Loveday Morris

Berlin

Berlin bureau chief covering Europe

Education: Exeter University, BA in Middle Eastern studies with Arabic

Loveday Morris is The Washington Post's Berlin bureau chief. Before moving to Germany in 2019, she spent a decade in reporting in the Middle East, most recently in Jerusalem. She previously spent three years in Iraq as Baghdad bureau chief covering the country's battles against the Islamic State, from Fallujah to Ramadi and Mosul. She started with The Post as Beirut correspondent in 2013, largely covering Syria's civil war. Before that, she freelanced from the region for publications including the United Kingdom's Independent newspaper. She began her career at Bloomberg News, covering financia
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A kitchen table amputation without anesthetic in Gaza is one of many

The gruesome procedure highlights the daily horrors facing Gazans amid the collapse in their health-care system.

January 20, 2024

Strike on Yemen hit more Houthi sites than first disclosed, U.S. says

The Pentagon said an assessment of the U.S.-led operation, intended to thwart future Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, was ongoing.

January 12, 2024

In Yemen’s Houthis, U.S. and Britain face a ready, war-tested foe

Analysts say the assault has played directly into the hands of a battle-tested militant group whose standing in the region has only been enhanced.

January 12, 2024

U.S., British forces strike Houthi targets in Yemen; Houthi official warns of ‘dire consequences’

U.S. military forces struck Houthi targets in Yemen Thursday in a bid to stem the militant group’s attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

January 11, 2024

At least 95 killed in Iran blasts at event marking general’s death

Thousands had gathered there to commemorate Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary of his assassination in a U.S. drone strike in Iraq.

January 3, 2024

U.S. struggles to revive Palestinian Authority for postwar Gaza role

U.S. officials in recent weeks have urged the unpopular Palestinian Authority to make key changes and improve its standing among Palestinians.

December 25, 2023

In Germany’s struggle against antisemitism, the arts are suffering

Unflinching support for Israel has long been Germany’s policy, but critics say it’s limiting voices on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, especially in the arts.

December 22, 2023

Israeli officials to meet with hostage families, group says

Three hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza were carrying a makeshift white flag when a soldier opened fire, a senior Israeli military official said Saturday.

December 17, 2023

Hostages in Gaza killed by Israeli military while carrying white flag

The deaths of the three hostages underscored the perilous risks to civilians in Gaza, where Israel is waging a war against Hamas militants.

December 16, 2023

    Who is the Hamas leader that masterminded the Oct. 7 attack?

    Berlin bureau chief Loveday Morris explains who is Yehiya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who spent 22 years in Israeli jails and later led its internal police force.

    December 16, 2023