Pollard in northern Syria REBELS in Syria have bombarded an air base that was apparently being used by helicopter gunships and jets to attack the northern city of Aleppo, as the toll of dead and injured in the bloody conflict...
Syrian toll rises as the battles rage
Ruth Pollard, Northern Syria The toll of dead and injured continues to mount as the Syrian army kept up its relentless assault on villages in the north, pounding them with rocket-fire as the battle for the country's second city...
Syria's top diplomat in London defects over 'violent and oppressive' regime
Ruth Pollard in Antakya, Turkey Syria's most senior diplomat in Britain has announced his defection, saying he can no longer represent a regime that has “committed such violent and oppressive acts against its own...
Wave of terror feared for Syrians
Ruth Pollard, Middle East Correspondent Violence feared after second UN resolution against Syria's regime fails to pass.
US punishes companies for Iran sales
Ruth Pollard The US has sanctioned three foreign companies for doing business with Iran.
US turns screws on firms selling to Iran
Ruth Pollard JERUSALEM: The United States has sanctioned three foreign companies for doing business with Iran as the international pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program intensifies and the fallout from the...
Israel prime suspect in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist
Ruth Pollard ACCUSATIONS and rumours continue to swirl around the targeted assassination of the fourth Iranian nuclear scientist in two years against the backdrop of the West ramping up economic sanctions in a...
Deaths risk Brotherhood deal with military
Ruth Pollard FRACTURES have begun to emerge between Egypt's ruling military council and the Muslim Brotherhood over the continued violence meted out by security forces against the thousands of protesters still in...
Muslim Brotherhood faces protesters' backlash
Ruth Pollard Fractures have begun to emerge between Egypt's ruling military council and the Muslim Brotherhood over the continued violence meted out by security forces against the thousands of protesters still in...
