Susannah George

Dubai

The Persian Gulf

Education: George Washington University, BA in International Affairs

Susannah George is The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, based in Dubai, where she leads coverage of the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf and their neighbor, Iran. She previously spent four years The Post's Afghanistan-Pakistan bureau chief, where she covered the fall of the Afghan government and the return of the Taliban to power. She is a prize-winning journalist with deep experience in reporting from the Middle East, including assignments in Egypt, Libya, Bahrain and Tunisia during the Arab Spring and in Iraq on multiple tours. She headed the Associated Press’s Baghdad bureau
Latest from Susannah George

War within a war: Israel takes aim at Hamas militants in Lebanon

Officials and experts in Lebanon say Israel’s assassination campaign against Palestinian militants has brought Hamas and Hezbollah closer together.

September 5, 2024
Workers remove a burned vehicle at a site that was targeted by a drone attack in Sidon in southern Lebanon on Aug. 26.

    Mourners gather as Hezbollah-Israel fighting heats up

    Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral procession on Aug. 26 of two Hezbollah fighters killed by an Israeli strike a day prior.

    August 27, 2024

    How Israel and Hezbollah stepped back from the brink of all-out war

    Analysts and officials said the potentially disastrous exchange of fire along the Israel-Lebanon border Sunday had become a face-saving moment for both sides.

    August 26, 2024
    Nadia Hashmar, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, looks out from her apartment in Haifa, Israel, on Sunday.

    Israel, Hezbollah exchange heaviest strikes in months, raising regional tension

    The dramatic but contained escalation overnight Sunday stopped short of all-out war, with Hezbollah and Israel both signaling restraint.

    August 25, 2024
    Smoke and fire rise on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel, after Israel said it had carried out preemptive strikes on Hezbollah.

    Hamas delegates in Cairo as Gaza cease-fire talks resume

    The Hamas delegation is not expected to participate directly in the talks, but it will be briefed on the negotiations by Egypt and Qatar, officials said.

    August 24, 2024
    Displaced Palestinians at a food-distribution center in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Friday.

    As Hezbollah and Israel step up attacks, ailing Lebanon fears the worst

    In Lebanon’s impoverished south, where Hezbollah holds sway and attacks have been most intense, Syrian refugees have borne the brunt of the recent violence.

    August 22, 2024
    Amoon Gadra, a Syrian who works sorting plastic waste across from the building that was hit in Nabatiyeh, says she expects the violence in Lebanon to intensify. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post)

    Iran signals promised strike on Israel may not be imminent

    Iran said a response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh “must be carefully calibrated” to avoid hurting prospects of a Gaza cease-fire.

    August 21, 2024
    Iranians drive past an anti-Israeli billboard in Valiasr Square in Tehran on Monday.

    Blinken arrives in Israel to push cease-fire deal amid doubts of success

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel for a trip focused on bridging the gaps between Israel and Hamas on a U.S.-sponsored cease-fire proposal.

    August 18, 2024
    Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Israel amid negotiations between Hamas and Israel for a cease-fire.

    Biden’s Gaza cease-fire plan teeters on brink ahead of high-stakes talks

    Looming over the negotiations are threats by Iran and Hezbollah to strike back against Israel after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

    August 14, 2024
    A convoy of Israeli military vehicles moves along the Gaza border to deliver supplies to troops inside the enclave on July 27.

    Fearing war, unsettled at home, Iran weighs retaliation against Israel

    Iran seeks to project a show of force while avoiding a regional war, a task that has become more difficult after its first direct attack on Israel, which occurred in April.

    August 12, 2024
    A poster of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh hangs along a street in Iran's capital, Tehran, on Saturday.